May Day Flag 10 Fairey Release Discussion 05/01/10

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This topic is dedicated to release discussion for May Day Flag 10 Fairey - 1st

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automator wrote:This topic is dedicated to release discussion for May Day Flag 10 Fairey - 1st

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18 x 24″ Offset print, Signed and Numbered edition of 600, $35

Release Date: 5/1/2010 at a random time, 1 per person/household.


Ugh, I have to waste a whole weekend day trying for this. Much prefer to waste a work day
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Thu Apr 22, 2010 9:37 pm

Must Have!
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Thu Apr 22, 2010 9:41 pm

ottomatik71 wrote:Must Have!

Yep. Nice price and glad the edition run is higher as well.
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Thu Apr 22, 2010 9:54 pm

Another noob Q...

whats an "offset"??

I am also curious as to what the small print says bottom right...??
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Thu Apr 22, 2010 10:21 pm

nice. it would have been cool if he had done one of each of the flags
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Thu Apr 22, 2010 10:35 pm

piratesprayer wrote:nice. it would have been cool if he had done one of each of the flags
Or done all four without the text at the bottom.

Though I guess there is this: http://www.charitybuzz.com/auctions/rfk ... ems/113645
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Thu Apr 22, 2010 10:41 pm

ceevee wrote:
piratesprayer wrote:nice. it would have been cool if he had done one of each of the flags
Or done all four without the text at the bottom.

Though I guess there is this: http://www.charitybuzz.com/auctions/rfk ... ems/113645
and in screen print form... As soon as I saw the most recent mural, I figured that the next print was going to be a flag print.
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misterx wrote:Another noob Q...

whats an "offset"??
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offset_printing
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thankyou....... :oops:
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Fri Apr 23, 2010 6:43 am

We talking about thin poster stock for this or the standard paper that Fairey always uses?
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MAY DAY!
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Fri Apr 23, 2010 11:23 am

Would have been nicer if he did each individually rather than a combination with font on the bottom.
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Fri Apr 23, 2010 11:51 am

PhishNuggets420 wrote:We talking about thin poster stock for this or the standard paper that Fairey always uses?
This will be the thicker paper. When Obey puts prints on thin paper, they acknowledge it.
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2 QUESTIONS

A) IS THE IMAGE ABOVE WITH SNIPPITS OF ALL FOUR FLAGS REALLY THE PRINT?

B) OR IS IT THE FOUR DIFFERENT RENDITIONS OF THE FLAG THAT ARE BEING RELEASED?

IF THE ANSWER IS A) THEN BOOOOOOO!

IF THE ANSWER IS B) THEN WOOHOO!!
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