{"id":1523,"date":"2009-02-09T21:56:43","date_gmt":"2009-02-10T05:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.godammit.com\/?p=1523"},"modified":"2009-02-09T21:56:43","modified_gmt":"2009-02-10T05:56:43","slug":"shepard-fairey-is-a-fucking-punk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/godammit.com\/shepard-fairey-is-a-fucking-punk\/","title":{"rendered":"Shepard Fairey is a Fucking Punk"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am SO HAPPY to add my voice to the din of Shepard Fairey haters, since I have hated him from the word Obey. Obey yourself, motherfucker<\/strong>, I always think when I see his stupid Obey products, which now include every possible type of garment and accessory for idiots who like his ‘brand.’<\/p>\n

Shepard Fairey designed the Obama poster that is now going to the Smithsonian, but he copied it from a photo taken by AP photographer Manny Garcia (see photo, above left.) The AP is suing Fairey for copyright infringement, and now Fairey is counter-suing<\/a> the AP, claiming that their lawsuit takes a position that is “a suppression of an artist’s freedom of expression<\/em>.”<\/p>\n

All of Mr. Fairey’s work thus far is copied from something else, which some call plagiarism<\/a>. Some disagree<\/a>. \u00a0 What is hard to argue with is the statement of James Danziger, whose gallery is selling limited prints of Garcia’s photo, signed by Mr. Garcia: “There’s an implication that defining yourself as an ‘artist’ as opposed to a ‘photographer’ makes you more important and gives you a special privilege. It also implies that a straightforward photograph is of lesser significance or value than a painting or conceptual work of art.” <\/em><\/p>\n

For me, the moral of this story is, Don’t Obey Anyone, least of all punkass phonies who pretend to be guerrilla artists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"