Not really feeling this one, but its art and Im gonna post it!  From Klutch:

“Already getting mixed reactions to this one. It is not some big statement or an Obama dis. Here is my side:

The whole thing was just a show flyer. I LOVE black metal and have been going through some f**ked mental episodes lately. The Hope poster seemed like a good vehicle for expressing that I personally am not feeling too hopeful these days. Attacking an icon of hope seems perfectly fair and based on the reactionary responses I would say it is necessary.”

Hope Less
10″ x 15″
2 color screenprint
Edition of 200
$20 each

Available at Diesel Fuel Prints.

Shepard Fairey has created a new to pay tribute to the great Michael Jordan. Edition sizes and signature information is posted below.  The print series will go on sale starting Thursday, Sept. 17th.  Head over to Obey Giant for the purchasing link.  Here is all the info:

The initial offering consisting of just the high-end, 26” x 36” silk-screened master prints signed by both Jordan and Fairey (limited to 50 versions each) for $4,499.99 collectively. For anyone who purchases the three-part master print series, they will receive the same edition number in the limited-to-50 series for each print (UNC, Bulls and the HOF induction). Additionally, on Sept 17th the three-part sets signed by Fairey-only, which also measure 26” wide x 36” high and are limited to 123 apiece, go on sale for $1,349.99 collectively.

On Sept 22nd, individual versions of the dual-signed master prints will go on sale for $1,499.99 each, with the Fairey-only signed versions also being made available for $499.99 apiece. Lastly, on Tuesday, Sept. 29, an 18” wide x 24” high Fairey-signed print that’s limited to 523 will be made available. Complete sets of the three single-signed, 18? x 24? prints will retail for $215.99 each with individual pieces listed for $79.99.

“As long time fans of Shepard’s art and having worked with him prior to the popularity and notoriety of his Obama ‘Hope’ artwork, we are very excited to offer collectors of sports memorabilia an art series that will bring to life Jordan’s accomplishments and further cement his legacy,“ said Chuck Donato, business manager of UDA, the Upper Deck Company’s memorabilia division. “Jordan is the sporting world’s ultimate icon and there isn’t a more relevant or iconic artist currently than Shepard, so this is an epic pairing of athlete and artist. We couldn’t be more thrilled.”

Pre-order yours at Arkitip:

Shepard Fairey is arguably the most famous artist of the Arkitip alumni group, and could quite possibly be the artist most remembered of his generation. We celebrate Shepard’s methods not only because they are beautiful and effective but also because he took on the mainstream art establishment and after 20 long years, he seems to be winning.

His recent rise to popularity punctuated by his support of the Obama Presidential campaign has made Shepard Fairey a household name. His iconic portrait of Barack Obama has come to symbolize the historic campaign of the first African American to be elected President and now that image graces the National Portrait Gallery at the Smithsonian. He’s an artist who stands by what he believes in and has done more to communicate his causes to the masses than most of his contemporaries, which is admirable on any level. His campaigns have done more to shape the public consciousness than any other artist because you don’t have go to a gallery to see his work, its ubiquity is well established.

This issue will be truly historic, as we celebrate 20 Years of Shepard’s seminal ‘Obey’ campaign. Because Shepard has not been a guest of Arkitip magazine since issue edition No. 0003, this reunion collaboration has been long overdue and is a guaranteed to be another groundbreaking Arkitip classic.

Talk about the most perfect movie poster.  Jetset Graffiti has teamed up with Retro-Lens to make this as creative and visually mesmerizing as possible.  This poster is for Abraham Obama Lenticular Film Poster.   This movie poster is available in two colorways;  a Rainbow 3D version, and a triple layer 3D FLIP poster.   Both are 3-dimensional and use a 100 LPI lens to create excellent solid color transitions and great depth. You can pick one up at Jetset Graffiti.  Here is a little info about the editions:

Artist: Ron English
Title: Abraham Obama Lenticular Film Poster
Size: 18? x 24?
Edition:  500 each of 2 colorways; 3D Flip & Rainbow 3D
Price: $80 (includes free copy of Abraham Obama Special Edition DVD)

Just a reminder for all you fans of Undead Presidents out there, Jared Moraitis has a new  Zombama Brains shirt that is now on sale at the fantastic Tee Fury from now until Monday night at midnight.  It’ll be on sale for only $9 for 24 hours only, then the price will increase!

Ray Noland is putting together a wonderful collection of art this Spring.  This show will take place at the Chicago Tourism Center April 1st – May 15th, 2009.  Most importantly, there is a print for the show.  “Officially Unofficial” is a very limited, six color screenprint that measures 18 x 24 inches.  These are limited to just 44 and all are signed/numbered by Ray Noland.  You can get these at Go Tell Mama.  Here is some additional info about the show:

Brought to you by CRO in collaboration with The Post Family
Hosted by the Department of Cultural Affairs

April 1st – May 15th, 2009
Chicago Tourism Center, 72 E. Randolph

This exhibit will house a collection of prints, photographs, posters and videos that emerged in 2008 as icons of the art movement supporting Barack Obama. The work will feature a look behind the scenes at Obama HQ as well as independent efforts of designers and artists that converged in a groundswell of inspired work.

The internet was a critical vehicle of grassroots success for both the official and unofficial campaign efforts. This network empowered artists to collaborate and disseminate their work across the country — all of which paralleled the official campaign’s use of email, text messages, and bypassing traditional fund-raising practices with individual online donations.

The show will feature several facets of the visual campaign including Ray Noland’s GoTellMama! poster series and art tour across the U.S., Shepard Fairey’s now iconic Hope poster, the Manifest Hope series, and Sol Sender who developed the campaign’s official logo and branding. The result was a separate but united project that ultimately aided in the successful election to office of Barack Obama.

About a month back we had a wonderful preview of Rhys Coopers new creation, “Vote Chaos”.  Well, vote chaos glow in the dark vairant is now available.  Here is a bit from the man himself:

The big secret about this poster has been the “I BELIEVE IN CHAOS” variant using the famous Obama campaign colour scheme and wait for it… GLOW IN THE DARK face makeup!
A signed and number edition of only 50.
All posters are hand stamped.

The original is limited to 4 per person.
The variant glow in the dark is limited to 1 per person (sorry, but got to be fair).
First come first served.

Link to the original

Link to the variant

I was pretty surprised when I was checking out the site Earth Hour and saw the artwork had been done by Shepard Fairey.  How awesome!  I don’t have much information on a  release of this image, but I will keep you all updated.  For now, enjoy the art!

“A host of high profile ambassadors across the world have also lent their support to the campaign, most notably Nobel Peace Prize recipient Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Academy Award-winning actress Cate Blanchett. Shepard Fairey, the artist who created the iconic imagery for Barack Obama in the recent US Presidential Election, has agreed to create artwork for the Earth Hour campaign.”

Looks like someone has been busy.  Jay Ryan announced yesterday that he has five new prints available for sale.  All prints can be purchased at The Bird Machine.  Above we have the new Andrew Bird print for Carnegie Hall, in New York City. Based on the handsome family’s song ‘the giant of Illinois’ (which Andrew covers), this print includes a lot of metallic silver ink, and features seth the greyhound standing near a pond.

dogs in school
approximately 20 x 30 inches, printed on blue cover
six screens used
edition of 220, signed

A friend organized a body of work from different artists and designers around the theme “dogs in school”. these guys are swimming in a piscene arrangement.

patton oswalt / athens
the 40 watt club, athens, GA, 02/06/09
approximately 17.5 x 23 inches, printed on white cover
five screens used
edition of 300, signed

Patton’s french bulldog, grumpus, with ackbar, han, a stormtrooper, and a powerdroid.

patton oswalt / atlanta
the earl, atlanta, 02/07/09
approximately 17.5 x 23 inches, printed on white cover
five screens used
edition of 300, signed

Patton’s dog, grumpus, with some vintage star wars figures

the big shoulders ball
with andrew bird, ted leo, tortoise, waco bros., ken vandermark, honeyboy edwards, jon langford, sally timms, icy demons, judson clai
the black cat, washington DC, 01/19/09
approximately 20 x 26 inches, printed on french cover
six screens used
edition of 450, signed

The big shoulders ball was curated by the hideout, chicago, to take place in DC the night before obama’s inauguration.

I saw a little clip about this on the Today Show this morning.  Apparently AP is accusing Shepard Fairey of using their photograph (which he openly admits) for his most famous iconic image of Barack Obama.  AP is looking for credit and compensation, but Fairey disagrees that they are deserving.

“The Associated Press has determined that the photograph used in the poster is an AP photo and that its use required permission,” the AP’s director of media relations, Paul Colford, said in a statement. “AP safeguards its assets and looks at these events on a case-by-case basis. We have reached out to Mr. Fairey’s attorney and are in discussions. We hope for an amicable solution.”

There is an article on Yahoo News.

Sorry guys, a little late on this one, got caught up in a snow storm.  As part of the Manifest Hope exhibition in Washington, DC – “Change We Made” was created to commemorate the inauguration of our 44th president, Barack Obama.

Each print is hand pulled and painted, making no two prints alike.
2 color silkscreen print each signed and numbered.
Limited edition run of 44.
Measures 18 x 24 inches on 80 lb French Paper.

Print is available here!

Joshua Budich has got a new  one for us and its pretty sweet! This time it’s a tribute to our 44th President, Barack Obama. An 18″x24″, 3-color print on white matte paper.  Limited Edition of 100 prints, Signed and Numbered, of course. It’ll run you only $15 USD plus shipping (TOTALS w/ shipping: $25 US, $35 CAN, $40
International). You can check out the details on Joshua’s site.

On this day, the day Barack Obama officially takes office, I offer you this artwork from Antar Dayal.  “Number 44″  is screenprinted signed/open edition print.  Measures 24 x 30 inches and can be purchased at the Dayal Studio.

The new Inagural print print by Shepard Fairey is now available. Iconic 24×36″ limited edition poster by Shepard Fairey. Numbered 1001-9999. Hurry to the Inaugural store to grab yours before they are gone.

In one of the craziest elections in American history, he overcame a lack of experience, a funny name, two candidates who are political institutions and the racial divide to become the 44th President of the United States.

Congrats To Barack Obama for being named Time’s Man Of The Year.

Congrats to Shepard Fairey for his work being on the cover of Time Magazine.