Comments on: Shepard Fairey @ Jonathan LeVine Gallery

By: WiseAcre

WiseAcre — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 01:04:22 +0000

Did any of the naysayers trouble themselves to read the exhibit description? It describes Fairey’s work as: “artworks designed to scrutinize the dichotomy of SYMBOLS and METHODS associated with IDEOLOGIES of the American Dream….”

“Fairey['s work] employs the graphic language of the subjects [it] critiques.”

His works BLUR THE PERCEIVED BARRIERS between propaganda and escapist decoration, political responsibility and humor WITH THE INTENT OF STIMULATING both viscerally and intellectually.

The “plagiarism” or use of SYMBOL is a commentary, dude. It is SUPPOSED to be provocative. Consider yourselves provoked. Could it be that you are brainwashed by the monolithic authority he is mocking?

By: Elbee

Elbee — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 11:37:03 +0000

MindOnFire; check out the original artworks Fairey copied/stencilled,
I believe you will find them at least as inspiring as FaireyÂ´s “work”.

Fairey may be a great craftsman, but if he were truly original, why does he have to copy others to make a statement…and a living?

By: MindOnFire

MindOnFire — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 11:13:18 +0000

I mean seriously, really? This is the grand critic: http://www.markvallen.com/sale/vallensale.htm ? What a disappointment.

By: MindOnFire

MindOnFire — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 11:00:31 +0000

You uppity bitches need to get off your clouds. Speaking as an RI native who actively watched Fairey’s RISD thesis on phenomenology in action – how it influenced and inspired the cult punk culture, how made people actively think about how propaganda plays an influence in their lives – I can only laugh at the plainly jealous and shallow comments barked-out above. Who have you inspired lately? Seriously. Mark Vallen can write a tomb about how much he thinks Fairey doesn’t reach his higher plane of art-being (that, apparently, you few unknown and unremembered deviants seem to appreciate). Guess what Mark (and shortsighted loyalists) …history is going to remember Fairey, not you.

By: Remember

Remember — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:53:58 +0000

What a bunch of idiot comments about Fairey. You people are stupider than you have a right to be.This guy Fairey has made a career out of lifting images that donâ€™t belong to him then passing them off as his own. As an artist myself this is the lowest thing you can do. He doesnâ€™t deserve any support as an artist. You people that believe he doesnâ€™t do this are gravely misinformed and need to do your homework before you embrace your poster boy. Now I see the Obama picture was lifted as well! Great Artist indeed. Great hack non-artist is more like it.

By: mackd

mackd — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 13:10:44 +0000

plagiarist and a shallow hypocrite, and laughing all the way to the bank i’m sure. without irony. what an unimaginative loser.

By: LINK

LINK — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:22:02 +0000

If Fairey is a plagiarist then so are Giorgione, Titian & Manet

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By: Elbee

Elbee — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:16:59 +0000

I like FaireyÂ´s graphic style.
But the guy is a plagiarist. Plain and simple.
Even if Mark Vallen has the worst of intentions, it still doesnt change the fact that the side-by-side comparisons of Faireys work and those of others leaves no doubt in my mind whatsoever, that he totally lacks professional integrity and obviously also inspiration to create original work.

Now he is making a bundle copying others, and people either dont want to believe he is a fake, or they dont care.
As they say; The bigger the lie, the more believe it.