Michael Woodman sent in some art in a whole new medium – glass! The following is a fused glass tile that he created: “Size 7″x5″. I did of Sen. Obama. It will most likely be mounted into a 11″ square shadowbox.”
Reader Danny D. noticed this fine work in AfroPix’s photostream. The black and white wall art is located on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd – Los Angeles. We are not sure if this is a completed work, or just in progress. If anyone is in the area and has newer shots or information on the artest please let us know.
(more…)Ran across this caricature in Nick Leonard’s photostream. It’s not pretty. It’s not supportive. And it could easily be considered racist. So why are we featuring it here? Well it is a great example about how this campaign has affected the art community. Love him, or hate him – Obama has inspired people to create.
Another reader submission. This one is from Olga Kuczer, a professional artist originally from Orenburg, Russia. She made these for his birthday (August 4th). Well, happy belated 47th birthday Barack! And thank you Olga for sending these in. There are some single color versions below that would be great as stickers, or as a basis for some stencil art. 
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Located all around the San Fransisco Chinatown – a black and white Obama stands proud. Behind him is the power of the rising sun. Below, two characters of traditional Chinese. I figured that it spelled “hope” or “progress” or one of the usual phrases. Sure enough, a college from China confirmed that the literal translation translation is “moving forward”.
Where Barry Blitt used his art to compare Obama to a terrorist, Ron English has used his to make a more positive comparison. The image should speak for itself – there is also more information about the art and artist inside.
Featured on I, Splotchy:
“A couple weeks ago I noticed a nifty bit of stencil work on a crappy old building near where I work. I really dig graffiti, especially when it’s something other than a poorly-made half-assed gang sign.”
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