Comments on: Shepard Fairey Is All Over My (Internet) TV http://www.unlikelywords.com/2009/01/23/shepard-fairey-is-all-over-my-internettv/ A blog with delusions of grandeur Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:45:40 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Jono http://www.unlikelywords.com/2009/01/23/shepard-fairey-is-all-over-my-internettv/comment-page-1/#comment-108222 Jono Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:25:41 +0000 http://www.unlikelywords.com/?p=2628#comment-108222 Remember, I disagree. It's not the lowest. The lowest to me is people who think they have any right to determine what "art" is. Art is in the eye of the beholder. One man's single dot on a page is another's 1 million dollar masterpiece. Fairey has been doing what he does looooong before the Obama print and he's never been one to hide his intention or practices. If you take your argument to the logical conclusion I'm assuming you dislike most modern American art from the likes of Warhol, Johns, Lichtenstein, and Koons. All these artists are famous for, as you say, "lifting images". Again to me it's less about what it is and more about what it makes you feel. Remember,

I disagree.

It’s not the lowest. The lowest to me is people who think they have any right to determine what “art” is. Art is in the eye of the beholder. One man’s single dot on a page is another’s 1 million dollar masterpiece.

Fairey has been doing what he does looooong before the Obama print and he’s never been one to hide his intention or practices.

If you take your argument to the logical conclusion I’m assuming you dislike most modern American art from the likes of Warhol, Johns, Lichtenstein, and Koons. All these artists are famous for, as you say, “lifting images”.

Again to me it’s less about what it is and more about what it makes you feel.

]]> By: remember http://www.unlikelywords.com/2009/01/23/shepard-fairey-is-all-over-my-internettv/comment-page-1/#comment-108221 remember Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:58:08 +0000 http://www.unlikelywords.com/?p=2628#comment-108221 You're wasted your time if you want to see Fairey's work This guy Fairey has made a career out of lifting images that don’t belong to him then passing them off as his own. As an artist myself this is the lowest thing you can do. He doesn’t deserve any support as an artist. You people that believe he doesn’t do this are gravely misinformed and need to do your homework before you embrace your poster boy. Now I see the Obama picture was lifted as well! You’re wasted your time if you want to see Fairey’s work
This guy Fairey has made a career out of lifting images that don’t belong to him then passing them off as his own. As an artist myself this is the lowest thing you can do. He doesn’t deserve any support as an artist. You people that believe he doesn’t do this are gravely misinformed and need to do your homework before you embrace your poster boy. Now I see the Obama picture was lifted as well!

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