‘Farmers’ For Obama
Fresh off the heels of last night’s debate, here’s some change you can’t Xerox. Artist duo and creative agriculturists, the Date Farmers, are releasing this hand made limited edition campaign print (300pcs.) in support of Barack Hussein Obama. They’re being peddled via Upper Playground and the ‘Farmers’ are promising to use all the proceeds to make and mass-distribute more posters throughout Texas, which is holding it’s primary on March 4th and could help determine the Democratic presidential candidate. The prints are are all signed, numbered, and selling for $200 a pop. One thing’s for sure, they’re certainly more progressive and hopeful than this piss poor attempt.
Jared February 22, 2008 at 6:12 pm
I would like to thank the author of this write up for showcasing his ignorance.
Thank you uneducated, ignorant human. Thank you.
D February 22, 2008 at 9:07 pm
Hey Jared, what’s your beef with the writeup man? Because I don’t really see anything wrong or out of bounds about it.
Not an Obama fan? Or are you an Obama fan and you don’t like the Xerox quip maybe? Or you prefer the “piss poor attempt” posters it links to?
Enlighten us. Calling the author of the write up “ignorant” and not posting anything else doesn’t really give us (or the author) much to go on.
Scientific February 22, 2008 at 11:11 pm
Sorry, but the “piss poor” posters you linked are so much better than this one. Promote this one all you like, but don’t hate on another artist’s solid work - especially when that artist has sold all of his prints and you’re still hocking this stuff. Get a grip.
Elrod February 22, 2008 at 11:30 pm
Is it just me or is Obama’s face made to “look” more Latino? Those aren’t Barack Obama’s eyes.
Mark L. February 22, 2008 at 11:36 pm
Respectively communist.
Eric February 22, 2008 at 11:41 pm
Great poster. Where can we get a hi-def EPS to print our own copies to post around town?
Don’t hate on Fairy’s stuff, though.
Gregor February 23, 2008 at 12:24 pm
I just bought some of these, at 200 a piece. I’m a trader and a collector. Let me just say this, I think these will be selling at a significant premium to the current price on year from now. (I did not hog them, however. I bought only two: one for keeps and one for collecting or to trade years from now).
It’s a gorgeous, and fantastic piece of work. Regardless of whether Obama wins the general election, it’s clear that he is now firmly established as a Cultural Icon.
Again, my hat’s off to the artists.
DaB February 23, 2008 at 11:33 pm
I think the poster is FANTASTIC! (Wish I could pop off 200 for one.)
J-Dub February 25, 2008 at 6:00 pm
This poster is great. But I think referring to Shepard Fairey’s work as “piss poor” is a rather ignorant comment on your part. Especially when the poster by The Mac, featured in today’s earlier post, looks suspiciously similar to Shepards…which I’m pretty certain was created first.
FYI, Shepards first editions are going for $1,000.00 and higher. I guess it pay’s to be a well known, “piss poor” artist.
http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37&satitle=obey+obama&category0=
standard truth March 1, 2008 at 1:20 am
The poster by Mac was produced by Shepard Fairey, hence the similar format.
David March 6, 2008 at 5:02 pm
I bought several of these (I see others have as well). They are going to be worth 2000.00 a piece by next year. They are a limited edition. And signed.
Oh and guess what?
They are now sold out.