Comparison Of 1968 And The Sydney Olympic Games

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I choose to compare and contrast the images from the Mexico Olympic games in 1968 and the Sydney Olympic games in 2000 because they represent their culture into two different approaches. The Mexico logo uses lettering to represent their culture whereas Australia’s culture is more represented in the image above the text. The Mexico logo was based off of Op-art which was popular in this decade creating the target in the center look. The look also alludes to the Mayan glyphs that often included similar linear patterns. Historically Mexico had an abundance of conflict during this year which is represented by the black and white color contrast. The contrast represents the two clear sides conflict that occurred during 1968. Oppositely, the Sydney

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