As winter nears, London is unveiling the art activities related to the upcoming 2012 Summer Olympics in the city. Conceptual artist Martin Creed will be ringing all the bells in England for the international sporting event's opening day, while a superstar group of British artists have designed the official posters for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The collection, featuring work by Tracey Emin, Fiona Banner, Chris Ofili, and Rachel Whiteread, showcases the artists's signature styles while celebrating the city and athletics.

Sarah Morris，Big Ben

Whiteread plays with the iconography of the games and turns the Olympic rings into a composition of circular coffee mug stains in bright colors. Painter Howard Hodgkin's "Swimming" poster features a powerful sweep of blue paint that brings to mind the waves swimmers make pushing off for a race or a diver entering the water.

Tracey Emin's "Birds 2012" for the Paralympic Games reads "You inspire me with your determination and I love you" in her iconic handwriting, while Bob and Roberta Smith's poster exhorts "courage, inspiration, sweat, love."

The participating artists have certainly succeeded in overshadowing the London Games' universally-panned 2012 Olympics logo, which some critics have likened to a pair of robots caught in a compromising position. Let's hope that these smart, engaging posters become the true face of the games.

Michael Craig-Martin,GO

Martin Creed,Work No.1273

Tracy Emin,Birds 2012

Rachel Whiteread,London 2012

Howard Hodgkin,Swimming