Ever since a type project on graffiti, I’ve always been a hater of Fairey. He just seemed like a such a sell-out, and the work he created, ‘inspired’ by others, was too close to call original. And then today I heard that he finally confessed to using a different photo for reference than when he originally started. Anyway, I really don’t know enough about the issue to say any more, but I felt bad for the guy. I watched a video of him making one of his larger pieces. It’s a lot of work. Sure the style isn’t original, but at least he’s doing it. If he happens to make a shitload of money because it got popular, then all the better for him. I mean, it’d be nice if acknowledged the source of his ‘inspiration’, but that’s all, it’d be a decent thing to do. The photographers have been paid to do their work. They should be happy someone is finding inspiration in it. And honestly, I feel that I could say this if someone did the same to me. We’re living in a time of remixes, mash-ups, vee-jaying, etc. so why not art.