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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Shepard Fairey Unveils New Hope Poster to Support Occupy Movement

"The artist behind the iconic Barack Obama Hope poster has designed a new version in support of the Occupy Wall Street movement. This time around, Shepard Fairey has replaced – or covered – the President’s face with the Guy Fawkes mask synonymous with the protests, reports the Washington Post.
The 31-year-old, who rose to fame following the 2008 frenzy over his image of candidate Obama, said the latest offering is a statement of support to both the man and the cause.
“As flawed as the system is,” he wrote on his blog last week, “I see Obama as a potential ally of the Occupy movement if the energy of the movement is perceived as constructive, not destructive. I still see Obama as the closest thing to ‘a man on the inside’ that we have presently.”
Fairey also shared his thoughts on the relationship between the President and the anticapitalism protests sweeping the U.S. and other countries – and called on doubters to stick with Obama.
“Change is not about one election, one rally, one leader, it is about a constant dedication to progress and a constant push in the right direction. Let’s be the people doing the right thing as outsiders and simultaneously push the insiders to do the right thing for the people.”

in Time

3 comments:

Viktor said...

Interesting post !

November 23, 2011 at 10:44 AM
Anonymous said...

I support Obama, although I think he may have succumb too certain amounts of pressure, I think he is doing his best facing so much hate. I love the poster btw.

November 24, 2011 at 9:58 AM
B Art said...

interesting :)

November 24, 2011 at 5:48 PM

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