Obama’s Muse-ings
- Posted by: danielriley
- on April 14, 2008 at 8:50 am
In Sunday’s New York Times Magazine, Rob Walker aggregated the vast amount of art inspired by Barack Obama and his campaign toward “change.” Beginning with Shepard Fairey—the original Obey Giant street artist—and his series of Obama posters (above), Walker accounts for the fairly recent addition of the “Artists for Obama” section to the campaign’s website, the remix by the Black Eyed Peas of Obama’s “Yes we can” mantra, and last—but perhaps most notably—barackobamaisyournewbicycle.com, which will soon be adapted into an illustrated book based on the site, due out just in time for the Democratic convention.
While we took a close look at the campaign signs of each of the candidates back in August in our Design issue—and many others deemed Barack the most design-conscious even at that basic level—the recent outpouring of Obama creativity speaks to the artistic potential that’s brought about by a particular strain of political inspiration.
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OBOMBANATION…A NOSTALGIC REMINISCENCE
BY CURT HAMMOCK
From the quill of one man.
Is Beauty only skin deep?
Take a Chance on a blazon trail ?
Oh infatuated nation;
The change chatter Proclamation
All MEN are created Equal
Men are inspired by Words
But Emotion over Reason
Or Inspiration over perspiration?
Clearly Obama’s WRIGHT is wrong
Compassion must trump color allegiance
Tears of poverty constant
Media Bias clear as Ice
Hype is the culprit
The focus the chains
Remember the power of nature
The recitation of sacrifice
Endurance the foundation
The tolerance of woman
Again-All Men are created equal
All knowledge comes from pain
And what of our children
No Child born is punishment
Time does not alter the blessing
Faith demands Parity Allegiance
Not by Blind faith-leap
Time, tested, and true
Behind every successful man…
The tribulation of the Womb-man
Men, the tides have changed
Espouse the inevitable parity
Hang loose you say?
Beware of the rip I say!
Pierce the words & dilatory dissolutions
Time tested and true blue
All men are created equal…
Suspect is the female
Laudable, subvert sexism
The verdict—a Village