Filed under: Feature | Tags: Andre, Angel City Brewery, Annabele, Art in the Streets, Banksy, Barry McGee, Daily Marauder, Geffen Contemporary, graffiti art, Josh Lazcano, Jump, Kenny Scharf, LA, MOCA, Mr. Cartoon, Nomade, Retna, Risk, Shepard Fairey, Space Invader
JUMP!! LA: ART IN THE STREETS
Artist: Barry McGee and Josh Lazcano
Photo: Daily Marauder
This week, marks the last week of the first major survey of graffiti art in the United States: Art in the Streets at the MOCA at Geffen Contemporary. To commemorate one of the most intriguing and vibrant expressions of street art, Jump!! comes to LA. Jump!! began in 2008 in New York City as an event meant to re-invent art by expressing as much joy as possible in front of it. Much in the way in which graffiti art is meant to re-invent the wall over which it’s sprayed, bodies become the throw up.
Below you will find several photos from the event. Art in the Streets closes Monday August 8th so if you’re in LA and haven’t taken the trip yet, get a move on.
Artist: Mr. Cartoon
Photo Credit: Jenn Strauss
Artist: Retna
Photo Credit: Cris Dobbins
Artist: Nomade
Photo Credit: Matthew Jekowsky
Artist: Risk
Photo Credit: Cris Dobbins
Artist: Kenny Scharf
Photo Credit: Cris Dobbins
Artist: Andre
Photo Credit: Cris Dobbins
Artist: Banksy
Photo Credit: Cris Dobbins
Artist: Barry McGee and Josh Lazcano
Photo Credit: Daily Marauder
Artist: Banksy
Photo Credit: Cris Dobbins
Jump Crew:
Louis Alvarez
Evan Cunningham
Cris Dobbins
Jenna Ennis
Caroline Giegerich
Matthew Jekowsky
Nadia Korovina
Micki Krimmel
Adrian Mula
Sarah Fiona Nikolovska
Nathan Olivarez-Giles
Jenn Strauss
Susan Vasconcelos
Filed under: MISC | Tags: Associated Press, Barack Obama, Copyright, Fair use, Fairey Aviation Company, Mannie Garcia, Poster, Shepard Fairey
The Associated Press is on the wrong of a fair use
argument again. It is actually suing artist Shepard Fairey for his iconic Obama poster, which it recently discovered was based on an AP news photograph by Mannie Garcia. The poster is clearly based on that photograph (see comparison at left), but this is exactly the kind of use of copyrighted works that is meant to be protected. (http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/05/once-again-the-ap-tries-to-redefine-fair-use-goes-after-shepard-fairey-for-obama-poster 2/5)
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Filed under: Feature, ONLINE SERVICES/INTERACTIVE MEDIA | Tags: Barack Obama, Barack Obama presidential campaign 2008, Candidates and Campaigns, Politics, Presidential, Shepard Fairey, Society and Culture, United States
OBAMA-FY YOURSELF: LIKE ELF YOURSELF BUT WITH MORE OBAMA
You may recognize the above artwork from the much more popular version:
The above poster, as designed by artist Shepard Fairey, drove home President Obama’s message of hope with undertones of a propaganda-like spirit. Now you can apply the same creative spirit to your own photo. Click on the Marauder version above to head to Obamaiconme for some fun in red and blue.
For more on Shepard Fairey and the Obama arts movement, click here.
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Filed under: Feature | Tags: Andre the Giant Has a Posse, Barack Obama, Fairey Aviation Company, Politics, Rhode Island, Shepard Fairey, United States, White House
MANIFEST HOPE: THE GRASSROOTS OBAMA ART MOVEMENT
Shepard Fairey may be the most well known artist when it comes to artwork depicting the president both in his campaign for office and now throughout his elected term. Fairey, an LA-based artist, who initially became known for his “André the Giant Has a Posse” sticker campaign, is now better known for his Obama “Hope” poster. Fairey attended the Rhode Island School of Design as I was growing up a rebellious teenager in Rhode Island and is thus, pretty freakin’ familiar to me.
And that is why I jumped at the chance to go see an exhibition sponsored by his company Obey and Moveon.org on my trip to D.C. The exhibition seeks to highlight the grassroots art movement which helped to propel President Obama to the White House.
Here’s a sample of what we saw.
The Obama-fied Fixie
The Obama Wire Frame
The Great Leaders
Obama Trainers
And of course the obligatory Schwarzenegger with son sighting…
For the full photostream from the event, click here or on any of the images above.
Guests were encouraged to take a picture in front of the Shepard Fairey piece which was then uploaded to politeinpublic.com for viewing and printed for the physicality of it all. Politeinpublic assembles a list of magazine quality photos and instantly uploads the finished product to the site. That said, the photos that I saw from this particular event were less high quality and more caricature. Here’s one on my favorites:
It’s amazing that one man can inspire so many. On this inauguration day, I lift my latte to the man who has re-inspired a nation to dream.
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Filed under: Feature | Tags: Barack Obama, Fox News Channel, Inauguration, MSNBC, Orbitz, Politics, Shepard Fairey, United States
INAUGURATION 2.0: OBAMA KICKS IT NEW SCHOOL
So in true Obama interweb style, the inaugural events have been promoted with the kind of digital fervor this little blogstress looks forward to. And if you want Shepard Fairey’s newest limited edition Obama poster (above), click on the image for a link to the site. Buy it there for $20 which is a whole lot less than the $100 on other sites.
And now, I bring you Obamania 2.0:
Online
Can’t get tickets to the ball? Can’t get a flight to DC for less than $1000? (I just did a search on Orbitz from LA to DC and couldn’t find anything less than $1,200) Watch the ball online for the first time in presidential history. I love these first time presidential digital moments. If I had a child, this could be as exciting as witnessing the first steps.
On top of watching the ball live, you can watch the inauguration itself on the 20th in several places:
- CNN.com & Facebook (above) à So far, this is the most comprehensive online offering I’ve found. Coverage begins at 8AM EST and continues through the swearing-in ceremony at 12PM EST
- CBSnews.com & Cnet.com
And finally, HBO is bringing you on-air and online access to the pre-inauguration concert on Sunday. Viewers can watch online live at 2:30 or at 7. Or watch on air for the full screen experience.
Mobile
Get continuous mobile updates on your cell.
Or…
Watch the inauguration via iPhone with uStream’s upcoming launching application to be live 1/20 in time for the inauguration itself.
Or…
Download the Point About Inauguration iPhone app to stay on top of events in the DC area if you’re making the trip. This location-based app gives you some generic features like a countdown to the inauguration and your distance from the steps of the inauguration. But more useful will be metro and parking garage locations, Wi-fi hot spots, and Zagat guide. For the out-of-towner like me, it’s my in-the-know-DC-best-friend in my pocket.
In Theatres
MSNBC will be bringing inaugural Obamania to a big screen near you. 27 theatres around the country will be providing MNBC’s new coverage on the big screen from 11a – 3:30 ET capturing the inauguration and the parade. Free tickets are available here.
Coffee Shops (seriously…)
On top of broadcasting to movie theatres, MSNBC will be simulcasting to 650 Starbucks’ in New York, San Francisco and Seattle. Inauguration with your tall non-fat latte? No problem.
Obamania 2.0 = Democracy
Or at least a better version of it than the one we’re used to. If democracy is rule by an entire people, then empowering those people with information to this degree with push us that much closer. This much passion in our government not only instills pride but pushes all of us to move in a better direction. I can’t wait for those Freakanomic guys to some day write about the economic effect.
We at Daily Marauder will be in DC next week for the inauguration. It’s nice to know that all of you will be with us.
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