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THE OLYMPIANS (2006/08)
59x41cm, Etchings on Acetate

DEDICATED TO MY BROTHER TIMOTHY
AND THE LEGIONS OF TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR SUPPORTERS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
"COME ON YOU MIGHTY SPURS!"

Since boyhood, the whole idea of sport has enthralled me.  The images it has conjured have been poetic: the deft movement, the intercept, the stamina, the passion.  These are images of speed, dexterity and strategy.  Equally interesting in the extreme loyalty that sport can instil in its fans.

While I work, I listen to the sport on the radio.  I know other artists who do this too.  Some people believe that music helps them to think but for me it's the sound of sport commentary that helps my concentration.  Just like any athlete, art making requires long, lonely hours of solitary work and sometimes it is only the excitement and tension of an excellent game that can lift the mundanity of the work.

Few artists have made commentary on sport in their work.  To many people, sport is seen as an anti-intellectual activity and the antithesis of art making.  Yet sport and art share a similar ethos.  Both are highly competitive and require concentration, agility and stamina.  As in any field of excellence, both require a gruelling professionalism and personal sacrifice.
- Anthony Davies
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The High Jumper
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The High Jumper #2
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The Acrobat
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The Baseball Player
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The Baseball Player #2
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The Basketball Player
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The Basketball Player #2
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The Cricketer
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The Cricketer #2
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The Cricketer #3
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The Cricketer #4
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The Cricketer #5
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The Cricketer #6
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The Discus Thrower
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The Footballer
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The Footballer #2
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The Football #3
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The Golfer
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The Golfer #2
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The Gymnast
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The Gymnast #2
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The Gymnast #3
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The High Diver
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The Hockey Player
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The Hockey Player #2
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The Lawn Bowler
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The Lawn Bowler #2
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The Long Jumper
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The Long Jumper #2
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The Marathon Walker
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The Netballer
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The Netballer #2
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The Netballer #3
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The Rugby Player
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The Rugby Player #2
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The Rugby Player #3
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The Rugby Player #4
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The Runner
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The Marathon Runner
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The Volleyball Player
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The Shotput Athlete
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The Speed Skater
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The Squash Player
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The Swimmer
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The Tennis Player
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The Tennis Player #2
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The Tennis Player #3
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The Tennis Player #4
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The Tennis Player #5
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