From Trevor Chowning: “With an ancestral connection to President Lincoln, I have long felt a personal link to his inexhaustible passion for equality and humanity. With the election and inauguration of Barack Obama, I wanted to create a visual intertwining of America’s sometimes dark but glorious past to her shining, hopeful future. The hand of Lincoln isn’t so much guiding as it is assuring, illuminated by the beams of sunlight breaking through the dark skies as the storm clouds part.”

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Yesterday, we saw a composition of Uncle Sam, Lincoln and Obama  (Uncle Lincbama?). Today lets look at a Obama, Kennedy, Lincoln  morph (Okencoln?) by Der Schweizer Narr: “This picture live. It will reflect change of times over USA. The Power of Change is behind this face picture, because the Artist will change us time to. This picture content magical power to shield Mr Barak Obama, like Vodoo. Picture is painted by ‘The Swiss Narr’ (german: ‘Der Schweizer Narr’).”

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Here is a great piece by UK pop artist Michael Forbes: “Im inspired to paint this image, after the new feeling of Hope that has arisen from the election of President Obama.” As always, jump inside to see the detail!

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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.

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