Shepard Fairey in RS
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- fiesta0
"one of the most recognizable and influential artists of our generation"
YOU
FUCKING
MORON
- Not_Ghey0
I like Jakobs combover, just sayin!
- DrBombay0
The only reason anyone even knows who he is is because he exploited Andre the Giant.
- dbloc0
87 years....pfft. yea right! I'd be surprised if he got community service.
- morilla0
well , it's either this thread or forehead combover.
- sikma0
So how about Warhol and Duchamp?
If say the images Fairey used were public domain would it be legit in your books?
I don't like the fact that he uses other peoples work. Just find it odd that people care so much. Like the future of all art and design ride on this one case.
- moveinspace0
I personally love the hype and haters. One day he will buy me a Porsche with the money I make off the 93 posters I own.
- Don't forget to wear a condomNot_Ghey
- I won't. He already bought me a Macbook. http://cgi.ebay.com/…moveinspace
- GeorgesII0
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This thread is stupid
I rest my case.
- Not_Ghey0
At least with Bansky, he is creating original shit, making political and social statements and or simply making fun of society.
- sublocked0
yep, he bites shit - blatantly. no, that's not cool.
the thing i do like about shep is that through the overexposure of his work, some REAL graffiti artists doing big things like http://www.knowngallery.com/ and http://cloutmagazine.com are getting noticed.
that's not a bad thing at all in my book.
- scratch that http://cloutonline.c…sublocked
- yup! ORIGINAL art is great. In all forms. Graff is what got me interested in typography and design in the first place.baseline_shift
- morilla0
If anything, I do have respect for the dudes Business / PR staff. That's it.
- Yeah. Hes done some good work for his corporate clients. I just feel like a RISD guy would be above jacking images.baseline_shift
- yes, he does have a great PR team working for him, kudos for hiring them.Not_Ghey
- morilla0
I do believe the charges are pretty outlandish. I am not supporting that at all.
But what I do find amazing is how some embrace him and call him "artist" around here. He is a xerox machine. He has worked his way up the ladder stealing and regurgitating others work. This behavior should be scorned by the likes of us and people in the field. It is not admirable, not one bit.
- morilla0
I am going to keep posting these links until it sinks inot some of your skulls.
http://www.brghtnghts.com/blog/?…
http://www.brghtnghts.com/blog/?…- agreed he jacks other people's shit. not my issue with it. i think vandalism charges are bullshit however.sublocked
- finding joy in his downfall is childish and spiteful.sublocked
- same here. charges are harsh.morilla
- Just showing people who dont get it that this has been going on for a very long time.morilla
- Meeklo0
87 years in prison.
1) Well, I don't think that will ever happen.
2) I'm sure he and the Obey Corporation will be happy to spread that information around, if there is anything that sells almost as fast than a dead artist, is an artist in jail.
3) come on 87 years? you are telling me that placing some posters on the streets gets a harsher punishment than a child rapist? that can't be true, so either someone is exagerating, or no one knows exactly what he did besides putting posters up on a wall.- He will never receive 87 years, he will be lucky to get 36 months if he is convictedNot_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.
- 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