The art of sports

Discover the essence of poetry in motion at a special exhibit at the National Art Museum of China. Colors and Olympics, a massive exhibition coinciding with the Beijing Games, showcases more than 700 paintings and sculptures by artists from 81 countries.

The styles are as varied as the sporting events in the Olympics themselves.

For instance, Polish painter Janusz Plota depicts athletes in motion against a simple background of bright hues in his painting Olympic Light, which conveys the raw energy and dynamism of athletic competition.