A Sussex artist will have his design emblazoned across British Airways jets in celebration of the Olympics.  Pascal Anson’s work, called ‘The Dove’, will be printed on aircraft to celebrate the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The artwork of Mr Anson, from Shoreham Beach, beat hundreds of entries in the BA Great Britons Programme.  He was chosen by a judging panel including Turner Prize-nominated Tracey Emin, the Royal Academy of Arts and the airline.

Tracey Emin said, ‘It would have been easy to put a motif or a pattern on the side of an aircraft – but Pascal’s design takes it to another level.  He uses the entire livery of the aircraft to redefine the way you look at it.  The dove is a stunning piece of work and will bring real excitement to anyone who flies on one of the repainted planes.’

Mr Anson, said, ‘On my journeys from Brighton to London, I've often looked up at aircraft landing at Gatwick and wondered if it’s a bird or a plane, and the idea developed from there.  When I started researching birds further I realised it had to be a dove. Not only are they a symbol of peace and social unity, but they were also used in previous Olympic Games ceremonies, including the last London Games in 1948.’