Abraham Obama is a humorous and provocative look at an unprecedented political art movement. Street artist Ron English gathers a crew of professional pranksters and hits the road on a grassroots campaign to make public art and promote Obama’s campaign for the Presidency. Abraham Obama takes us on an unforgettable ride as the stories of Ron English unfold alongside musicians and artists such as Shepard Fairey, Jack Medicine, David Choe, Sam Flores, Will.I.Am, Morgan Spurlock and many others.

Tribeca Theater Screening of “Abraham Obama”  Ron English will be on hand for Q&A.

Thu, May 14, 2009, 8:00pm – 92YTribeca, 200 Hudson Street, New York City – ticket info

artist & website: Ron English – http://www.popaganda.com/

Paint and Ink on Wood – 48″ x 48″

I have a liking to good figurative works done with inks.  This is a really nice series and Ben just wrapped up his first Solo show in Toronto.  Sorry, I did not find this until after the show ended.

artist & website: Ben Tour – http://www.thetourshow.com/

Oil on panel, 16 x 20 inches

This painting was commissioned by the Wall Street Journal for their special Inauguration edition.  Barber is known for his amazing tattooed portraits and you can checkout his site for those.

artist & website: Shawn Barber – http://www.sdbarber.com/

artist & website: Matthew Palladino – http://www.muddguts.com/

artist & website: Ian Francis – http://ifrancis.co.uk

Oil Painting on Canvas

artist and website: Rebecca Campbell – http://www.rebeccacampbell.net

Raymond completed a portrait series of various financial CEO’s that have been in the news lately.  This one is of Richard Fuld, CEO of Lehman Brothers.  Raymond took to the streets and exhibited his work outside the Lehman Brothers headquarters and select spots on Wall Street.  There he allowed the public to include their message on the painting.

Here is a closer view of the Fuld painting where the signatures are visible.

artist & website: Geoffrey Raymond – http://theannotatedfuld.blogspot.com/

53″ x 66″ mixed media on canvas

artist & website: Greg Gossel – http://www.greggossel.com

oil on canvas

artist & website: Laura Sanders – http://gallery.atomicperception.com/