Olympic Games Symbolism

The Olympic games originated in Athens in 776 B.C. The more popular modern day Olympic games began nearly 2300 years later in 1896. The games no longer represented a religious festival, but a sports competition instead. The games can be studied via multiple aspects such as political, social, and economic, but this paper will concentrate on the economic aspect of the games and more specifically, the macroeconomic impacts the games possess.

In Frank Romero's mural "Going to the Olympics, 1984" shows the city of Los Angeles with the feel of love towards the cars and at times it may get tough but that is the way of life. I think this mural is about how L.A. is the city of dreams. The feel of the mural is love for the cars because on top of the cars are hearts which symbolizes how much we love our cars. The cars if you notice are not the same, which means they are not from the same years and come from different parts. The Goodyear blimp shows that they're in Los Angeles and they are supported.

In Romero's mural it shows how in LA we use our cars to take us everywhere. In the picture there is only cars and no people walking so this shows me that in LA they use cars for everything. He shows us that in LA there are many cars and they come in different shapes and sizes. The different colors he uses indicates that everyone takes care of there car. The people of LA care so much about there car that they try to shape it or make there own. Thats why there are different colors and shapes to show

Its vibrant blue color puts the viewer at ease, making the painting appear to be a tranquil and peaceful scene. As the observer’s eyes drift downward, they see the chaos as the Texans slowly lose the battle. At the top of the left building, a Mexican flag flutters in the wind, and to the right, another Mexican flag raises as the Texas flag is tossed to the ground. Through all this, at the bottom of the painting, hope is still shown: the Texans will not give up. Patriotism is shown as although they are outnumbered and their flag is lowered, they are still fighting. On the right side, it shows a man much larger than the others, shooting a man holding a Mexican flag. This figure represents patriotism in the physical form, and the observer can assume this man is an important figure in the battle of the

Another symbolic image in this mural is the bald eagle. In America, it is also a way of displaying freedom because that is the emblem of our nation. The last main symbol in this mural is the Native American woman because Native Americans were here in the land we call as the United States. They were nomads who traveled throughout the country and even beyond the country since there were no border or a sign displaying if they can pass or not. They were just free to go anywhere with no problem at all. Overall the whole message of this powerful mural is that migrating is natural for the reason that animals and human beings have been migrating since the beginning of time. In other words, they had freedom to migrate from place to place. This message can be connected towards the Latino community because many of them come to America to start a new life where they can have opportunities for themselves and their family. But coming to America, is not allowed without having papers since it is illegal and what Levi Ponce is saying in his mural is that they should come without having a problem because they just want their life change for the

In the painting, the big angel stands out at the center intending to portray God’s support of western expansion. This is done by putting the angel smack in the center and having multiple shapes draw the eye to it. For example, the mountain range in the background of the photo makes a triangle that has the angel where the summit of the mountain should be. Also, the angel is carrying telegraph lines which make the observer look at the angel. The angel is facing west towards unconquered land and seems to almost be pointing towards that land. That land is also in the dark. Behind the angle is bright light which draws the eye. The angel is “bringing” light to the land it touches. This light is the light of knowledge and God’s blessing, which comes from the background of the painting. Manifest mean holy or divine. Therefore, God is the reason

Frank Romero depicts the life of Los Angeles by including symbols such as automobiles, hearts, post stamp, blimp, horse, two men wrestling and an iron to his mural " Going to the Olympics" 1984. Each symbol represents Los Angeles, for example the automobiles represents how essential automobiles are to the citizens of LA. To strengthen this depiction Romero includes hearts above the automobile to represent the love LA has towards cars. The post stamp represents the communication within LA. The blimp represents a known object within LA. The horse and the two men wrestling represent Olympic games at that time period. Romero also includes homage to an Olympian by adding the iron.

Frank Romero might feel inspired in how theres different cars in our city's car culture. Since theres hearts on top of each car it must mean that he likes or love how the cars are design. The artist chose happy colors and colors that go with the Olympics. He puts red meaning of love,blue and green as color of happiness. He has all type of colors in the heart.

in the mural "Going to the Olympics, 1984" by Frank Romero what i see on the first image is cars, palm trees, hearts, people fighting, an iron, and an Olympic stamp. each image on this mural has a meaning. The meaning of the cars and the hearts above the cars show that since we are in Los Angeles people in this City love their cars. they cannot do much without their cars, the cars are in a ow because in the freeway their is always traffic, their is always a car behind another. The palm trees also symbolizes Los Angeles because when driving by the freeway you are able to see plenty of palm trees throughout the way. the mural shows an image of to people wrestling because it represents the Olympics. their is another image which is the Olympic

In Frank Romero painting "Going to the Olympics, 1984." Im going to be telling you guys what kind of mood his painting was and how it "transformed" over time. In my opinion on Frank Romero's painting means that we love our cars and our cars mean a lot to us. I say this because our cars get us to places we like to go. In his painting he drew some cars and painted a heart on top of each car. In the other image it basically shows his painting didn't mean anything to other people because years later they tagged on his painting. Also in the other image they covered his painting with another layer of cement.

A connection such as this to the artwork helps add a personal touch that contributes more meaning to the mural. In addition to inspiring the artist working on it, the artwork itself inspired the community since it showcased how the collaboration and joint efforts between the artist of different ethnicities and races can result in something beautiful and positive. In this sense, the murals communicated that members of a community must unite and stand together in order to create meaningful and lasting

In Frank Romero's mural "Going to the Olympics," there are many objects and symbols that in my opinion are used to represent life here in Los Angeles. For example, the cars and palm trees painted by Romero are made to depict the type of environment found in Los Angeles, especially downtown. In LA, you would find a lot of traffic especially, on freeways and when large events such as the Olympics were taking place.The Iron located in the top left corner of the mural is made to represent a common prop used in Hollywood movies. In these movies, an iron would often be used to symbolize a spaceship. There are also wrestlers painted at the top of the mural. These wrestlers are used to depict the wrestlers who competed at the olympics in 1984. The

In the freeway mural "Going To The Olympics," by Frank Romero there are many little pictures with different definitions that make up the mural, I believe that the definition of each the pictures is the part of the mural that make it even more interesting. For example the horse and the two men wrestling represent sports in the Olympics. The blimp is to grant every one a good year, I believe that that the hearts and cars show the amount of love that people have for the Olympics. Last but not least the concert like picture, which might mean that's how the Olympics is like a huge concert.

There is relatively dark shading in the third panel, creating a gloomy mood in the train carriage. The biggest symbol in this scene however, is the swastika. The swastika is a symbol for the german Nazis, as well as war. To the Jews however, the swastika is a symbol of fear,suppression and extermination. In the scene, the third panel uses the swastika as a sign of the German Nazis, while it is used in repetition when the stories of what was happening to the Jews as a background. The background is pitch black, with a white circle and the swastika inside. The use of repetition is to emphasise the demeaning of the Jews, and also functions like a growing moon, that is dawning over the Jews, but is dominant everywhere. However,the swastika originally has vertical and horizontal lines, as a symbol of peace, before it was tilted slightly to be used as a flag for the german Nazis. There is an irony that in the third panel, the flag is folded to look like the original swastika, perhaps suggesting that there is ‘peace’ in the town because there aren’t any

While there are clear contrasts between the ancient and the modern Olympics there is still the respect for the athlete striving to perform at the highest level. Today, the Olympic Games are the world's largest carnival of athletic skill and competitive spirit. They are displays of nationalism, commerce, and politics. These important elements of the Olympics are not a modern invention, as the first Olympics was in 776 BC in Ancient Greece. After 1503 years, in 1896 the Olympic Games were recreated as what we know today. The Ancient Games were once dedicated to the Olympian God, Zeus Olympios and were staged on the ancient plains of Olympia, which is also how the word ‘Olympics’ originated from. The modern Olympics is the largest international sporting event, which feature both summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of respectable athletes from over 200 different nations compete against one another. There are clear contrast between the modern and ancient forms of the Olympic Games regarding uniforms, participants, religion, events, politics and the concept of amateurism. However both the Ancient Greeks and the people in the modern world still respect and admire the athletics achievements of the participants making the Olympics the most highly regarded contest in sport.