Tennis is an energetic athletic game that holds worldwide appeal. Our collection of tennis wall art presents images that capture its essence through various artistic mediums.
Under ‘Swing Analysis,’ participants were invited to stand before a 30-foot LED display with customized racquets and swing them upon cue, creating photographic motion capture which yielded abstract generative artwork and digital photos which could then be downloaded.
ART SEITZ
Art Seitz’s photography of tennis’ premier players bridges the divide between professional photography and modern art. His photos have graced magazine covers and tournament programs; yet they also serve to demonstrate that this sport’s beauty and drama extend beyond the court itself.
Seitz’s artistic process is liberated from compositional constraints due to his choice of medium: color. His harmonious combinations allow each hue to flourish freely; his compositions often feature an asymmetrical balance that creates powerful tension that demands immediate visual responses from viewers.
Seitz is an expert at capturing movement in his photographs of tennis’ top stars, producing strikingly abstract photographs that capture everything from Anna Kournikova’s head-turning movement and Carlos Moya’s serve to teenaged superstars Venus Williams, John McEnroe and more.
Seitz decided to expand his reach by submitting his images to international tennis magazines. Now he services over a dozen publications, such as Tennis Oggi in Italy, Tennis Plus (Holland) and Tennis Plus (Russia). On the final day of this year’s U.S. Open in Del Ray Beach Florida he attempted to persuade a police officer to enroll him as an honorary member of a SWAT team so he could photograph Australian player Patrick Rafter but his attempt proved fruitless as Rafter had gone off bungee jumping elsewhere!
Seitz has chronicled every Grand Slam tournament for more than fifty years. By doing so, he has provided unparalleled coverage of tennis journalism, fans, players and their relationships in focus. Furthermore, Seitz’s work in modern art research reached new heights by including analytical processes from painting into academia; positioning him as one of the foremost figures of twentieth-century modern art studies whose contributions will long be remembered by future generations.
OBSERVATIONS
Stephan Wurth has spent the past decade traveling around the globe documenting quieter, secondary moments that occur around tennis matches. His images capture not only players chasing shadows across courts but all that remind fans of tennis; this could include line sweepers on clay courts or line sweeper on three wheel scooter taxi in Brazil – reminding fans that this sport exists! His photographs – collected under the name Damiani – capture these secondary moments perfectly while remaining fitting to their European setting without athletic feats being caught forever or agonized faces crushed by defeat; instead they capture quieter secondary moments which occur around tennis matches that capture secondary moments allowing fans to connect with what are known to fans: line sweepers on clay courts or line sweepers on three wheel scooter-taxi rides from Brazil! Damiani stands as a collection that captures secondary moments associated with tennis matches worldwide!
ART WEGENER
After much anticipation, this exhibition–featuring the works of Gerda Wegener Lili Elbe paintings juxtaposed against Einar Wegener landscapes–was eagerly anticipated. I found its unveiling by the museum both timely and overdue: Tom Hooper’s 2015 film, The Danish Girl made it even more so; Wegener approached Einar/Lili as partner, painter and muse fluidly transcended heteronormative ideals making their story and artwork universally engaging.
Fashioning Desire was an exhibition featuring paintings, drawings and prints by Wegener that showcased her sensuous yet sensuous female gaze which often exuded seduction and playfulness. Employing formal language derived from Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles as inspiration, Wegener used fashion illustrations, cosmetic ads and whimsical sketches depicting self-confident women living out their passions without regard for traditional boundaries of gender and sex.
As a result, she thrilled audiences by innovating the language for representing modern women. Her depictions of dancers, actresses, garconnes and bohemians filled her pictorial world with an electric energy that brought classical themes back into contemporary social context.
The exhibition also highlighted Wegener’s ability to combine high and low culture within her art practice through her use of both figurative painting and satirical cartoons in printed publications, blurring distinctions between fine and popular art, thus cementing her place as an innovator within modernism history, making her an integral part of the Planting Fields story.
ART & SOUND OF TENNIS
Tennis has long held an allure for artists and photographers who seek to capture its timeless elegance. Tennis’ aspirational nature – transcending functional fashion trends – makes it the ideal subject matter for designers, architects and artists who aim to connect with its massive fan base.
Claude Le Boul, who served as official sports photographer of the French Open from 1977 to 1985, captured great moments in its history. His photographs of Billie Jean King, Bobbie Riggs and Jimmy Connors remain iconic today. Le Boul’s black and white photos, organized alphabetically by name, capture each player’s emotion while conveying power and skill.
Under an experiment called the ‘Art & Sound of Tennis,’ two participants stood before a 30′ LED screen equipped with custom racquets fitted with motion sensors to track their swings, producing tennis-themed abstract art visualizations and soundscapes via headphones attached to each racquet. At the conclusion of this experience, each participant took their racquet in hand and took a selfie photo while superimposing its generated image onto a frame for instant online sharing of a digital photo they could instantly create personalized digital photo prints to share instantly online.
Stephan Wurth shows his passion for tennis through the tactile beauty of his book Tennis Fan, printed using gelatin silver prints on Czech paper that feels good in your hand – a fitting metaphor for this thrilling sport!
Even in an age when television has long since eclipsed radio as the preferred medium for sports fans, some diehards still tune into tennis play-by-play for its drama and tension – something television can never fully replicate. A live broadcast feels much more personal than watching it from your sofa with popcorn in hand!