http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/shepardfairey/ en-us Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:02:00 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2395747/posts Any album with a title that openly mocks President Obama needs a cover that's equally subversive, and Jello Biafra's artwork for 'The Audacity of Hype' certainly delivers. The former Dead Kennedys frontman opted for a version of Shepard Fairey's famous "HOPE" picture and replace Obama's image with a demonic version of himself, fangs and horns included. Rather than just get an artist to spoof the picture like so many others have done, Biafra went to Fairey himself. "We've known each other for years, at least by phone and being fans of each other's work. He'd done another album cover for... www.spinner.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2395747/posts#comment Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:02:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2365020/posts Shepard Fairey’s claim that he had the right to use a news photo to create his famous Barack Obama “HOPE” poster became a widely watched court case about fair use that now appears to have nearly collapsed. By Friday night, his attorneys — led by Anthony Falzone, executive director of the Fair Use Project at Stanford University — said they intend to withdraw from the case and said the artist had misled them by fabricating information and destroying other material. Fairey himself admitted that he didn’t use The Associated Press photo of Obama seated next to actor George Clooney he... NY Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2365020/posts#comment Sun, 18 Oct 2009 11:06:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2364852/posts NEW YORK — Shepard Fairey's claim that he had the right to use a news photo to create his famous Barack Obama "HOPE" poster became a widely watched court case about fair use that now appears to have nearly collapsed. By Friday night, his attorneys – led by Anthony Falzone, executive director of the Fair Use Project at Stanford University – said they intend to withdraw from the case and said the artist had misled them by fabricating information and destroying other material. Fairey himself admitted that he didn't use The Associated Press photo of Obama seated next to... San Diego Union-Tribune (AP) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2364852/posts#comment Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:04:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2364529/posts "Shepard Fairey has now been forced to admit that he sued the AP under false pretenses by lying about which AP photograph he used to make the Hope and Progress posters," Kasi said. "Mr. Fairey has also now admitted to the AP that he fabricated and attempted to destroy other evidence in an effort to bolster his fair use case and cover up his previous lies and omissions." Kasi said the AP would continue to "vigorously pursue its countersuit alleging that Fairey willfully infringed the AP's copyright in the close-up photo of then-Sen. Obama." New York Times (you may need to register at NYT to access full article) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2364529/posts#comment Sat, 17 Oct 2009 11:57:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2364391/posts A statement emerged tonight from AP concerning its long battle with artist Shepard Fairey over his use of an AP photo as the basic image for his famous Obama campaign poster. AP claims that Fairey's attorneys admit he tried to destroy some evidence, faking others and that his attorneys have sought to get off the case. Statement from Srinandan R. Kasi, VP and General Counsel, The Associated Press, follows. * Striking at the heart of his fair use case against the AP, Shepard Fairey has now been forced to admit that he sued the AP under false pretenses by lying... Editor & Publisher http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2364391/posts#comment Sat, 17 Oct 2009 02:20:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2355325/posts Over the last week, Big Hollywood and Big Government have been extensively covering the August 10 conference call between the National Endowment for the Arts and a group of artists – a call on which the artists were encouraged to support President Obama’s agenda, with the tacit promise that they would be handsomely rewarded with government grants. The NEA representative on the call was then-Communications Director of the NEA Yosi Sergant. Now we have new evidence that the White House itself has been using its sway to recruit artists – not just to support President Obama’s “volunteerism” initiatives, but to... Big Government http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2355325/posts#comment Mon, 5 Oct 2009 18:07:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2354978/posts Even though Obama's popularity has been sliding significantly, Shepard Fairey, designer of the viral blue-and-red Manifest Hope poster, thinks it's the perfect time to release a slick and comprehensive anthology of celebratory Obama-related artworks: Art for Obama, which he co-edited with Evolutionary Media Group founder Jennifer Gross, comes out October 2. In addition to getting a look at the imagery, we spoke with Fairey about Obama's approval ratings, how political art reaches beyond politics, and his thoughts on the artistic deification of our leader.Watch the Slideshow Siegel: Tell us about the idea behind Art for Obama. Fairey: People undervalue... New York Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2354978/posts#comment Mon, 5 Oct 2009 04:37:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2347575/posts Via twitter from Jonah Goldberg JonahNROJust got email from NEA. Yosi Sergant resigned, effectively immediately. NRO http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2347575/posts#comment Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:45:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2345799/posts PHILIP ELLIOTT (AP) - Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON White House officials told agencies across the government Tuesday they should take care to avoid even the appearance that politics played a part in the award of federal grants. The advisory came in response to an embarrassing incident last month in which a National Endowment for the Arts official asked artists on a conference call to coordinate with the Corporation for Public Service on ways to help bolster President Barack Obama's public service agenda breitbart http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2345799/posts#comment Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:31:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2344493/posts On August 25th 2009, Big Hollywood’s Patrick Courrielche broke the story of a conference call he attended with other “rising artist and art community luminaries”: On Thursday August 6th, I was invited by the National Endowment for the Arts to attend a conference call scheduled for Monday August 10th hosted by the NEA, the White House Office of Public Engagement, and United We Serve. The call would include “a group of artists, producers, promoters, organizers, influencers, marketers, taste-makers, leaders or just plain cool people to join together and work together to promote a more civically engaged America and celebrate how... www.bighollywood.brietbart.tv http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2344493/posts#comment Mon, 21 Sep 2009 02:24:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2336604/posts UPDATE: The National Endowment for the Arts Public Affairs Specialist Sally Gifford contacted The Washington Times and clarified that Mr. Sergant is still an employee at the NEA but is no longer Director of Communications. Big Hollywood/Washington Times: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2336604/posts#comment Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:23:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2334843/posts Must go to the site for audio and see the Glenn Beck links too. http://www.washingtontimes.com/weblogs/watercooler/2009/sep/01/official-dishonesty-national-endowment-arts/ Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2334843/posts#comment Tue, 8 Sep 2009 20:28:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2329309/posts [snip] Courrielche said officials on the hour-long call -- including NEA Director of Communications Yosi Sergant and Michael Skolnik, political director for hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons -- encouraged the artists on the line to create works of art in their respective fields related to health care, energy and the environment. "What I heard was a well thought-out pitch to encourage artists to create art on these issues," Courrielche told FOXNews.com. "We were told we were consulted for a reason, and they specifically stated those issues as the issues we should focus on, to plant the seed. It doesn't take a... FoxNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2329309/posts#comment Tue, 1 Sep 2009 12:30:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2325137/posts I recently wrote a critique of the art community’s lack of dissent in the face of many controversial decisions made by the current administration. Entitled “The Artist Formerly Known as Dissident,” one of the key points argued in the article was the potential danger associated with the use of the art community as a tool of the state. Little did I know how quickly this concern would be elevated to an outright probability. Sometime between when I finished the critique and when it went live online, I was invited by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to take part... Big Hollywood http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2325137/posts#comment Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:20:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2319909/posts Shepard Fairey is all for free speech and creating a political dialogue. But the man who created the instantly recognizable posters for Barack Obama's presidential campaign has some choice words for the anonymous artist who made the Obama Joker artwork. "I have my doubts about the person's intelligence," Fairey said on the phone from Pittsburgh. "It's not grammatically correct. It would be 'socialist' ... Obama is not Marx. He didn't create socialism." Semantics aside, "I don't agree with the political content of the poster," Fairey said. "They don't realize that Medicaid is a socialist program." The federal Medicaid program, of... LA Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2319909/posts#comment Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:09:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2316658/posts MoveOn.org is hosting an event at the Andy Warhol Museum to salute graphic artist Shepard Fairey, who created the Obama "Hope" poster. The artist was busy today working on an installation across the street from the museum. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2316658/posts#comment Sat, 15 Aug 2009 14:23:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2316242/posts CLERMONT - Clermont police have interviewed one suspect who is admitting to putting up the dozens of posters pasted around the city depicting President Obama as the Joker character from the Batman film The Dark Knight, city officials confirmed. Assistant City Manager Darren Gray said city officials have an individual "admitting to putting up 500" of the posters. Clermont Police Capt. Eric Jensen said the male individual has admitted to putting up some signs, but investigators suspect others were involved and their investigation is continuing. "We have talked to an individual," Jensen said. "He only admitted to some of it...We're... Orlando Sentinal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2316242/posts#comment Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:39:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2312807/posts If there's one thing about liberals, it's that they're predictably predictable. In their eyes, it is more than acceptable to mock Sarah Palin and her family, using descriptions that range from rude to crude. When President Bush was in office, he was the focus of daily ridicule from left-wing journalists and bloggers. However, no one better make fun of Barack Obama or the thought police will express "outrage" and brand you a racist. That's exactly what is happening now as a poster of Obama in "Joker" makeup is popping up on walls and city streets. My question to the lefties:... GOPUSA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2312807/posts#comment Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:01:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2309990/posts Artist Shepard Fairey, whose iconic HOPE campaign poster of Barack Obama was a global sensation, is back with a new image that both questions and deifies the President. Appearing on the cover of the Aug. 20 Rolling Stone, the portrait depicts Obama with a brow knit in determination, surrounded by a halo of stars. "Will he take bold action or compromise too easily?" asks a headline enshrining the President's head. Fairey said it wasn't meant to be a halo. Rather, the picture he worked from showed Obama standing in front of the presidential seal, he said. "It's one thing to... NY Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2309990/posts#comment Thu, 6 Aug 2009 22:25:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2309036/posts Artist Shepard Fairey, whose iconic HOPE campaign poster of Barack Obama was a global sensation, is back with a new image that both questions and deifies the President. Appearing on the cover of the Aug. 20 Rolling Stone, the portrait depicts Obama with a brow knit in determination, surrounded by a halo of stars. "Will he take bold action or compromise too easily?" asks a headline enshrining the President's head. Fairey said it wasn't meant to be a halo. Rather, the picture he worked from showed Obama standing in front of the presidential seal, he said. "It's one thing to... NY Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2309036/posts#comment Wed, 5 Aug 2009 21:12:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2306242/posts Have you seen this poster? Apparently, it's beginning to appear in odd places in Los Angeles, but nobody seems to know who's responsible for it. Radio host Tammy Bruce posted some pictures of this odd creation at her blog Saturday morning (h/t Pamela Geller) leading me to investigate further. At this point, all I could find on the subject was an April 25 article from Bedlam Magazine: A poster of Barack Obama in Heath Ledger-style Joker make-up with the legend 'Socialism' beneath it has been popping up recently on surfaces around L.A. It does not appear to be in the... Newsbusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2306242/posts#comment Sun, 2 Aug 2009 00:41:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2291917/posts The artist who created the “Hope” poster of President Barack Obama was sentenced to two years’ probation Friday after pleading guilty to three vandalism charges. Prosecutors dropped 11 other charges. Associated Press - AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2291917/posts#comment Tue, 14 Jul 2009 01:44:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2285856/posts Start Mobile has managed to get 18 separate iPhone applications approved by Apple. So you’ll imagine their surprise when one of them was recently rejected. But you may be even more surprised to find out why.Apparently, Apple doesn’t like the way one piece of art in the app depicts President Obama. Is it out of line or tasteless? Well, you can determine for yourself, because you’ve undoubtedly seen the art in question before: It’s Shepard Fairey’s famous “HOPE” image of Obama that was everywhere during his Presidential campaign.So why on Earth would this be rejected? Well, here’s the wording in... TechCrunch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2285856/posts#comment Sun, 5 Jul 2009 12:25:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276739/posts Who says Pres. Obama isn't backing the Iranian uprising strongly enough? Why, supporters of the struggle have chosen to immortalize Neda, the young student reportedly slain by the current regime, by creating a poster of her in the style of the iconic Obama poster made famous during his presidential campaign. Might that have been CBS's subliminal message this morning? Of all the possible posters of the fallen girl who has become the symbol of the Iranian uprising, the Early Show chose the one displayed here in the unmistakeable style Shepard Fairey used to create his Obama poster. NewsBusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276739/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:31:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2263329/posts BOSTON — Prosecutors in Boston have dropped 14 vandalism charges against the street artist who created the "Hope" poster of President Barack Obama. bostonherald.com via AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2263329/posts#comment Tue, 2 Jun 2009 23:42:37 GMT