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Sergant contacted the Obama campaign to seek permission for Fairey to design an Obama poster, which was granted a few weeks before Super Tuesday. Fairey decided to create a portrait of Obama based on his feeling that his "power and sincerity as a speaker would create a positive association with his likeness". [5]
Shepard Fairey, founder of OBEY Clothing, echoed the vice president's "we're not going back" call as he revealed his latest work.
The painting depicts Obama sitting in a chair seemingly floating among foliage. [2] The foliage is described by the artist as " chrysanthemums (the official flower of Chicago), jasmine (symbolic of Hawaii where the president spent most of his childhood) and African blue lilies (alluding to the president's late Kenyan father)."
On December 20, 2019, Frontline announced that it will release the two-part television documentary titled America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump on January 13 and 14, 2020, which will comprehensively examine "the growth of a toxic political environment that has paralyzed Washington and dramatically deepened the gulf between Americans", and provide context for the election year of 2020. [3]
Make America Kittens Again is a Chrome extension that replaces photos of Donald Trump with photos of kittens. The Huffington Post reportedly tried out the extension : Source: Huffington Post
The artist behind the iconic “Hope” poster that became a prominent symbol of Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign has created similar artwork for Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential bid.
In response to Obama's use of Reddit, many noted bypassing generally established mainstream media channels during the 2012 campaign in favor of less-filtered and closer forms of communication. [47] When asked why Obama logged on to Reddit, one campaign official responded "Because a whole bunch of our turnout targets were on Reddit." [48]
Shepard Fairey, the American street artist who created the Obama "Hope" poster, says the president never lived up to the word. The 45-year-old artist, perhaps best known for appearing in Banksy's ...