Shepard Fairey

Shepard Fairey Pleads Guilty in His AP Case

in flavorwire.com

by Caroline Stanley

Earlier this year Shepard Fairey settled his civil case with the Associated Press over the misuse of Mannie Garcia’s photo of Barack Obama as the basis for his ubiquitous Hope poster. While neither side was willing to back down from a legal standpoint, Fairey agreed that in the future he wouldn’t use AP photos in his work without obtaining the proper license. There were also some confidential financial terms set, despite the fact that Fairey claimed that he never personally profited from sales of the image.

Today, calling it the “worst thing I’ve ever done in my life,” Fairey pleade

d guilty in the related criminal case, which was opened back in 2009 after he admitted to submitting false images and destroying others during his legal battle with the news organization. Apparently he now faces a maximum sentence of six months in prison, and $250,000 in fines for contempt of court, with his sentencing date set for July 16th. Do you think this means no new posters for Obama’s reelection campaign.

Mhea. Obamicoane. :))

The longest election season in memory is now over, and we wanted to help you unwind and express yourself as we head into the new era.

Make your own "Obamicon" — your image in a style inspired by Shepard Fairey's iconic poster. Regardless of your candidate of choice in the 2008 election, here's your chance to sound-off ( .. )

Greetings from Iraq

Stencil pentru Obama

Shepard Fairey a devenit cunoscut în lumea artsteet-ului prin 1990, când avea 20 de ani. A ajuns să fie numit cel mai influent creator de stencil din lume după ce l-a desenat pe Obama tricolor, imagine devenită icoana în a doua parte a anului trecut.

Cu aceasta, dar şi cu alte 250 de lucrari, Fairey şi-a deschis în luna care tocmai s-a încheiat o expoziţie la Institutul de Artă Contemporană din Boston ( .. )

în Menreport.ro

foto Menreport.ro

Obamamania

Obama, cultul personalităţii în artă

Dictatori grandomani, care mobilizau cu forţa armate întregi de artişti puşi să le cânte gloria, ar fi invidioşi pe operele create benevol pentru noul preşedinte american.

Nici dacă i-ar fi plătit sau obligat, prin reducere la absurd, să îi zugrăvească chipul în cea mai strălucitoare lumină, primul negru care a ajuns preşedintele Americii nu ar fi fost mai idolatrizat, la propriu, de comunitatea artistică ( .. )

de Ioana Calen in Cotidianul
foto Cotidianul

Foto Brian McCarty

Brian McCarty: Obama (toy) at the Lorraine Motel

Fine art toy photographer Brian McCarty created this image for the stellar Manifest Hope: DC Gallery art exhibition that opened this weekend

de David Pescovitz in Boing Boing
foto Brian McCarty via Boing Boing

Miine e sfintirea

via twitter via boing boing

Mhea

Spider-Man îl întâmpină pe Obama la Casa Albă

Preşedintele ales al SUA va avea parte, înainte de învestitura de pe 20 ianuarie, de o întâlnire cu personajul său de benzi desenate într-un număr special din “Spider-Man” ( .. )

de Cosmin Popan in Cotidianul
foto via Cotidianul

vezi si

Spider-Man to the rescue!

FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT organised the Justice Society to fight for the allies in the second world war. John Kennedy was entrusted with knowledge of Superman's secret identity. Richard Nixon was once hinted to be the leader of the Secret Empire. And now Barack Obama will share a fist bump with his favourite superhero, Spider-Man, in an upcoming issue of the comic book ( .. )
in Economist.com

Scandal la Boston pentru street art cu Obama
Un artist a îmbinat, într-o pictură murală uriaşă, trăsăturile lui Barack Obama cu acelea ale lui Abraham Lincoln, stârnind polemici aprinse
de Cristiana Visan in Cotidianul
Foto via Cotidianul

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