Freelance artist Ray Noland, a graduate of the School of the Art Institute, holds one of his posters of Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, at a gallery on Madison Street in Chicago, February 4, 2008. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune/MCT)
Noland is part of a recent boom in Obama Art.
…Political art is a phenomenon that “goes back to Jefferson and probably Washington too,” noted Larry Bird, political curator at the National Museum of American History. Today, campaigns work vigorously to control the message, often refusing to allow supporters to bring their own signs and instead mass producing placards that look “homemade.” Such a heavily-orchestrated political environment can make original images even more striking. “In this day and age, when everything is focus-grouped tested and gone over, it’s refreshing when you do stumble upon a sign that was made by the person carrying it.”
I have a huge affinity for graffiti, particularly with stencil, and I ran across the following picture. I started some google researching and didn’t realize how extensive the library of political freelance art is becoming.
Noland’s stencil is not for the graffiti below but this is my favorite political piece, so far..
Some interesting items I’ve found for Barack Obama:
and to be fair, some art pieces of John McCain, unfortunately, I could only find one piece of graffiti for him:
and one of my favorite pieces, non-political, from Banksy:
that banksy is a favorite of mine too.
haha, that’s awesome.
nice mashup too
:)