The official posters for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games were unveiled on Monday. They showcase the city’s historic structures and sporting facilities with a hint to Surrealism and an obsession with detail.
The Olympic and Paralympic posters, created by Ugo Gattoni, a Parisian artist, blend together to create a double poster.
They depict the principal historical sites of Paris, including the Grand Palais, the Arc de Triomphe, and the Eiffel Tower.
Along with the Stade de France, the Seine River, the Pont Alexandre III, and the sea—a reference to Marseille and the Teahupoo surfing destination in Tahiti—they also depict the athletic facilities and venues that will be utilized during the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The official posters are inspired by the surrealist artistic movement, with a level of precision and detail unprecedented in the history of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Through this artistic choice, Paris 2024 is paying tribute to the “Surrealist Manifesto” written by Andre Breton and published in 1924, the year of the last Olympic Games to be held in the French capital.
Eight official mascots of Paris 2024 are hidden in these posters in a thinly veiled reference to the children’s puzzle book series “Where’s Wally?”
“This represents some 2,000 hours of work,” Gattoni told reporters.
