Shepard Fairey in RS
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- PonyBoy0
"one of the most recognizable and influential artists of our generation"...
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... ? lol... c'mon, now. :)
- must be the Obama posterjuhls
- The Obama poster that he stole!Not_Ghey
- yup.juhls
- He is though. As much as i hate him, hell be in the art history books.baseline_shift
- not 'influential'...
... recognizable... maybe...PonyBoy - recognizable without question. opinions aside, this dude is recognizable. Hes in rolling stone. He was on the colbert reportbaseline_shift
- Not_Ghey0
Help understand this fellow QBNers? Most of us here are artist, designers, illustrators, photographers, etc... if I borrowed and or stole your art or design and then made money, fame and fortune from it would you think that it was okay or would you sue me?
- CALLES0
maybe he can make the jail pretty?
- ambermiro0
Come on...Did Campbell's Soup sue Andy Warhol? People need a hobby. Might i suggest...fixing the economy?
- Let me steal your work then, let me know how you feel then!Not_Ghey
- Warhol ripped corporations. Farey rips other artists.zenmasterfoo
- artists/designers create for corporations. it's not like campbells shit that canversion3
- Actually, Warhol was sued a number of times, I believe.Josev
- morilla0
[...] Shepard Fairey has been doing that for years to other artists, though... especially Erik Brunetti at fuct. Karma is going to be a helluva ride for Shepard one day.... one day. [...]
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- Not_Ghey0
Fairey begs, steals and borrows from other to make a living. He has not done or will never create anything original or meaningful without ripping some other artist off or riding on others coattails. His 15 minutes have expired.
- morilla0
You should hear the radio interview Erik Brunetti did about 3 years ago. Let me see if I can find it.
- Bembo0
But does Mr.Fairey enjoy bacon?
If not, he should server more than 87 years...
- cabbas0
This is absolutely ridiculous. How is this an appropriate punishment for something like plagiarism / vandalism?
Guy didn't kill a nun for crack money with a fire extinguisher and then proceed to set fire to a school bus full of children, did he?
No, he made a fucking image.
Slap him in the face (hard) and fine his ass into next week, but 87 years in prison? Gimme a break.
- baseline_shift0
His antics have secured him a place in the art history books.
The worst thing to do would be giving him a long sentence for his 'art'. This dudes ego is so big, the last thing we need is him comparing himself to Nelson Mandella or some shit.
- PonyBoy0
regardless of what happens... obama will pardon him... right?... how could he not?
- Interesting point.baseline_shift
- Obama probably has no comment.KwesiJ
- KwesiJ0
suing people is what makes the world go round. its the FUTURE of design.
- refunktion0
87 years?! How many people did he kill?
- death toll is like 21 last reported, he's still held up in the cafeteria with 40 prisoners.KwesiJ
- morilla0
" much anger and envy "....
C'mon dude. It's common sense.
- mg330
Why 87 years? Is this a standard vandalism punishment in Boston?
- Its probably the amount of times based on all recorded acts of vandalism that can be attributed to him. Which is probably a lot.baseline_shift
- morilla0
I do agree the penalty is a joke. But then again I feel the same way about him as well.
- sublocked0
man wow...........this site is filled with a bunch of jealous haters. did i just read 3 pages of that garbage?
i hope he skates free. vandalism charges are always trumped up. i've been through that drama myself for graffiti, painting over ugly urban landscapes and rusty forgotten railway cars. it seems people only care about prosecuting "vandals" when it benefits themselves and their political agendas.
street artists like shep and higher level graffiti writers add interest and a unique local flavor to the places they inhabit.
it's insane to me reading all of this "off with his head" bullshit when this site is supposed to cater to creative people. you all disgust me.
- PS: changing something's color is not "destruction of property", which is what they claim "vandalism" is.sublocked
- We are haters because we do not like thiefs and or vandals? Get your head out of your ass!Not_Ghey
- I dont think we are mad at him being a 'vandal'. We hate on his practice of taking preexisting art, and calling it his own.baseline_shift
- I also hate on him turning around and suing a guy who readapted his art, in the same fashion he readapted others.baseline_shift
- Let us paint over your house and neighborhood with with some street art, let us know how you feel then.Not_Ghey
- my response: fuck you, you, you, and you too. peace!sublocked
- Did you wear a condom when Fairey bent you over?Not_Ghey
- mg330
One of my grandmothers would probably think 87 years was too harsh. She did always say that people run stoplights should be taken to the mall and shot.