http://visualingual.wordpress.com/2008/05/16/elsewhere-5/ musings on urban visual culture, in Cincinnati and beyond Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:50:10 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://visualingual.wordpress.com/2008/05/16/elsewhere-5/#comment-105 visualingual Sat, 17 May 2008 13:30:22 +0000 http://visualingual.wordpress.com/?p=185#comment-105 Hmm, that's an excellent point. If you've built up a practice and developed an aesthetic that's a parody of propaganda, you can't suddenly switch gears and be all sincere about something. Hmm, that’s an excellent point. If you’ve built up a practice and developed an aesthetic that’s a parody of propaganda, you can’t suddenly switch gears and be all sincere about something.

]]> http://visualingual.wordpress.com/2008/05/16/elsewhere-5/#comment-103 justforview Fri, 16 May 2008 16:48:31 +0000 http://visualingual.wordpress.com/?p=185#comment-103 I like Fairey's typical work and I also like Obama, but I think this whole street poster campaign is taking things a little too far. It may seem related to his other work, but what I appreciated about the past stuff is that is was apolitical, but appropriated political visual rhetoric. This Obama stuff really cheapens that for me. I like Fairey’s typical work and I also like Obama, but I think this whole street poster campaign is taking things a little too far. It may seem related to his other work, but what I appreciated about the past stuff is that is was apolitical, but appropriated political visual rhetoric. This Obama stuff really cheapens that for me.

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