The Giant

THEME: AN HOMAGE TO OBEY GIANT/SHEPARD FAIREY

here are the entries:

entry #1

title: God Is A Concept
size: 18" x 18"
media: silkscreen, edition of 10



entry #2

title: Dropping Bombs
size: not determined (digital)
medium: Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended



entry #3

title: the crosby
size: 8" x 10"
media: spray paint, hand-cut stencil, kraft paper



(close-ups: here, here, here, and here)

entry #4

title: The Legendary Roots Crew
size: a pair of 16" x 20" canvases
medium: stencils and spraypaint



entry #5

title: Freedom
size: approx. 40" x 28"
media: spray paint and stencil on stiff card, 1930s printing block set for the lettering



(close-ups: here, here, and here)

entry #6

title: Vision
size: 18" x 24"
media: pen & ink, Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop



entry #7

title: OBEY Protest March
size: 11" x 17" lithograph
media: Adobe Illustrator



(see digital file here)

entry #8

title: fist redux
size: 8" x 10"
medium: beveled walnut w/ alder wood inlay, hand painted elements



(close-ups: here, here, and here)

entry #9

title: McCAIN'T (No Country for Old Men)
size: 11" x 17" lithograph
media: Photoshop & Illustrator



(see digital file here)

entry #10

title: Seasonal Beatles
size: 1 1/2 feet by 5 feet
medium: found window, acrylic, various paper mediums for seasonal change



(here are just a few of the ways this piece can be displayed: here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here)

entry #11

title: The Eyes Are Where Its At
size: 16" x 20" canvas
medium: collage news print with acrylic on canvas



entry #12

title: andre cigar box
size: 4.75" x 5.5" x 1"
medium: acrylic paint on vintage wood cigar box, metal license plate numbers (WA, CA & AZ), glue



(close up: here)

entry #13

title: Ever see an Obama poster
size: 11" x 17" print
medium: Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator



(close up: here)

entry #14

title: No... I'm Vegarian
size: 18" x 24"
medium: Digital / Adobe Illustrator



entry #15

title: Vitamin Water Labels Are Nice
size: 24" x 36" canvas
medium: Vitamin Water labels collage with silkscreen and acrylic on canvas



entry #16

title: obey nature
size: 24" x 28"
medium: acrylic on hardboard



(more images: here, here, and here)

NOTE: this entry was submitted after the post and poll were created, which is why it is not included in the poll.

now vote, people! remember, the poll is open for four days only.

title: fist redux
size: 8" x 10"


is it just me or is this link not working??

Good Job on the others btw

hold on with that one - adam just pointed out that it is a CMYK image and needs to be fixed (whatever that means - i gotta go into photoshop and do something...)

okay, can you see them now? should be working, as i changed the images to RGB...

that seasonal beatles is bad-freaking-A$$!!!

illyanadmc wrote:okay, can you see them now? should be working, as i changed the images to RGB...

yup yup all sorted.....................

the indian is nice but that is an old piece. aren't the rules that it can't be something old and has to be something done recently specifically for this contest? wasn't that mentioned before the first contest?

sorry to say but #14, shouldn't it be vegetarian not vegarian?

The Legendary Roots Crew is really cool but i think it would have been much much better without the giant star.

fribhey wrote:The Legendary Roots Crew is really cool but i think it would have been much much better without the giant star.

I'm pretty sure this is what the artist was inspired by, and the addition of the Obey star makes it more of a homage to Obey like the category of the contest.



I thought it looked really great. I just don't know who to vote for yet. All you guys/girls kicked buttocks. I'm glad I didn't enter this time around!

skoola wrote:sorry to say but #14, shouldn't it be vegetarian not vegarian?

Isnt that just the point? Vegetarian is a mighty difficult word...

Great stuff everyone! Love #15, wouldnt mind hanging that on my wall.

daanmuller wrote:

skoola wrote:sorry to say but #14, shouldn't it be vegetarian not vegarian?

Isnt that just the point? Vegetarian is a mighty difficult word...

Great stuff everyone! Love #15, wouldnt mind hanging that on my wall.

Ha! I could hear him saying it too!

Don't get me wrong, I liked the art aspect of #15 but I don't see how it goes with the theme of this contest... I just don't see the connection.

daanmuller wrote:

skoola wrote:sorry to say but #14, shouldn't it be vegetarian not vegarian?

Isnt that just the point? Vegetarian is a mighty difficult word...

exactly. here's what the artist had to say about the intentional misspelling:

"BTW, the spelling is of “Vegetarian” is intentionally misspelled as I’m sure this is how George Bush would pronounce it."

fribhey wrote:the indian is nice but that is an old piece. aren't the rules that it can't be something old and has to be something done recently specifically for this contest? wasn't that mentioned before the first contest?

crepe, was it? i apparently don't have a good memory for the rules, because i had thought it was one-per-person and was wrong about that. should we not allow that entry?

also, i just got one late entry. should it be added to the poll? users are allowed to change their votes this time around, by the way.

Ha! I could hear him saying it too!

Don't get me wrong, I liked the art aspect of #15 but I don't see how it goes with the theme of this contest... I just don't see the connection.

I put that in there because I was looking at an obey fine art piece and saw how they have collage under silkscreen and I though that with vitamin water labels would look nice in a collage with silkscreen over them

illyanadmc wrote:

daanmuller wrote:

skoola wrote:sorry to say but #14, shouldn't it be vegetarian not vegarian?

Isnt that just the point? Vegetarian is a mighty difficult word...

exactly. here's what the artist had to say about the intentional misspelling:

"BTW, the spelling is of “Vegetarian” is intentionally misspelled as I’m sure this is how George Bush would pronounce it."

thats hilarious

illyanadmc wrote:

fribhey wrote:the indian is nice but that is an old piece. aren't the rules that it can't be something old and has to be something done recently specifically for this contest? wasn't that mentioned before the first contest?

crepe, was it? i apparently don't have a good memory for the rules, because i had thought it was one-per-person and was wrong about that. should we not allow that entry?

also, i just got one late entry. should it be added to the poll? users are allowed to change their votes this time around, by the way.

would it be possible to make a locked thread about the rules...so it is always present for reference at the top of pretty vacant? just a thought

Can I buy any of these from the contestants ? Mostly the Roots one! Minus the Giant Star if that causes problems ... hahaha

a lot of good stuff this round, nice work guys

"also, i just got one late entry. should it be added to the poll?"


Sure why not, more is better, rules schmules.

great stuff guys
even better than last contest

fribhey wrote:the indian is nice but that is an old piece. aren't the rules that it can't be something old and has to be something done recently specifically for this contest? wasn't that mentioned before the first contest?

yes should be new

good job everyone...didnt make it but i will share when its finished anyways

That no.4 is darn cool!

alright, i was going to add the late entry to the poll, but the poll area says that ALL VOTES WILL BE RE-SET if any options are deleted or added... there are 59 votes at this point... what should i do?