Selling pictures in front of pictures

Um I have a question; freshly squeezed or countrytime?

my left nut has more talent the anyone called shepard.

I hope someone takes pictures and/or that Fairey keeps a Tweet.

"Some girl" Shana here. Bancroft is getting nailed this weekend, in one way or another. Welcome to Hackachusetts!

This isn't even his idea! Some girl named Shana took the first pictures and now mike bancroft's the one capitalizing.
If Andre's posse doesn't beat him up Shana's sure to. HAHAHAHA!

I'll be there

according to a recent blog Fairey is apparently hiring bodyguards to harass this guy

Theres going to be a riot at the ICA this weekend.

"NEW YORK — An artist who created a famous image of Barack Obama before he became president sued The Associated Press on Monday, asking a judge to find that his use of an AP photo in creating the poster did not violate copyright law.

The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan said street artist Shepard Fairey did not violate the copyright of the April 2006 photograph because he dramatically changed the nature of the image.

The AP has said it is owed credit and compensation for the artist's rendition of the picture, taken by Mannie Garcia on assignment for the AP at the National Press Club in Washington.

Lawyers for Fairey acknowledged that the artist used the photograph. But they said he transformed the literal depiction into a "stunning, abstracted and idealized visual image that creates powerful new meaning and conveys a radically different message."

AP spokesman Paul Colford said the AP was "disappointed by the surprise filing."

He said in a statement that the AP had agreed last week not to take legal action while it was in settlement talks, but that Fairey's attorney broke off contact Friday.

Colford said the AP had indicated that any settlement would benefit a charitable fund that supports AP journalists worldwide who suffer personal loss from natural disasters and conflicts."

So it's street to sue a creator of an image that YOU appropriated from? yeah that hard-core! By that standard Mr. Bancroft should be suing Mr. Fairey.

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you upper-middle class suburbanite fanboys should stop pretending you're street through your worship of Shepard Fairey.

shepard fairey is a corporate prick and a bully. I hope he gets his shit kicked.
He is nothing but a proxy for cheap advertising/manipulation for his corporate overlords to access people who self-identify as "counter-culture"

Good times. Wonder if Shepard Fairy will get all up in someone's face. Or just drink some lemonade. I'm adding this to the Culture channel.

This is ridiculous, Shepard Fairey is a true artist, Mike Bancroft is just a hack his shallow and pedantic artwork doesn't stand a chance against the subversive streetness of shepard fairey.

Shepard fairey has his art on buses all over boston, mr. mike bancroft! what buses are your art on? And I don't mean like you ILLEGALLY scrawled them on a bus, I mean the ICA advertises him cause hes so street. Are you street enough for a curator to advertise you? I didn't think so.

What shepard Fairey does is not plagiarism, he just references other works. But what MIke Bancroft is doing is CLEARLY plagiarism.

Although Mike Bancroft is only using his funds to re-entrench himself in this shameful spectacle, Fairey uses his funds to pay for his corporation. Which is a lot more admirable than MIke Bancroft donating it to art centers and a lot more admirable than the Associated Press, because the AP is a non-profit.

Shepard Fairey is more street than you will ever be mike hackcroft, maybe you should think about that next time you want to make a statement rather than make money.

Wait, who's a fascist? I'm confused.

wow i use to love mikes work but now im like what the hell... but dude you need to get off his jock strap....he has the right to his opinion even if it make him look and sound like a horses ass... they aren't even in the same league. why get yourself all worked up over ...i mean cool off hot pocket your doing to much..really.. you would think that he shot your mom the way going...get a life, a hobby, a pet something.....lmao...

Hey man dudekickass111 your geting a little worked up
I agree this guy is a douche and trying to ride somebody elses wave but your just falling into this guys trap.... he just wants a reaction,and publicity

Me again. This is a shout out to all true Shepard Fairey fans. Please, if you are in the Boston area from the 14-16, bring your good Shepard vibes to destroy this pathetic "artist" from the quaint midwest city of Chicago (yawn). I will be there performing as well in response to this travesty against genius, so if you are in the area of the ICA please come and join me in the fight against fascists like this Mike Bancroft.

I am so mad about this that I had to write more. I looked at this fools portfolio on his website and it is garbage. Pure trash. Pedestrian, total pedestrian. Shepard Fairey would laugh in your face if you showed him your "art." Amateur. AMATEUR! I will be so happy to show you up in front of millions, no billions of Shepard Fairey fans.

Who does this piece of shit thinks he is? He is nothing compared to the genius of Mr. Shepard Fairey. Shepard Fairey has more original artistic content in his little finger than this waste of space has in his whole body and soul. Shepard Fairey single-handedly got Obama elected as President of the United States because of his art. What the hell has this Mike Bancroft ever done? Nothing, that's what. He wishes he was Shepard Fairey and had his ingenuity and insight and genius. Shepard Fairey has changed America. He has altered the way that people think about life and brought down the Republican tyranny that controlled this land for so long. Mike Bancroft is a petty excuse for an artist. He is not even an artist, he is a fascist hack. He is just trying to ruin the good name of Shepard Fairey with this slanderous talk about copyright and fair use because he is jealous. That's right, I said jealous. He is also trying to capitalize on the well-deserved fame of Mr. Fairey. Shepard Fairey is going to save this nation from gun-toting, Christian fascists solely through his magical craft. Mike Bancroft SHOULD be hassled by the police (even though they are fascists too). He should be arrested for trying to destroy this messiah among men. I am taking time off of work to go to Boston. I have been working on a performance piece that will make this loser rue the day that he ever thought of crossing Shepard Fairey. That is right sir, I will be there to show you the clear error of your ways. Be prepared to be shamed in front of the ICA you hack! SHAMED!

I'll be there! XX Emmy