Fuct/Obey
Out of context: Reply #41
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that's the point, he was taking popular brands and manipulating them as a stealth method of putting Obey in your face. So, Obey has original branding and he has ripped gorilla manipulations.. all in the spirit of gorilla marketing. To scream rip on Obey is missing the point all together.
ronaldoobey's name is shepard fairey. i'm sure you know this but you posted as if you didn't know who was behind it.
he ripped "old-school" guerilla marketing which many of the viewers had no clue or insight into...thus thinking that it was "original"...and that is where the lines blur.
i got several of shep's prints hanging in my living room right now. i bought them all over five years ago and still think they look good. so i'm not realy sure where i stand : )
art is fucking art plain and simple. it hangs on walls; no matter what that wall is, be it a gallery or your basement. so many copycats since the idea of art as piece on your wall...