Ron English is an agit-prop artist who has done innumerable interesting and politically charged art installations of various natures throughout the years. Recently, he created an image he called 'Abraham Obama', and you may have seen or heard of it already. But if not, its definitely worth taking a look at.
Well, two days ago he performed his latest installation, a giant 100' x 12' pop-art banner of 'Abraham Obama' in Boston, MA. The image is pretty striking, its basically Lincoln's hair, forehead and beard, with Obama's face underneath. What that means or what to make of it is certainly open to interpretation...
...but I think that the fact that there is a gigantic, multi-colored banner of 'Abraham Obama' in a major city is pretty cool. I know this is a pretty brief diary, but I thought some nice imagery might be better today of all days, than a rant about the state of things.
...and here's a little clip of the installation on the street...
http://i62.photobucket.com/...
A friend of mine is in the area doing PR and related coverage of the event has some background info and a couple of cool YouTube vids here.
For background info on Ron English, go here for more info and thought-provoking images.
Cheers, thanks for reading, happy 4th!
PS - I don't seem to be able to embed the image directly into the diary for some reason