“Hodori” (multiple tigers version) Seoul 1988 Olympic Games
Date
1988
Credits
- Kim Hyun 2 Designer
Format
- Poster 1609
Type of Work
- Finished work 5388
Techniques
Dimensions
83 × 59 cm
Locations Made
- South Korea 26
The official mascot Hodori that represented the Seoul 1988 Olympics is a tiger, an animal that frequently appears in Korean traditional folk tales and legends. He is wearing a sangmo hat with a long paper (pi-ji) that is typically worn for a dance performances in Korean folk arts. In this poster, the flowy pi-ji forms into a letterform with Hodori's movement.
![“Hodori” (multiple tigers version) Seoul 1988 Olympic Games](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/3748/upto-1440x679/61ba2560/1/71oPI6DfW0L._AC_SY679_.jpg)