Designer/illustrator Daisy de Villeneuve has produced a series of portraits for her
Great North Run Culture commission, Run Colour Run. They were inspired by photographs of people in and about the Run in 2012: 'I went around with my camera and I took photos of anyone I thought looked interesting. So, I’ve taken pictures of a whole range of people – not just the athletes and participants, but the hospitality staff, security, the Red Arrows, event organisers, people with their families, kids cheering on their dads, people in costumes, different characters that stood out to me. A lot of these will show up in my portraits.”
The portraits include Canadian paralympian Josh Cassidy, who has won the wheelchair race at the Great North Run three times (unfortunately he did not finish this year due to mechanical problems).
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| Josh Cassidy |
Cassidy and US sprinter and Olympic silver medallist Ryan Bailey
came to see their portraits at the Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle when the exhibition opened. It's on there until November 3rd (admission free)
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| Ryan Bailey |
Since 2005, a culture programme linked to the Great North Run has been commissioned every year, with works linking art and sport.
See also in the Art of Running series:
Jindřich Heisler, Czech surrealist
Chris Ofili - For the Unknown Runner
Martin Creed's Work 850
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