Obama Royale!

Young Democrats of Greater St. Louis invite you to the unveiling party for three Obama Campaign Billboard sized paintings on the exterior of the Royale Food and Spirits Saturday July 19th from 4p-10pm.

Richard Rodriguez has created a series of 9 foot by 6 foot paintings based on the print artist Shepherd Fairey's renderings of the Barack Obama presidential campaign posters: Hope, Change and Progress. See the set here.

Here is more about Shepherd Fairey from the Washington Post's article on the guerilla nature of his work:
Who knows how many do-it-yourself reproductions of Fairey's Obama have been scanned off the Internet. "I have no idea. I think a lot," says the artist, who put the image on the Web in a downloadable file. "I've seen it on stencils, fliers, shirts, Web sites, places we had nothing to do with." Copyright infringement? No, no, no. "This is exactly what I wanted to happen." This isn't a limited-edition print. It's unlimited. He charged $25 to $45 for the first runs of 950 posters, to pay for the printing of the all the rest, which were free. Fairey says he hasn't made a dime off Obama nor does he think he has unfairly glommed onto the candidate.

Richard Rodriguez created these paintings "to do my small part to get Obama elected president...."

What: Obama Royale!
Where: The Royale Food and Spirits
3132 South Kingshighway
Saint Louis, MO 63139
www.theroyale.com
314-772-3600
When: Saturday July 19 4pm-10pm

Steven Fitzpatrick Smith
Proprietor
The Royale Food & Spirits
3132 South Kingshighway
STL, MO 63139
314-772-3600

www.theroyale.com
www.stlstreets.com

My submission

Here it is. I posted it on a canvas. Now I am curious if it will be destruction by fire, chainsaw or ninja.

Below is a pic I drew back when Alan Greenspan was installed back when I was in high school. That will not be going to auction. That one will remain in the archives.


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Post Script
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Ben Bernanke had a chainsaw cut across his head by Jesse Irwin. I missed it for I was in the back bar of the SBAC. I was hoping to get the torn up artwork and put it back together, but I guess I will just have to let go. It was purchased in it's sawed apart form by a local roustabout.

I would like to thank for the development of my drawing talent to my Mother who sent me to art classes from Mrs. Sorenson in Chicago and at the Saint Louis Art Museum, and teachers from my high school Mister Mueller and Father Steele S.J.

Jesse Irwin Pic lifted from Sara97.