[Dajjal]

I wouldn’t doubt that he has used other’s work before.

Personally, I doubt that Shepard Fairey has every done any kind of artwork which he hasn't stolen from somebody else.

I don't believe he has a creative bone in his body.

Since he did the Obama poster (which raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for Obama -- expect him to get either some gummint appointment or contracts) I've been paying attention to his stuff, and nowhere have I ever seen anything remotely resembling an original hand-done sketch or painting. Everything is a machine-reproduction of somebody else's creativity, with the colors and context and message changed.

He does steal from gifted photographers, painters, etc. -- so that eye-catching quality passes onto his posters. But without a photocopier, the man would be lost.

[Dajjal]

Corrigendum: Personally, I doubt that Shepard Fairey has ever done any kind of artwork which he hasn't stolen from somebody else.

[Dajjal]

Another corrigendum: Since he did the Obama poster (which raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for Obama -- expect him to get either some gummint appointment or contracts)....

Since he did the Obama poster (which raised millions of dollars for Obama -- expect him to get either some gummint appointment or contracts)....