16 Comments

Contemporary artists or students?

Some of those are awful.
Chris
2008-10-10 14:16:47

The very last one by James Ireland is the clear winner for me.
Mike
2008-10-10 14:31:57

Call me 'old school' but Peter Blake never fails to please...
Derek Stewart
2008-10-10 15:42:26

Some of these are quite weak...
I quite like the Phil Allen piece, though.
Luke
2008-10-10 15:48:32

Sorry guys, but if they're the favourites, I dread to think what the remaining posters are like.

...That or this wind up's not as easily recognisable as the last.
Stu Mason
2008-10-10 16:51:28

James Ireland & Peter Blake by far the better ones...

The other's have bit further to go.

(Catherine Yass, the second from the top, did she go out no to the track to take that photo?)
Martin Delin
2008-10-10 17:18:26

For me, James Ireland greatly succeeds the others, with Rose Fin Kelsey as a close second.

I'm sorry to say that I find the Peter Blake piece somewhat disapointing.
Liam Sharp
2008-10-11 21:42:05

These are supposed to celebrate 100 years of one of the most distinctive icons in Britain and some of them look like they've been given as much consideration as I give to waking up in the morning. Peter Blakes' is the only stand-out one, the others are weak.
wayne dickens
2008-10-12 14:19:38

God, the majority of those are bad.
James Stone
2008-10-13 13:58:35

I have to agree, the majority of these are poor. Especially the one created using combos of Mircosoft Clipart and Wordart. Ireland's is the clear winner for me.
thom wood
2008-10-13 16:44:34

is this another joke? who the hell commissioned this, simon bedwell! are u having a laugh?
mitchell clements
2008-10-13 18:50:26

Like the one by James Ireland.
Jet
2008-10-15 02:52:55

If this is the best that London has to offer then I'll be damned! No respect for the original emblem what so ever. All in all, a huge disappointment.
Kevin C
2008-10-15 15:48:26

A few good entries such as Ireland, Blake and Allen, but some extremely disappointing attempts as well. A shame that such a juicy brief and iconic context couldn't produce more gems.
Vapour Trail
2008-10-16 13:49:01

i agree, some of those are hideous. some are quite nice to look at, i like Rose Fin Kelcey's, it looks like a tunnel, but i dont get the bread??

i love the last one. i scrolled now and just went... whoah. clear winner.
Kay Goody
2008-10-16 17:55:50

Amazing how little can be achieved from an open ended brief and one of the most recognised symbols in modern society. A couple of the entries I rather liked, a few look like they gave it a bit of a go but most look like they tossed it off thinking that they were entering this years Turner prize.

The AotU literature states that if you are inclined pop down to the Rochelle School in Shoreditch, London and feel free to daub any of the pieces you take an instant disliking to with blood, excrement or spittle as all of the artists have their original .PSD files.
Facepalm
2008-10-16 18:39:36

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