1994 Roland-Garros Championships

Self-taught, Ernest Pignon-Ernest is recognized as an urban artist, and since the 1960s has used the atmosphere of the street to inspire and display his artwork. His trademark is to capture the history and memories of a place—its essence. In his recollections about this design, he wanted the creation to not explicitly allude to tennis. Instead, the red clay color of the background and the hand posed as if it has just tossed the ball to serve evoke the Roland-Garros championships.