Shepard Fairey in RS 7878 Responses

Last post: 3 years, 1 month ago | Thread started: Apr 5, 09, 11:26 a.m.

RespondNew TopicDisable Images

• chossy

  Tough fucking shit.

  

  You must be logged in to add a note. Login now or register for an account.

  Cancel

  Dog-earApr 5, 09, 11:29 a.m. – Permalink

• cannonball

  Lol. That asshat deserves to... eh I don't have the strength.

  • +1– dMullins1/2

    Agreed sir.– ian2/2

  

  You must be logged in to add a note. Login now or register for an account.

  Cancel

  Dog-earApr 5, 09, 11:29 a.m. – Permalink

• juhls

  I don't particularly like his work or anything, but it's interesting how people hate him more now, and he is sued more frequently AFTER he became "famous".

  • More people found out because he is famous.– chossy1/5

    I agree with you. I just know there are a bunch of people who hate him for the sake of it.– juhls2/5

    I don't hate him I don't hate his art but he stole so he must be punished roundly.– chossy3/5

    i agree, his approach was so simple to begin with and he went for it. some seem just plain out upset it wasn't their idea.– sea_sea4/5

    Then hate all the lowbrow graf/tat/stoner dipshits who can't get enough of his wackness.– braaad5/5

  

  You must be logged in to add a note. Login now or register for an account.

  Cancel

  Dog-earApr 5, 09, 11:31 a.m. – Permalink

• uberdesigner

  can they prove that he painted them?

  • if he paid taxes on money earned, then the IRS can prove he did... maybe not?– prophet0NE1/3

    nobody was paying him to paint to deface walls– uberdesigner2/3

    if we're only talking about the paste-ups, then yeah, good luck in proving it was all his handywork.– prophet0NE3/3

  

  You must be logged in to add a note. Login now or register for an account.

  Cancel

  Dog-earApr 5, 09, 11:35 a.m. – Permalink

• sea_sea

  87 friquen years?! ridiculous.

  • Overshooting. Typical for any lawsuit. Aim high, and expect the median.– dMullins1/3

    That's longer than a mother fucker eh! Daaaaaayym!– chossy2/3

    Well, if he loses, the most he'll get is a ton of fines I bet. Jail-time? I doubt it.– dMullins3/3

  

  You must be logged in to add a note. Login now or register for an account.

  Cancel

  Dog-earApr 5, 09, 11:36 a.m. – Permalink

• GeorgesII

  1 trillion years in jail.
  fuckn harsh if you ask me.

  • That's a million millions!– duckofrubber

  

  You must be logged in to add a note. Login now or register for an account.

  Cancel

  Dog-earApr 5, 09, 11:41 a.m. – Permalink

• ukit

  87 years in prison for vandalism charges? Yeah right!

  

  You must be logged in to add a note. Login now or register for an account.

  Cancel

  Dog-earApr 5, 09, 11:43 a.m. – Permalink

• sea_sea

  next thing you know, we'll start seeing "Free Fairey" ® posters and t-shirts.... by me motha fuhkrs!! LOL!.. jk

  • heading to cafepress now...– mrbee2828

  

  You must be logged in to add a note. Login now or register for an account.

  Cancel

  Dog-earApr 5, 09, 11:46 a.m. – Permalink

• prophet0NE

  Just to be clear as per the point of the thread, because he may eventually become the posterboy artiste for the Obama generation, he should be left alone when he retools your work into $$ because doing so will possibly disrupt his creative process and his career? You would buy into that idea if it were your work?

  And isn't messing with the bee's nest the point of all of this? He wants to stir up shit and see where it takes him. He has become famous in the process, and a target. God bless him for it.

  

  You must be logged in to add a note. Login now or register for an account.

  Cancel

  Dog-earApr 5, 09, 11:58 a.m. – Permalink

• ukit

  I will admit I have trouble feeling too sorry for him...he claims he has the right to do art on public property and "reappropriate" others work, ultimately for his own financial gain. But then when someone does the same to him he sues them. How does that work?

  • agreed.– juhls

  

  You must be logged in to add a note. Login now or register for an account.

  Cancel

  Dog-earApr 5, 09, 12:34 p.m. – Permalink

• ok_not_ok

  yeah 87 years is too harsh, 85 will do.

  • 87 years. They'll never get that. They should go after the property destruction value only.– Iggyboo

  

  You must be logged in to add a note. Login now or register for an account.

  Cancel

  Dog-earApr 5, 09, 12:37 p.m. – Permalink

• ian

  Awesome, another thread about shep.

  

  You must be logged in to add a note. Login now or register for an account.

  Cancel

  Dog-earApr 5, 09, 12:47 p.m. – Permalink

• Horp

  Lets face it John Noakes was warning back in the 70's and he never listened then so he's only got himself to blame:

  

  Disclaimer: This gag will not work outside mainland UK.

  • If it's get down shep then I pretty much laughed more than I should have, as I have blown a kidney out my arse.– chossy

  

  You must be logged in to add a note. Login now or register for an account.

  Cancel

  Dog-earApr 5, 09, 12:50 p.m. – Permalink

• e-pill

  i read the initial post. and it is very one sided...
  my respose to onenine is until your home is vandalized, without your permission dont complain. i hope he gets it all. he has vandalized his art on my home more than once and everytime it wasnt appreciated. vandalism is not a career as you make it out to be. he gets what he deserves. to me he deserves this in spades.

  

  You must be logged in to add a note. Login now or register for an account.

  Cancel

  Dog-earApr 5, 09, 12:51 p.m. – Permalink

• Horp

  I am on the fence with regard to unsolicited art in public places. In my youth I perpetrated such acts and it got me into the line of work I'm in, so its hard for me to condemn it outright. I do think though that his shitty hypocriscy concerning copyright and his contradictory ideas about artistic rights to appropriate have lost him a lot of sympathy and I for one will not feel sorry for him at all if he suffers punishment.

  I still think it would be a great time to bait him with some flagrant Obey rips but I lack the enthusiam thanks to a dependency onblack market tranquilisers that threatens to destroy my life any day now.

  • has this been done?
    'OTAY' and use a pic of buckwheat?
    cuz that'd be fucking funny...– exador1

  

  You must be logged in to add a note. Login now or register for an account.

  Cancel

  Dog-earApr 5, 09, 12:57 p.m. – Permalink

• ukit

  The problem with this kind of stuff in general is that the willingness to excuse it is totally subjective.

  Is Fairey's work artistic enough to be given a pass? I guess it's well executed, but I have trouble seeing it as art, I view it more as hipster culture commercial design.

  Is Banksy's? I guess I could see that as more artistic than Fairey, but who am I to say?

  What if some 14 year old spray paints "CUNTFACE" on the side of a building? Is that better or worse? Why does Shep get a pass and the 14 year old not?

  Ultimately I guess the best approach is to not get caught/ remain anonymous if you really want to do this kind of stuff and continue to get away with it.

  • SF is not going to get a 'pass'... some feel that he should though. that's the point.– prophet0NE

  

  You must be logged in to add a note. Login now or register for an account.

  Cancel

  Dog-earApr 5, 09, 1:08 p.m. – Permalink

• morilla

  "one of the most recognizable and influential artists of our generation."

  Uhhhh, he most definitely is not.

  • I was thinkiing the same...– Kiggen

  

  You must be logged in to add a note. Login now or register for an account.

  Cancel

  Dog-earApr 5, 09, 1:15 p.m. – Permalink

• morilla

  and by the way, I love Karma. Such a shrewd bitch she is.

  

  You must be logged in to add a note. Login now or register for an account.

  Cancel

  Dog-earApr 5, 09, 1:16 p.m. – Permalink

• rayborn3000

  people are such jealous bitches with nothing better to worry about ... and 87 years? that sounds fair right? ... pardon me while I go work on my own shit

  • Something shepard will never say
    'Pardon me while I go work on my own shit'– chossy

  

  You must be logged in to add a note. Login now or register for an account.

  Cancel

  Dog-earApr 5, 09, 1:35 p.m. – Permalink

• Anders

  

  • ART– Anders1/3

    those are just jeans. this is art: http://upload.ecvv.c…– prophet0NE2/3

    No shit– Anders3/3

  

  You must be logged in to add a note. Login now or register for an account.

  Cancel

  Dog-earApr 5, 09, 1:37 p.m. – Permalink