{"id":6941,"date":"2011-05-18T15:44:35","date_gmt":"2011-05-18T22:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.candlelightstories.com\/?p=6941"},"modified":"2011-05-18T15:44:35","modified_gmt":"2011-05-18T22:44:35","slug":"shepard-fairey-obey-to-be-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/candlelightstories.com\/Blog\/2011\/05\/18\/shepard-fairey-obey-to-be-better\/","title":{"rendered":"Shepard Fairey – Obey to be Better!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here’s a very nice short film about artist Shepard Fairey whose Obama poster in 2008 became one of the most well-known symbols of the campaign. I started off not liking Fairey’s images even though I purchased one of the Obama posters. I saw lots of reuse and fascism. But I usually have great trouble with and distaste for things that I wind up genuinely admiring. I think Fairey makes absolutely stunning images.\u00a0 I recently purchased a brand new signed print of his.\u00a0 I can’t wait to hang it!\u00a0 Their beauty is both easy and difficult. They are harsh and bombastic even while containing great subtlety. Fascinating artist. I think the statements he makes about copyright are generally correct. But I also think that he was rude in not crediting the original photographer behind the Obama poster image. But rudeness does not make for copyright infringement. I’m sure he’s a very nice guy and I’ve noticed that he has no problem with crediting photographers on his web site.\u00a0 I also have a secret little reason for liking the T-shirt he’s wearing.<\/p>\n

This film was made by Gestaltin TV<\/a> in Germany.<\/p>\n

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Here’s a very nice short film about artist Shepard Fairey whose Obama poster in 2008 became one of the most well-known symbols of the campaign. I started off not liking Fairey’s images even though I purchased one of the Obama posters. I saw lots of reuse and fascism. But I usually have great trouble with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[287,1452,1314,1877],"tags":[1878],"class_list":["post-6941","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-art","category-artist-2","category-documentary-film","category-street-art-2","tag-punk-rock"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t