Mustafa Kemal Atatürk 08 Fairey

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Thu Jun 26, 2008 1:53 am

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OtisMcfluster
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Thu Jun 26, 2008 1:54 am

I had no idea who the hell this was. For those of you in the same boat, here is a brief intro: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mustafa_Kemal_Atat%C3%BCrk

I hope this is the first print in a series of revolutionaries Fairey illustrates.
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Thu Jun 26, 2008 2:06 am

It's pretty standard, possibly even a law, for businesses to display a picture of Ataturk. A lot of families do too...I wonder if Turks would consider this art, an homage, or an insult? I'm gonna go ask some Turks I know...
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Thu Jun 26, 2008 2:19 am

Was this made in honor of Turkey's semifinal bid in Euro 2008?
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Thu Jun 26, 2008 2:34 am

Sweet, I always wanted Shepard Fairey to do a print of Count Chocula.
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Thu Jun 26, 2008 3:02 am

One of the guys on the giant.org commissioned this. It will not be available to the general public.
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Thu Jun 26, 2008 3:12 am

There's at least 2 portraits of Ataturk on every wall in Turkey. Apart from the SE.
Suppose this may liven up a few walls out there
"I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore"
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Thu Jun 26, 2008 3:25 am

jwoods wrote:One of the guys on the giant.org commissioned this. It will not be available to the general public.
nice second post. Are you afraid of EB like all the rest of the OC? :lol:
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Thu Jun 26, 2008 5:47 am

Bobby-B wrote:Sweet, I always wanted Shepard Fairey to do a print of Count Chocula.
Could use some fangs, although the Turks would not appreciate that.
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Thu Jun 26, 2008 8:12 am

i love how Shep pushes the kosher envelope. :wink:
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Thu Jun 26, 2008 8:42 am

I wish we would see some more weekly releases with detail like this!
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Thu Jun 26, 2008 9:29 am

twiztid_nl wrote:
Bobby-B wrote:Sweet, I always wanted Shepard Fairey to do a print of Count Chocula.
Could use some fangs, although the Turks would not appreciate that.
Fangs? You want fangs? Quick, someone call Rob Jones...he'll fix it right up!
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We should welcome the Turks to the world of print flipping.
How much turkish hash would a Fairey print fetch?
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Thu Jun 26, 2008 9:48 am

All this talk about the Count....Frankenberry is pissed!
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Thu Jun 26, 2008 9:53 am

this gets my vote for obey print of the year.
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