Obey/Hope poster imitations


	Obey/Hope poster imitations
monstersmom
10-27-2008 10:23 PM
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shepard fairey, poster, obama, hope, obey
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10-28-2008 10:07 AM
ratilfar
Very cool. I like the More Cowbell one.
10-28-2008 11:09 AM
bignosemousie
Hee, the more cowbell is my favorite.
11-1-2008 8:46 PM
Lexica
As one of the posts I've seen about this said, "See, it's not so easy to imitate Shepard Fairey's style, is it? It's not as simple as scanning something into Photshop and hitting 'posterize'."

Fingers crossed for Tuesday!
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run of 350 was sold out within minutes for $ 45 a piece, and, much to Fairey's <A href="http://obeygiant.com/headlines/obama-ebay-disappointment#more-666">annoyance</A>, 
resold on ebay for a lot more. <A href="http://www.wsj.com/public/article_print/SB121625710569060513.html">Wall Street Journal</A> began 
to track the ebay prices, they quickly shot up to $ 3'000, and reached $ 10'000 in June. In July, a mixed media painting done by Fairey in the same style
as his "Hope" poster, sold for <A href="http://www.obamaartreport.com/2008/07/shepard-faireys-obama-hope-auction-has.html">$ 108'000</A>.
By July 31, about <A href="http://www.obamaartreport.com/2008/07/ten-questions-with-zoltron-of-sticker.html">200'000</A> sticker versions of the original Obama poster had been printed</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.posterpage.ch/exhib/ex216oba/ex216oba.htm">Not all of the imitations are pro-Obama</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.posterpage.ch/exhib/ex216oba/ex216oba.htm">only a few are probably printed or displayed in the street</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.posterpage.ch/exhib/ex216oba/ex216oba.htm"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.posterpage.ch/img/A94D157D-49AD-40BA-932D-71392E693FD1" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.posterpage.ch/exhib/ex216oba/ex216oba.htm">Original Obama poster by Shepard Fairey</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.posterpage.ch/exhib/ex216oba/ex216oba.htm">Below are 84 posters inspired by the original Shepard Fairey poster above. The authors are not always identifiable, but clicking on the picture will bring you to the page where I found it.
</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.posterpage.ch/exhib/ex216oba/ex216oba.htm"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.posterpage.ch/img/CB842BC3-EE4B-4457-AC01-107020152465" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.posterpage.ch/exhib/ex216oba/ex216oba.htm"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.posterpage.ch/img/723702FD-8CA2-4407-B602-C79C11821ECC" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.posterpage.ch/exhib/ex216oba/ex216oba.htm"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.posterpage.ch/img/A8F241ED-C4EE-473C-B4E8-53137E805B9C" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.posterpage.ch/exhib/ex216oba/ex216oba.htm"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.posterpage.ch/img/63086F03-DEDA-45BD-92E0-D11B0BF9B333" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.posterpage.ch/exhib/ex216oba/ex216oba.htm"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.posterpage.ch/img/43B78023-FE53-4344-AD8A-69DE3C78B2A6" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.posterpage.ch/exhib/ex216oba/ex216oba.htm"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.posterpage.ch/img/7951E4DE-41F5-4FCB-919D-F40AA36CFD68" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.posterpage.ch/exhib/ex216oba/ex216oba.htm"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.posterpage.ch/img/867585C7-F9C8-49EB-A117-BCB01A54D010" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.posterpage.ch/exhib/ex216oba/ex216oba.htm"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.posterpage.ch/img/3E9012C3-C085-44CF-BCE6-90FF53906B96" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.posterpage.ch/exhib/ex216oba/ex216oba.htm"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.posterpage.ch/img/DC6A09A5-0350-441D-B6EE-08EB1E2F754A" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.posterpage.ch/exhib/ex216oba/ex216oba.htm"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.posterpage.ch/img/254B8D51-3DD8-4538-B199-DC1C804650E5" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.posterpage.ch/exhib/ex216oba/ex216oba.htm"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.posterpage.ch/img/692FDF65-E28B-404B-BAD2-060690084072" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.posterpage.ch/exhib/ex216oba/ex216oba.htm"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.posterpage.ch/img/2C67737C-41EB-4971-B20A-19D2C5B7AA05" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.posterpage.ch/exhib/ex216oba/ex216oba.htm"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.posterpage.ch/img/85BBC954-FFF8-49C1-9C7E-F4891B33CAC1" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.posterpage.ch/exhib/ex216oba/ex216oba.htm"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.posterpage.ch/img/EA310A48-EB81-4FF4-9959-D5C44E4942EB" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.posterpage.ch/exhib/ex216oba/ex216oba.htm"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.posterpage.ch/img/B8AE582D-1154-40B5-9E70-9FE125544245" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.posterpage.ch/exhib/ex216oba/ex216oba.htm"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.posterpage.ch/img/87545349-0E3F-47D1-8F8A-B3C70D82C404" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.posterpage.ch/exhib/ex216oba/ex216oba.htm"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.posterpage.ch/img/21CE1DEF-674A-4293-9C6D-8E558CC7CB1C" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.posterpage.ch/exhib/ex216oba/ex216oba.htm"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.posterpage.ch/img/403C5227-5EBF-4214-9A32-A25D4FC00968" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.posterpage.ch/exhib/ex216oba/ex216oba.htm"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.posterpage.ch/img/59F75B1D-C741-41E0-BBBE-4EE594FD0C95" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.posterpage.ch/exhib/ex216oba/ex216oba.htm"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.posterpage.ch/img/84938430-960D-46AC-AF55-CC0073927D22" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.posterpage.ch/exhib/ex216oba/ex216oba.htm"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.posterpage.ch/img/B2CF767C-3AD1-4144-A200-716FA657FC0E" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.posterpage.ch/exhib/ex216oba/ex216oba.htm"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.posterpage.ch/img/433296DF-7643-4FED-B038-8607A8F80F5F" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; 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