I'm in art school. It's practically required for me to take awkward self portraits in front of art.He's a plagiarizing jerk. He's a bonafide genius. The point is, he came to Cincinnati and made it that much more awesome. Not only did he improve some already beautiful buildings, but he got the city excited and proud. That's an artist I can stand behind.
I went on an adventure to find all the buildings that Shepard Fairey pasted his propaganda. I love the closeup shots that people have been posting, but it's just as or more interesting to see the artwork in its context.
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My favorite aspect about the whole trip were a series of white helium balloons that actually tied in with a different show at the CAC by Shilpa Gupta. They were tied flying close by several of the Fairey pieces. Beautiful, with a message I can really stand behind.
Awesome! Nice photos!
ReplyDeleteThose white balloons were an interesting touch. And yes, I can definitely get behind Fairey regardless of the criticisms out there of him.
ReplyDeleteI love the far-off shots! How beautiful.
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