Obama Street Art

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In a related phenomena, mysterious Obama-related political art is popping up on the street. This article reveals the identify of one of the mystery artists, whose art emanated from Chicago but spread to cities around the country.
Apparently (obviously), Obama's image lends itself more easily to street art and hip hop sensibilities than the visages of the other candidates. (Imagine ..) I've been collecting examples even before I began to support his candidacy, interested in the phenomenon. There is the admiring genre and then the rightwing genre, where he is portrayed as a negative stereotype such as a pimp or terrorist. The artistic quality of those is usually quite low, as the phenomenon Kayakbiker discussed of inferior republic campaign music also seems to extend to their visual aesthetic.