OBAMARTISTS

One of Many Reasons the DNC Will Be Hipper Than the RNC

1_Chinese-forward.jpg In what could be easily be construed as the liberal clusterfuck of the 21st century, MoveOn is partnering with Shepard Fairey and Upper Playground to host a Pro-Obama (naturally) exhibit during the DNC. The "Manifest Hope Art Gallery" will open on Sunday, August 24 and run through Thursday, August 28. The 10,000 square foot venue will display work by both established an emerging artists. Additionally, the proponents of the candidate that can actually raise his arms above his head will hold an art contest and 30 submissions will be featured in an online gallery with the top 5 hung physically at the 'Hope' Gallery. We also hear that the show will include on site installations from the likes of Ron English and Sam Flores. The above image is from one of the artists featured in the show, who simply goes by the name Eddie. He's been pasting up this image around San Francisco of Obama with radiating lights and the word "Forward" in Chinese in part to highlight the often overlooked Asian voting bloc. He's also created versions in Spanish and plans on rolling out other languages too like Korean, Japanese, Russian, and Vietnamese. The piece itself was created with layers of paper, shellac, and then pasted into a lightbox. Detailed shots and images of the work in progress below.

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by ANIMAL on August 6, 2008

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My god! The little son of a bitch is a Marxist!

"My god! The little son of a bitch is a Marxist!"

Yawn

There were posters like that in Communist China that featured Mao. Same philosophy, different "leader." Oh, and no hat this time.

Cult of personality swooning for a Republican-Lite who caved on FISA and now wants offshore drilling. Puppy love is blind, I guess.

you americans are funny (and stupid), it's just a poster with chinese kanji, like there are many with spanish or german frases, and you people are calling him a dictator? a communist?

you dumb fucks deserve G W Bush

Oh Bruno, we're not all dumb phucks - please, most of us are for Obama - just the fucking dickwads posting here deserve bush lite, not the rest of us

Bruno,
You are wack. You are trying to communicate on an American site, with other Americans and talk bad about the greatest country in the history of Humanity. How many objects do you own that were created by American companies? How many times a day do you use slang created in the US? What country are you from? Bush is dope. Mccain is dope. Obama is kinda corny. America needs a leader that's going to help our wealthy become wealthier. America needs a leader who will help companies destroy the environment faster.

Anyway Bruno,
You need to tell me what country you're from. Ok?

Hey Softee why don't you stick your head out from under that trashcan you prick, america is not the capital of the world. You should stop watching the dumbass tv and go out travelling and see how others really live. Oh and i'm a full bloodied american living overseas btw......and you can stick bush and the whole chaingang up your **s.

dude i'm no fan of mccain but referring to "the candidate that can actually raise his arms above his head" is way out of line. there's a reason he can't raise his arms above his head. that's just not cool. i mean, mccain sucks. there are plenty of other things to make fun of him for.

interesting debate going on here... there's just one thing about this stylish poster that i don't really understand: why did the artist use the chinese characters for "forward" and not for "change", which is - i believe - the phrase his campaign is associated with by most people?

The back-lit effect is super cool.
Ensign over an ensign?
Eddie has a strong piece.

You know, if the Dems are stupid enough to put this up and think of it as a positive image, then I hope they are ready for the negative blowback. You see, for the less intelligent life forms, I will break it down. The Democrats are already compared to Communists as it is. Look at the Socialist programs they would like to get going in the United States and then tell me this poster is a good idea. As for all the apologists out there who claim to be "Americans;" get over it. The United States is doing what any other country in our position would do. If you think otherwise, you are a deluded fool. Actually, the U.S. is much more benevolent than Russia or China would be. If you like Communist regimes and dictatorships, go find a nice field to work in China. Oooh, better yet, go find a nice, "peaceful" Islamic state, ruled by Shariah law! Enjoy that "peace" while they kill their own daughters for getting raped. Or, better yet, enjoy the gracious freedom of religion they offer! Hey, if you are in Europe, you won't have to go far to find that peace. Soon you will be living as a prisoner of it. As for the jealous ass-monkeys who deem themselves worthy of slandering the name of MY country, besa mi culo! F- the Democrats, they will be our downfall. While they roam the world, looking for an ass to kiss, the citizens of the United States will suffer for their weakness. Get ready people. If this racist jackass and his American-hating wife get into office, we are in for a long, shitty ride.

Bruno,
You and Yeehaw can go find yourself a nice book and snuggle with each other while the U.S. runs roughshod over your pathetic asses! Yeehaw, you are obviously one of those assholes who needs to live in another country anyway. Good riddance! Bruno, you just wished you lived here. You are both probably alive and able to do the things you enjoy through the past efforts, sweat and deaths of Americans, so show some fucking respect. The world has one short, fucking memory. You bastards never even give a shit about all the good this country has done, continues to do and will continue to do for this ungrateful planet. You want to hate on a country? Try China, who is quickly becoming the world's most prolific pollution factory. Let's not even start about their human rights record! No, it's easy to pick on the country who is on top today. The one that bailed Europe and Asia out of WWII. The one who helped keep the Soviet Union at bay until it imploded. The only one that can save your ass when the shit hits the fan. Oh, and the country that hands out money to every needy cause and gets knifed in the ass for its kindness. You know what, you are too stupid to teach. Fuck it. The U.S. is on the decline, as is Europe. You stupid fucks are about to see what this world is like without U.S. protection and involvement. Just remember this, I-Fucking-Told-You-So.

I think I will vote for Obama because he has a larger penis than McCain.

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