84 Flavors of Hope
October 12th, 200884 knockoffs of Shep Fairey’s Obama “Hope” poster (via Design Observer)
For all the haters who dogpile on “Obey” for being the work of a rip-off artist, seeing all the parodies/tributes/cash-ins lined up, you get a sense that it’s not that fuckin’ easy to do. Most of these look like shit. There is a lot of craft that goes into the image-appropriation blender that takes more skill than pressing “posterize” in Photoshop. (I think Fairey is fun.)
Personal favorites from the list:
Runner Up (and best crafted of the lot)
Hope by 21st Century Filth
Ridiculous Grand Prize:
(Mavis) Beacon of Hope by Lonely Sandwich
October 12th, 2008 at 7:21 pm
I’m still a little disappointed that your Baroque Obama didn’t get as much play as your MM work.
October 13th, 2008 at 6:47 pm
Awesome post. I think the Mavis Beacon one takes the cake. There was also an infamous “SNOB” poster of Obama in the Fairey style.