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Post by kunstrasen on Mar 20, 2012 19:16:51 GMT 1
...and yes, I know Shep's got more talent than MBW, but hell ... Are you sure? ;D |
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Post by pcant on Mar 20, 2012 19:19:14 GMT 1
OK, fair point, but at least with the HPMs I believe he does the work himself, right? Also I think he has a good eye for design.
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Post by fingerz on Mar 20, 2012 19:19:32 GMT 1
sniff, anyone decide against either of them i'll gladly take it off your hands (even with taxes) i tried fella but pipped at the post .....  |
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Post by twist65 on Mar 20, 2012 19:26:17 GMT 1
cheers fingerz your a legend, never mind eh =]
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Post by hupster on Mar 20, 2012 19:26:58 GMT 1
Crap..... finished work earlier than normal...drove home and missed the release....
Always good to see members get them though and hopefully i will pick up a cheap one off the bay but i dont hold my breath.........
Well done to those who got one......
Hupster
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Post by UmBongo on Mar 20, 2012 19:32:55 GMT 1
...and yes, I know Shep's got more talent than MBW, but hell ... Are you sure? ;D Obey rip-off anything they can get away with. Almost ALL of the imagery they use gets lifted from elsewhere - not even taking inspiration from other works, but blatant direct lifts... www.art-for-a-change.com/Obey/index.htmQuite an interesting read. |
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Post by nocode on Mar 20, 2012 19:35:20 GMT 1
+1 set  |
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Post by chrisby on Mar 20, 2012 19:54:43 GMT 1
Think thats was the lot or they might do a couple of drops like the other day?
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Post by kunstrasen on Mar 20, 2012 19:58:30 GMT 1
Obey rip-off anything they can get away with. Almost ALL of the imagery they use gets lifted from elsewhere - not even taking inspiration from other works, but blatant direct lifts... www.art-for-a-change.com/Obey/index.htmQuite an interesting read. Very interesting read indeed. Hopefully everyone who just wasted money on that bs will have a look. |
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Post by Karl Read on Mar 20, 2012 20:03:06 GMT 1
Obey rip-off anything they can get away with. Almost ALL of the imagery they use gets lifted from elsewhere - not even taking inspiration from other works, but blatant direct lifts... www.art-for-a-change.com/Obey/index.htmQuite an interesting read. Very interesting read indeed. Hopefully everyone who just wasted money on that bs will have a look. I take it you have'nt read supply and demand? One of Shepard's books. You should read that and still see if your opinion is the same. It may just change your views. Are you aware of Shepards background/skate culture? Skateboard graphics? Look at dface, similar background (skate) and similar way of working. Just saying.  |
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Post by kunstrasen on Mar 20, 2012 20:12:12 GMT 1
Very interesting read indeed. Hopefully everyone who just wasted money on that bs will have a look. I take it you have'nt read supply and demand? One of Shepard's books. You should read that and still see if your opinion is the same. It may just change your views. Are you aware of Shepards background/skate culture? Skateboard graphics? Look at dface, similar background (skate) and similar way of working. Just saying. Yeah I was a cool kid once back in the days as well but today nobody cares. ;D Avoiding his work where I can, only come across it here on the forum, and before I read one of 'his' books I'd rather jump of a bridge. Since he hardly seems capable to articulate himself in interviews I doubt he can actually write well enough to come up with a book himself. Maybe my deep sitting dislike towards his posters is also caused by the propaganda style he copies which only reminds my of Leni Riefenstahl and the propaganda she did for the Nazis which simply makes me want to through up being German. Probably my mind just can't get around that people (still) fall for this crap. |
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Post by happyshopper on Mar 20, 2012 20:34:43 GMT 1
Obey rip-off anything they can get away with. Almost ALL of the imagery they use gets lifted from elsewhere - not even taking inspiration from other works, but blatant direct lifts... www.art-for-a-change.com/Obey/index.htmQuite an interesting read. Always makes me laugh when this is posted. It's like people can't see the difference between ripping something off and taking an image and subverting it (which is 90% of art on this forum... even Banksy!) It's not like Shep hides his sources... except the Obama image of course, I'll give you that one ! |
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Post by kunstrasen on Mar 20, 2012 20:40:27 GMT 1
Always makes me laugh when this is posted. It's like people can't see the difference between ripping something off and taking an image and subverting it (which is 90% of art on this forum... even Banksy!) It's not like Shep hides his sources... except the Obama image of course, I'll give you that one ! lol...are you sure you can see the difference? |
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Post by sfinks on Mar 20, 2012 20:57:48 GMT 1
1st time i have tried for an obey and got one very happy $39 postage though wtf ?! Think i had to pay $60 in post for a print i payed $45 for. Kinda ironic  |
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Post by happyshopper on Mar 20, 2012 21:41:14 GMT 1
Always makes me laugh when this is posted. It's like people can't see the difference between ripping something off and taking an image and subverting it (which is 90% of art on this forum... even Banksy!) It's not like Shep hides his sources... except the Obama image of course, I'll give you that one ! lol...are you sure you can see the difference? That anyone interested in art doesn't instantly know where Shepards references come from is a little sad. Do people need to be told Shep didn't take the photo of Andre the Giant, or that the image of Big Brother comes from 1984? Don't want to blow your mind, but Banksy's Kate uses an image by another artist. Is that a ripped off image, or using an existing image to bring a new message? By that sites standards Banksy is guilty of ripping Warhol off. |
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Post by mitc on Mar 20, 2012 21:50:09 GMT 1
Back up!!
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Post by bomber88 on Mar 20, 2012 21:54:35 GMT 1
Well that was painless |
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Post by pcant on Mar 20, 2012 21:57:47 GMT 1
I can only imagine the flippers on eBay cursing Shep and buying them up like mad to preserve the market advantage. heh. Props to Fairey for throwing a wrench in the works.
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Post by nocode on Mar 20, 2012 22:09:44 GMT 1
This is good because people who really wants this prints was able to buy them! I like them both and i'm glad i got the set, a collaboration work between two legends!
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Post by twist65 on Mar 20, 2012 22:27:58 GMT 1
boom theyre back up - just bagged a bright future happy days! =]
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Post by connecta1 on Mar 20, 2012 22:34:27 GMT 1
...quite slow to sell (relatively speaking), both were up for 40+ minutes
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Post by whichway on Mar 20, 2012 22:38:15 GMT 1
Bright Future is still up if anyone wants it..
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Post by hanky on Mar 20, 2012 23:35:42 GMT 1
Thought I'd missed this! Missed the first lot as was also on the train trying to get home but picked up the one I wanted just now so happy bunny!
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Post by letiss on Mar 20, 2012 23:48:43 GMT 1
Interesting the Wall St. one is seemingly more popular, I wasn't keen on that at all. As Cilla Black used to say life is full of surprises..
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Post by chaserawr on Mar 20, 2012 23:52:51 GMT 1
Apparently people who like Obey dont like Jamie Reid.
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Post by twist65 on Mar 20, 2012 23:57:32 GMT 1
just gone out of stock. I was suprised at that too but meant I got the one I wanted so more than happy about it! Anyone know if the large formats went up?
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Post by happyshopper on Mar 20, 2012 23:58:03 GMT 1
Trouble with the big edition is they aren't signed by Jamie Reid.
Very surprised Bright Future wasn't an immediate sell out though... Much nicer than the other one!
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Post by shoeless on Mar 21, 2012 0:16:09 GMT 1
Agree that Bright Future was the better image. Glad I was able to bag one.
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Post by kunstrasen on Mar 21, 2012 8:36:54 GMT 1
That anyone interested in art doesn't instantly know where Shepards references come from is a little sad. Do people need to be told Shep didn't take the photo of Andre the Giant, or that the image of Big Brother comes from 1984? Don't want to blow your mind, but Banksy's Kate uses an image by another artist. Is that a ripped off image, or using an existing image to bring a new message? By that sites standards Banksy is guilty of ripping Warhol off. Just seriously doubt that there often is a message behind Sheps posters and if so on a level which is not very appealing to me personally since it is lacking a lot in my opinion. He's not taking an image and subverting it, most often he simply takes the image and labels it with his trademarks. If that is his way of ironical approaching/attacking the capitalistic world of exploiting companies, showing his criticism like that, than it really doesn't need to be done every two weeks, if more than once at all. Very amusingly Shep is one of the most commercial enterprises out there in the art world, best I could give him is that he is taking the piss out of himself with his anti-capitalistic pseudo propaganda. He clearly has no opinion to himself but always states one he has gotten from somewhere else just as the image. So it is not only about the imagery but the whole content of his work. If you want to compare this to Banksy than you obviously have no idea of what you are talking about. |
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Post by t3c on Mar 21, 2012 10:49:33 GMT 1
1st time i have tried for an obey and got one very happy $39 postage though wtf ?! yeah there's that and if it's posted to the UK UPS jip you another tenner on top for customs charges incurred - makes a cheap print moderately expensive sadly |
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