npub1vgashp8fjt8nxdq308p4qqsrjxed935padfpgannlmhptjqj2zwsq42kuw (npub1vga…2kuw) npub15864d0uupaply3ryw8khdd0qk6fmg2h7pck877xddc3wqs6g0ths6ll2gj (npub1586…l2gj) The more I read about the guy who designed the “Hope” poster… the more I think he knew exactly what he was doing. 😁
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepard_Fairey
> Fairey created the "André the Giant Has a Posse" sticker campaign in 1989, while attending the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD).[16][18] This later evolved into the "Obey Giant" campaign, which has grown via an international network of collaborators replicating Fairey's original designs
> Fairey began appropriating the Russian Constructivist style utilized in Soviet-era propaganda during his time in San Diego. "'I think he became an art icon when he started focusing on Communist imagery,' Goff says.
Today I Learned 🤓