Shepard Fairey, L.A. Street Artist, Designs Party Invite for Occupy Wall Street

LA Times ^ | 10/14/2011 | Simone Wilson

[edzo4]

This just happened. Right after receiving the victorious news from New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg that Occupy Wall Street doesn't have to move out of Zuccotti Park after all, protest organizers learned they'd been blessed with a Shepard Fairey original.

An East Coast art-blog editor who's been keeping up with the artistic aspects of OWS (and oh, there are many -- in L.A. too!) told WNYC radio of Fairey's "Occupation Party" invite:

Look familiar? ​"I think it's really great that it's an upward looking positive image, as well as it tries to tie together a little bit of the radicalism of the 60's with today."

Indeed -- Fairey's apparently still on his strong-black-person-gazing-majestically-into-the-heavens kick. But will his (very kind) contributions to the movement revive the Obama "Hope" curse?

[edzo4]

I would love to see what freepers can come up with

[Loud Mime]

Fairey's portrait of the president lured millions of huddled hipsters to the voting booths in 2008. But after many of them decided he's just as useless as the next paid-off politician -- seeing as, you know, the sky didn't rain down free pot and iPads -- the "Hope" symbol took on a new cheesy patriotism.

Cute.

[Tribune7]

Fairey HOPEs he gets a better reception than he did in Europe

[Rudder]

Shepard's Fairy:

[null and void]

[DTogo]

Undercover Brother: Solid!

[who knows what evil?]

Angela Davis?

[ClearCase_guy]

From what I’ve seen, the Occupy Wall Street scene is very white and very middle class. But I guess Angela Davis really encapsulates what they’re all about. [/s]

[MestaMachine]

I have ALWAYS thought that with a name like Shepard Fairey, he couldn’t possibly help being leftard. It is so appropriate.

[giotto]

1. This is high school quality graphics.
2. The woman in the poster looks totally unengaged. She should look angry, or something. She should be looking at the viewer. This person looks like she just got caught smoking in the bathroom.
3. The woman has African-American features and a 60's style Afro. How many black demonstrators have we seen down there in Zucotti Park?

[Kozak]

[edzo4]

[Designer]

"..and a 60's style Afro"

The present-day revellers are no doubt nostalgic for the good old days of free sex, plenty of pot, no jobs, and not taking baths.

[Darkwolf377]

Just what every `spontaneous` `people`s` demonstration has to have--professionally-made ads, by one of the best-known political advert-designers around.

I bet this is being favorited on Facebook pages across the land.

Perfect design, btw--the woman looks like a robot, awaiting her DNC/Oprah/DNC programming so she knows what to think.

[Darkwolf377]

Just what every `spontaneous` `people`s` demonstration has to have--professionally-made ads, by one of the best-known political advert-designers around.

I bet this is being favorited on Facebook pages across the land.

Perfect design, btw--the woman looks like a robot, awaiting her DNC/Oprah/DNC programming so she knows what to think.

[Darkwolf377]

Just what every `spontaneous` `people`s` demonstration has to have--professionally-made ads, by one of the best-known political advert-designers around.

I bet this is being favorited on Facebook pages across the land.

Perfect design, btw--the woman looks like a robot, awaiting her DNC/Oprah/DNC programming so she knows what to think.

[baddog 219]

[Optimist]

I FIND THIS OFFENSIVE ON MANY LEVELS!

offensively funny ...

offensively true ...

offensively sad ...

[baddog 219]

Here is another one with old Charlie as their mascot.

[Cyber Liberty]

I can’t believe the meat puppets are still around.