Posted on 11/18/2011 6:39:16 PM PST by Dajjal
Shepard Fairey on Occupy Wall Street: ‘I Support the Movement.’ The Artist Says He’s at Work on Images That ‘Call Out the Villains’
by Sarah Douglas
11/15/11
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This morning, we spoke with artist Shepard Fairey, who was recently chosen by the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation as its first “Artist as Activist,” for which Mr. Fairey created 100 signed prints of a new poster called “The Future is Unwritten,” which is available through Artnet.com, starting at $1,250, to benefit Coalition for the Homeless. We asked Mr. Fairey, who spoke with us on the phone from the James Hotel, not far from the protests, how he felt about the eviction and arrests, given that last month he designed an invitation for an Occupy Wall Street party in Times Square, and that he himself has been arrested some 16 times while making his street art.
“I support the movement,” he said. “It’s distressing to me, and it’s unfortunate [what’s happened]."
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Mr. Fairey told us he is making images at the moment “that call out the villains. There is a big divide between the optimism of the 2008 election and where we are now. I’m working on an image that supports Occupy Wall Street, but pushes Obama and reminds the Occupy people that Obama is not an enemy but could be an advocate if not pushed in a way that alienates him. I have no choice but to be proactive. Outrage only goes so far.”
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(Excerpt) Read more at galleristny.com ...
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The political messages in Fairey's art are:
1) Communist dictators are god-like supermen
2) The United States is a police state at home and an imperialist oppressor abroad
3) Capitalism is an evil system based on greed and exploitation
4) Ordinary Amerikkkan workers are guilty of blithely supporting an unjust system
5) The only good Americans are those who fight The System
6) The communist Peoples' Armies will soon triumph over Amerikkkan imperialism and bring peace to the world out of the barrel of a gun.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2354978/posts
A Look at "Art for Obama" With Shepard Fairey
Is this the same fairy Shepard of FOX News?
Shepard Fairey ping
More so called “art”.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2807636/posts
Number 22 from the communist goals for America.
22) Continue discrediting American culture by degrading all form of artistic expression. An American Communist cell was told to “eliminate all good sculpture from parks and buildings,” substitute shapeless, awkward, and meaningless forms.
LOL! Shepard Fairey is the artist who made Obama's "Hope" poster, and makes other poster art like this:
Whoop de doo. His art is crap so he fits in well with the talentless malcontents.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2792949/posts
Shepard Fairey, L.A. Street Artist, Designs Party Invite for Occupy Wall Street
from the "Shepard Fairey on Occupy Wall Street: ‘I Support the Movement.’" article above:
"... Mr. Fairey created 100 signed prints of a new poster called 'The Future is Unwritten,' which is available through Artnet.com, starting at $1,250, to benefit Coalition for the Homeless."
Coalition for the Homeless is one of the "community organizing" groups involved in the various "Occupy" protests around the country. To me, it is unclear whether these $1,250+ Fairey posters are raising money to help actual homeless people, or to raise funds for the Occupy movement.
Oh yeah, there’s at least two of them in Cincy, all on liberal corners /squares...all are commie crap.
Who gives a damn if this red fairey supports OWS? So do killers, drug dealers, rapists, as well as politicians including Nancy Pelosi, Barack Obama and Maxine Waters.
Oh, wait. There is a difference. Killers, drug dealers and rapists are breaking the law and .... Oops so do Pelosi, Obama and Waters.
Guess there is no difference between them. Jail them all!!
Street artist Shepard Fairey, who designed Obama 'Hope' poster, arrested for graffiti in Boston
NY Daily News | February 7th 2009
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2009/02/07/2009-02-07_street_artist_shepard_fairey_who_designe.html
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From Shepard Fairey's official website (ObeyGiant.com):
Check it out! I got a thank you note from Barack Obama. If he is elected, maybe I have a get out of jail free card. All kidding aside, I’m honored to be acknowledged by someone so important to the future of our country. Also, the Obama campaign asked me to do a poster illustration for sale on their site. It should be out next week on barackobama.com.-Shepard
http://obeygiant.com/post/check-it-out
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Here is the 'thank you' letter Barack Obama sent to Shepard Fairey:
"Dear Shepard, I would like to thank you for using your talent in support of my campaign. The political messages involved in your work have encouraged Americans to believe they can help change the status quo. Your images have a profound effect on people, whether seen in a gallery or on a stop sign. I am privileged to be a part of your artwork and proud to have your support. I wish you continued success and creativity.
Sincerely, Barack Obama.'"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/16/AR2008051601017.html
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Other "artwork" by the commie Fairey...
by Shepard Fairey
http://www.duckywaddles.com/Scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=744
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"Stalin Lenin", Shepard Fairey,
limited edition silkscreen, signed
and numbered. 18"X24" *SOLD OUT*
Source: http://www.duckywaddles.com/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=429
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"Bush Hell" by Shepard Fairey
Source:
http://www.thegiant.org/wiki/index.php/Special:Search?search=bush&fulltext=Search
i honestly thought that was a nickname for ole SHEMP smith, too! LOL!
Me too.
SUPPORT THE MOVEMENT!
Angela Davis
Angela Davis by Obey Giant, Shepard Fairey:
http://www.zimbio.com/Shepard+Fairey/articles/63/Angela+Davis+Obey+Giant+Shepard+Fairey
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From David Horowitz's FrontPageMag.com/DiscoverTheNetworks.org:
PROFILE: ANGELA DAVIS
* Communist professor at the University of California’s Santa Cruz campus
* Recipient of the Lenin “Peace Prize” from the police state of East Germany in 1979
* Provided an arsenal of weapons to Black Panthers who used them to kill a Marin Country judge in a failed attempt to free Davis' imprisoned lover, Black Panther murderer George Jackson
* Icon of the campus Left and frequent guest speaker at anti-war rallies
* Leader of a movement to free all criminals who are minorities claiming that they are political prisoners of the racist United States
* “The only path of liberation for black people is that which leads toward complete and radical overthrow of the capitalist class.” [recall "Reverend" Wright taught communist Black Liberation Theology to Obama -- for 20+ years -ETL]
Angela Yvonne Davis is a tenured professor in the “History of Consciousness” program at the University of California - Santa Cruz. A former member of the Black Panther Party, she is currently a “University Professor,” one of only seven in the entire California University system, which entitles her to a six-figure salary and a research assistant. This income is supplemented by speaking fees ranging from $10,000 to $20,000 per appearance on college campuses, where she is an icon of radical faculty, administrators, and students. Davis has also taught at UCLA and the State University of New York at Stony Brook.
http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/individualProfile.asp?indid=1303
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