Comments on: Shepard Fairey for Penguin Books

By: Mika Soria

Mika Soria — Wed, 13 May 2009 22:20:09 +0000

Consider the art of Harold Arthur McNeill too.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 01:51:25 +0000

Shepard Fairey’s a theiving hack. Fuck him.

http://www.art-for-a-change.com/Obey/index.htm

By: Bobby

Bobby — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:20:38 +0000

@Dex – I totally disagree. It’s using the artwork of a pop-culture icon to sell book and get kids to read. How many well designed covers of these books can you think of?

By: Dex

Dex — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:15:55 +0000

The “Hope” poster was interesting because Fairey gave an ORIGINAL purpose to a generic photograph of a political candidate. But with the books it looks to me like Fiarey’s just re-purposing someone else’ artwork and style (again) and trying to pass a half-assed attempt at irony – that is, totalitarian artwork covering anti-totalitarian books – off as art. It’s hackery, pure and simple.

By: ben

ben — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 02:40:00 +0000

i am in hight school in QuÃ©bec and when i saw that cover i decided to make a recherch for see if he really made it. that interresting , i will read it soon in my english class.

scuse for my english,ben

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By: AK144

AK144 — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:11:31 +0000

I’m sorry, but both those covers look very uninspired. I never felt his work at all.

By: Doug

Doug — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:31:53 +0000

Cool but I wish they did chapter illustrations like the Ralph Steadman illustrated Animal Farm.

Still I would love a print of the Animal Farm cover.

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:01:45 +0000

kind of reminds me of how frank miller designed the new cover for “gravity’s rainbow.”