Windswept in Dublin
Michelle Obama proved she gelled well with the Irish – as her husband prepared to meet his eighth cousin. Barack Obama and his windswept wife, whose hair stood on end as they arrived at Dublin Airport this morning, is heading to his ancestral home before continuing on to Britain tomorrow for a full state visit. Photo credit: AP.
Urban Art Auction at Bonhams
This week in London, the two-hundred year old auction house Bonhams will be auctioning off 67 works by top urban artists including Banksy, Shepard Fairey, Blek Le Rat, and Futura. The sale includes Shepard Fairey’s iconic painting Change (2008), the famous portrait of Barack Obama rendered in red, white, and blue seen below. The sale also includes an olive wood sculpture titled Watchtower (2007) by urban art phenomenon Banksy as well as number of prints and paintings by the artist. In addition to the Banksy sculpture, two other 3-D pieces round out the selection on offer including Tablet (2009) by stone carver Jon Whitbread and graffiti artist Sez.
LegoLand Obama Inauguration
The guys at LegoLand California built this historic scene: Barack Obama taking the Presidential oath of office on the steps of the Capitol in Miniland U.S.A. President Obama, his wife Michelle, and daughters Sasha & Malia in LEGO – More info, pics and video here
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Obama Buttons Collection
A collection of Barack Obama collectible buttons from the ’08 campaign trail. From the creators of “Emo for Obama” for better or worse.
Moving Images
Check-out Mr. Brainwash’s mural of President-elect Barack Obama that was unveiled at SCOPE Miami 2008 this week. The French-born artist will also be presenting a large-scale, non-commercial installation sponsored by the SCOPE Foundation.
Designers for Obama!
With the goal of supporting Barack Obama’s campaign for presidency, Design/ers for Obama will introduce new tools and opportunities to web-powered grass roots organizing that has already revolutionized campaigning. Design/ers for Obama is a community for Obama supporters, whether visually inclined or not, to aggregate and rate Obama poster art that is available for download in a variety of sizes that can be easily printed by any and everyone. At such a turbulent (yet exciting) time in our nation’s history, collaboration has never been more important.
Believe. Change. Progress.
“Believe. Change. Progress,” a 4-color print by Adriana de Barros.
I saw a post on Design You Trust (yep, this site) about a political t-shirt contest “Obama Vs. McCain.” And since we’re close to the US Presidential election, I thought I might as well design something for this thematic t-shirt contest. My design is entitled “Believe. Change. Progress,” a few words that were plucked from famous quotes from Barack Obama. The concept was based on various photos of Obama, and I wanted to make his face look iconic and stylized. A simple design that looks somewhat abstract up close, but a few meters away looks like Obama is coming from the light.
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