Art meets sport: Attersee presents spectacular World Cup motif!

Art meets sport: Attersee presents spectacular World Cup motif!

Semmering, Österreich - On December 2, 2024, a visual donation from the renowned Austrian artist Christian Ludwig Attersee was presented in St. Pölten for the upcoming Audi FIS ladies ski world cup races at Semmering. Attersee, who has a place of residence and a studio in the region, presented the colorful motif "slalom zigzag", which will traditionally decorate the means of communication of the winter highlight. Governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner emphasized that this event is not only a festival of sport, but also celebrates the connection to home, which combines thousands of spectators-both on site and in front of the television. The anticipation for the best winter sports enthusiasts in the world, including the American athlete Mikaela Shiffrin and domestic stars such as Katharina Huber and Katharina Gallhuber, is already great.

The connection of art and winter sports

The fact that Attersee has designed the posters for the Semmering races since 1996 is part of a long tradition that brings art and sport together in Lower Austria. As reported by OTS , Udo Landbauer, sports council and deputy of the governor, underlines the importance of the image donation for the event. He emphasizes that the unique atmosphere on Semmering, with a sea of ​​red and white-red flags, motivates the drivers to top performance. Attersee, which is one of the most important representatives of the figurative painting, has made an international name with over 500 solo exhibitions.

The motif "Slalom-Zickzack" is used in selected communication means for the Ski World Cup and is also available for interested parties in the World Cup office. The joy of sport and art is reflected in this special cooperation, which combines both local traditions and top international sport, and shows that a successful sports event can also offer a platform for cultural forms of expression, as noe.orf