Whatever your politics, we’ve got a big week going on here in the States. Thought I’d post these shots of Mr. Brain Wash’s MLK poster series. Bonus: A couple nice MBW takes on Robert Indiana’s iconic LOVE series stamps.
If you’ve got the day off, enjoy it! If you’re in San Francisco, go outside! It’s way too hot here to be January. Images via Tourist of Life
it was definitely the shortest winter ever for california.
what’s the typeface used in the LOVE sculpture?
Bodoni Bold i think?
did you see google’s logo today? A pretty cool piece from Shepard Fairey and Studio Number One.
kirk-
yeah man, saw that, would have liked to have posted it too but couldn’t track down a full size version, it seems to just be a google header for now? there is this though: http://www.supertouchart.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/mlk-dayyy.jpg
that’s pretty cool…seems like Shepard is just about everywhere now.
rent-
definitely, I think the whole obama thing cemented him as the sort of “celebrity artist” of our time, a’la picasso or warhol. I mean obey was no doubt an empire before the obama campaign, but shepard fairey himself, I think he was always sort of behind the curtain for most people (remember, I’m talking general public here, of course we in the industry know who he is). anyways, love or hate him/his work, you have to credit him for what is now one of the most iconic images of our time, and one that I think will go down in history as a classic example of successful propaganda, one which will always be associated with a historic moment.
I definitely agree…Shepard’s work was some of my all time favorite for a while. since his fairly recent spring into graphic design and clothing popularity, I have kind of been drawn away from it all. seeing all of these douche’s on VH1 and MTV wearing OBEY makes me want to puke..but I guess not everything can stay that good forever. I still give him props for all of his work though and his Obama poster, which I also heard will be featured in some government building indefinitely, which is pretty huge for a street artist.
I definitely agree…Shepard’s work was some of my all time favorite for a while. since his fairly recent spring into graphic design and clothing popularity, I have kind of been drawn away from it all. seeing all of these douche’s on VH1 and MTV wearing OBEY makes me want to puke..but I guess not everything can stay that good forever. I still give him props for all of his work though and his Obama poster, which I also heard will be featured in some government building indefinitely, which is pretty huge for a street artist.
oops sorry for that double post
Shepard Fairey Did some really dope art work for the inside of the WAR room here in seattle. The WAR Room is a really dope club and the way the interior is makes it stand out. Deffenetly a dope artist. Scotts right that Obey poster of obama has become an insainly huge viral image now.
Looking forward to seeing a MBW show in NY
http://www.artshow2009.com/