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Obama Royale by Richard Rodriguez
As the 2008 presidential election approached, artist, Richard Rodriguez, wanted to capture this important American history moment in time. What better way than Obama Writ Large, literally creating enormous op art banner paintings – each one unique. The original image was a poster created by Shepard Fairey for the Obama campaign. It is Fairey’s stated wish that these images go viral. So, Rodriguez created a grass roots effort to record the event, but in a fashion distinctly different from corporate efforts. The St. Louis History Museum will be adding three of his large paintings to their collection. He is glad that people see the images as useful, but for Rodriguez, it is art first.
Richard Rodriguez is a Mexican-American artist born in 1958 in St. Louis, Missouri. He graduated from Harris Teachers College and worked at Gateway Institute of Technology for many years. This is the first time he has moved from the shadows into the limelight with his art work.
Obama Royale by Richard Rodriguez
As the 2008 presidential election approached, artist, Richard Rodriguez, wanted to capture this important American history moment in time. What better way than Obama Writ Large, literally creating enormous op art banner paintings – each one unique. The original image was a poster created by Shepard Fairey for the Obama campaign. It is Fairey’s stated wish that these images go viral. So, Rodriguez created a grass roots effort to record the event, but in a fashion distinctly different from corporate efforts. The St. Louis History Museum will be adding three of his large paintings to their collection. He is glad that people see the images as useful, but for Rodriguez, it is art first.
Richard Rodriguez is a Mexican-American artist born in 1958 in St. Louis, Missouri. He graduated from Harris Teachers College and worked at Gateway Institute of Technology for many years. This is the first time he has moved from the shadows into the limelight with his art work.