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Urgh..yet another Fairey poster. Fair enough, the Obama one was classic and iconic..kudos to him on that. But this? And is that "stretched" type at the bottom?!
Mark
2009-02-20 07:23:58

Self Help, those were the days.

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PremiumCards
2009-02-20 10:19:28

Too bad it's so similar to his work for Z-Trip.

http://www.bbdk.com/z-trip_poster.jpg
Duane King
2009-02-20 14:15:09

Hmm it is quite similar to his z-trip poster. Anyway, regardless, lets look at the message.
Youssef Sarhan
2009-02-20 17:18:14

I like the retro feel, but when you see it in the light of his Obama series, isn't it too self-referential?
Richard Harrison
2009-02-20 17:52:22

Respect to how the Obama poster blew up and became the flag of the whole political circus, but surely this Earth Hour poster is worth blog space all of it's own. It's very ok, and has been done by Shepard Fairey.
Hearing about what he eats for breakfast and what washing powder he likes on all the American design blogs is bad enough already.
Toben
2009-02-21 19:23:11

Sorry edit that >>>

Respect to how the Obama poster blew up and became the flag of the whole political circus, but surely this Earth Hour poster isn't worth blog space all of it’s own. It’s very ok, and has been done by Shepard Fairey.

Hearing about what he eats for breakfast and what washing powder he likes on all the American design blogs is bad enough already.
Toben
2009-02-21 19:24:17

An artist going by the name of "The Phantom" is calling out Shepard Fairey to a cage match concerning these issues. http://citizenla.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=587
Art Snoop
2009-03-07 23:02:32

Thanks for promoting Earth Hour! Another way you can recruit people to the cause is by creating a Earth Hour group on Commit21.com. Simply create a group about one action that you will commit to do for Earth Hour and recruit your friends, family, and co-workers to get involved in that action as well. When it comes to climate change, simple actions can make huge differences and Commit21 leverages social media to influence networks of friends, family, and co-workers. Check it out at http://www.commit21.com
sandy
2009-03-12 10:09:40

The Editorial Staff at the CitizenLA revealed that Fairey told the Editor and CEO he felt betrayed by their latest 2009 issue where The Phantom Street Artist called out Shepard Fairey to a cage match addressing his copyright infringement issues. Seems like the Gratuitous Fairey feels the Media should be all his and only his!!


http://citizenla.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=587

http://www.myartspace.com/blog/2009/03/phantom-street-artist-speaks-out.html

http://www.myartspace.com/blog/2009/02/shepard-fairey-dodges-criticism-at-ica.html

http://www.bombinmagazine.com/blog/?p=6413

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrx4l3rHAg8


http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/outofline/2009/02/how_phony_is_shepard_fairey.html

http://www.art-for-a-change.com/Obey/index.htm

http://youthoughtwewouldntnotice.com/blog3/?p=44#comments

http://www.myartspace.com/blog/2009/02/jamie-oshea-obeys-shepard-fairey-by.html

http://www.brghtnghts.com/blog/?page_id=33


http://www.vimeo.com/2490216


http://doc40.blogspot.com/2009/01/shepard-fairey-may-not-be-such-hero-of.html
Art Snoop
2009-04-28 16:06:08

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