{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Urban Design"],"cover":{"alt":"FIFA World Cup Paintings - South Africa 2010","height":840,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/world-cup-paintings-south-africa/fifa-world-cup-2010.jpg","width":1880},"credit":"","date":"2010-06-11T10:00:09Z","description":"Today the FIFA world cup will start with an big opening ceremony in South Africa. To celebrate this first football world championship under African soil, 33 interesting artworks were created...","html":"\u003cp\u003eAlthough I don’t have a big partiality for football - I like football, but I don’t like the patriotism - I know that the football world championship will start today in South Africa. Celebrating that multicultural football event, the US-American \u003ca href=\"http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.402280092040.178678.161531382040\"\u003esports channel ESPN\u003c/a\u003e engaged South African artists (the Cape Town-based \u003cstrong\u003eAM I Collective\u003c/strong\u003e) to create 33 FIFA world cup artworks in the style of 80’s Ghanaian movie posters. Inspired by hand-painted African art found in the streets and townships across South Africa, and the entire African continent, the creative collective designed 32 motives for each participating country in the world cup and 1 for all nations.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnder the motto of “each painting brings to life the story of that nation” every artwork describes the national team’s way of playing football by the use of some national symbols, characteristics or stereotypes. The Spanish football player Torres for example fights as a torero against three bulls, the Greek players travel by breaking waves and the three French musketeers will fight with their epees. Nice works!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHave fun while watching the 64 football matches in the next weeks\u0026hellip;\n\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2168px; --image-ratio: 2168 / 2880\" data-source-width=\"2168\" data-source-height=\"2880\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"2880\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/world-cup-paintings-south-africa/fifa-world-cup-spain-2010_hu_d44e47cc8f90282d.avif 480w, /world-cup-paintings-south-africa/fifa-world-cup-spain-2010_hu_e316d1decc2e79.avif 960w, /world-cup-paintings-south-africa/fifa-world-cup-spain-2010_hu_ced6c05fc3b64e78.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/world-cup-paintings-south-africa/fifa-world-cup-spain-2010_hu_c8e31aa642a185a0.webp 480w, /world-cup-paintings-south-africa/fifa-world-cup-spain-2010_hu_152bb5c5aa0cda4c.webp 960w, /world-cup-paintings-south-africa/fifa-world-cup-spain-2010_hu_3e1f92d4b2a50e61.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/world-cup-paintings-south-africa/fifa-world-cup-spain-2010_hu_96943895cf0af5bf.jpg\" srcset=\"/world-cup-paintings-south-africa/fifa-world-cup-spain-2010_hu_4bb31df4ec6ccfe7.jpg 480w, /world-cup-paintings-south-africa/fifa-world-cup-spain-2010_hu_f4551b29944af798.jpg 960w, /world-cup-paintings-south-africa/fifa-world-cup-spain-2010_hu_96943895cf0af5bf.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1913\" alt=\"fifa world cup spain 2010\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003efifa world cup spain 2010\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2120px; --image-ratio: 2120 / 2880\" data-source-width=\"2120\" data-source-height=\"2880\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"2880\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/world-cup-paintings-south-africa/fifa-world-cup-greek-2010_hu_7c64a2f33bc80f50.avif 480w, /world-cup-paintings-south-africa/fifa-world-cup-greek-2010_hu_b9714b8e2eeaa91c.avif 960w, /world-cup-paintings-south-africa/fifa-world-cup-greek-2010_hu_618332bdab3bca81.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/world-cup-paintings-south-africa/fifa-world-cup-greek-2010_hu_d0d7fc9a782c50e.webp 480w, /world-cup-paintings-south-africa/fifa-world-cup-greek-2010_hu_d80dcc45f1b26e2a.webp 960w, /world-cup-paintings-south-africa/fifa-world-cup-greek-2010_hu_1407522a024c1bb7.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/world-cup-paintings-south-africa/fifa-world-cup-greek-2010_hu_19a9110cc5ebbcaa.jpg\" srcset=\"/world-cup-paintings-south-africa/fifa-world-cup-greek-2010_hu_bb2b0255087607ae.jpg 480w, /world-cup-paintings-south-africa/fifa-world-cup-greek-2010_hu_f58103be8473c9e.jpg 960w, /world-cup-paintings-south-africa/fifa-world-cup-greek-2010_hu_19a9110cc5ebbcaa.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1956\" alt=\"fifa world cup greek 2010\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003efifa world cup greek 2010\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2164px; --image-ratio: 2164 / 2880\" data-source-width=\"2164\" data-source-height=\"2880\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"2880\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/world-cup-paintings-south-africa/fifa-world-cup-france-2010_hu_e575f1c501cee907.avif 480w, /world-cup-paintings-south-africa/fifa-world-cup-france-2010_hu_5babf2f204718b85.avif 960w, /world-cup-paintings-south-africa/fifa-world-cup-france-2010_hu_d6dc91e17aa7e755.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/world-cup-paintings-south-africa/fifa-world-cup-france-2010_hu_4fe94409ee861a71.webp 480w, /world-cup-paintings-south-africa/fifa-world-cup-france-2010_hu_7f5bb306f020c898.webp 960w, /world-cup-paintings-south-africa/fifa-world-cup-france-2010_hu_88f0731e1a543af2.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/world-cup-paintings-south-africa/fifa-world-cup-france-2010_hu_164bd864e3a2bef6.jpg\" srcset=\"/world-cup-paintings-south-africa/fifa-world-cup-france-2010_hu_dfef7dd4d8d3219e.jpg 480w, /world-cup-paintings-south-africa/fifa-world-cup-france-2010_hu_1eb25dacaf5af832.jpg 960w, /world-cup-paintings-south-africa/fifa-world-cup-france-2010_hu_164bd864e3a2bef6.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1916\" alt=\"fifa world cup france 2010\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003efifa world cup france 2010\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n\nVia \u003ca href=\"http://www.fubiz.net/2010/06/06/fifa-world-cup-murals/\"\u003efubiz.net\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\nAlthough I don’t have a big partiality for football - I like football, but I don’t like the patriotism - I know that the football world championship will start today in South Africa. Celebrating that multicultural football event, the US-American [sports channel ESPN](http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.402280092040.178678.161531382040) engaged South African artists (the Cape Town-based **AM I Collective**) to create 33 FIFA world cup artworks in the style of 80’s Ghanaian movie posters. Inspired by hand-painted African art found in the streets and townships across South Africa, and the entire African continent, the creative collective designed 32 motives for each participating country in the world cup and 1 for all nations.\n\nUnder the motto of “each painting brings to life the story of that nation” every artwork describes the national team’s way of playing football by the use of some national symbols, characteristics or stereotypes. The Spanish football player Torres for example fights as a torero against three bulls, the Greek players travel by breaking waves and the three French musketeers will fight with their epees. Nice works!\n\nHave fun while watching the 64 football matches in the next weeks...\n![fifa world cup spain 2010](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/world-cup-paintings-south-africa/fifa-world-cup-spain-2010.jpg\u003e)\n\nfifa world cup spain 2010 ![fifa world cup greek 2010](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/world-cup-paintings-south-africa/fifa-world-cup-greek-2010.jpg\u003e)\n\nfifa world cup greek 2010 ![fifa world cup france 2010](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/world-cup-paintings-south-africa/fifa-world-cup-france-2010.jpg\u003e)\n\nfifa world cup france 2010 \nVia [fubiz.net](http://www.fubiz.net/2010/06/06/fifa-world-cup-murals/).\n","tags":["Painting"],"title":"FIFA World Cup Paintings - South Africa 2010","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/world-cup-paintings-south-africa/"}