Comments on: “Spider Lily” Art Print by Shepard Fairey (Onsale Info)

By: 7dayitch

7dayitch — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:50:20 +0000

refunded…..oversold????
not surprising….another joyous obey transaction.

By: matt

matt — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:14:06 +0000

+1, i just got refunded too…&%#$@*&^%@*&!!!!!

By: DrewDaCollector

DrewDaCollector — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:54:33 +0000

WTF I got refunded. A day later? How is that possible?

By: Jose F. Zevallos

Jose F. Zevallos — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:08:34 +0000

Tony I’m not 100% percent sure what C4C is. Please explain to a newbie. I also got a print but it was more through a gut feeling that they were up. Thanks

By: Tony

Tony — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:01:47 +0000

This print sold out in under 10 minutes… I know as I was C4C like a mofo and picked one up as soon as they dropped….

Anyone who’s talking about picking up one 30 minutes into the sale is straight up wrong. False. Just plain wrong and full of it… Unless they have no idea when the print went up, in which case they’re just talking out of there ass…

… and yes, EB is currently down

By: Huh?

Huh? — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:24:31 +0000

Wow lots of panties in a wad here. I guess it’s true that bitches all go on the rag at the same time! If you don’t like it buy it. Every artist will evolve over time especially as they age. Fact of life.

By: 90's guy

90's guy — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:08:59 +0000

Dear Admin,

Thanks for not censoring the criticism. Reading this thread totally made my Friday morning. Love him or hate him Fairey is controversial and that’ll keep him popular. Fairey is sort of like the Glenn Beck of printmaking.

I’ve collected his stuff in the early days around 1997, when prints were $18, they were limited to 100, 150. To order, you would have to write your choices and then 2 alternative prints for each choice. Then you would mail it to San Diego with a check, and then wait to see what they mailed back.

I don’t know what they do now, but the shipping tube would arrive all tagged up with different giant stamps,and a packet of free giant stickers would be included. Most of the times the prints weren’t even rolled in protective paper, just bubble wrap on the empty space of the tube.

I got rid of most my prints after the whole plagiarism controversy but I still keep a couple. Definitely the way of ordering Giant prints are different now then it was 10 years ago.

To get a more fuller picture of Fairey as an artist check out the NPR interviews and other interviews he participated in. Good or great artists easily define their intentions and subtle purposeful details of their works, ie Takashi Murakami, Jeff Koons, Andy Warhol, etc..
It would be interesting to know whats Fairey’s interpretation of this Spider Lily (haha I’m trying not to be bias either way).

By: Brian (im the other Brian)

Brian (im the other Brian) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:06:13 +0000

I dont understand why everyone has to piss on each other or on an artist. I dont really like this print but who cares? who am I and who are you? If you dont like it, dont buy it. you dont need to like everything fairey has done. Thats the whole point. maybe hes trying to reach a group of people who have never even heard of him before? What does it matter to anyone else but him?

By: geezy

geezy — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:59:36 +0000

This print sold out so fast. It was the fastest ever. Bestest print in the world.

You can have mine for $300.

By: Sacha

Sacha — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:14:06 +0000

Classic.
Mm good question. One artist where you love every out put
for me it’s faile but those guys are in another league.

Oh well some love it and some hate it. Isn’t that a core emotional reaction that art should prevoke ?

By: Matthew Ryan Sharp

Matthew Ryan Sharp — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:48:02 +0000

This thread rules, so entertaining.

By: muggy

muggy — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:51:49 +0000

Can anyone name one artist that you have liked every piece of work? Thats the beauty of art! Who cares if you decide to sell your purchased print, we are in America!!

By: Steven Dupree

Steven Dupree — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:35:42 +0000

I have purchased this print. I am very happy that i did. I will keep this print until my daughter needs money for college, or until it sells for over $400. I also got Jessica, ooooh i know everyone hates Jessica. I think Jessica is a beautiful print plus i have a good friend that was just diagnosed with breast cancer so that one was a no brainer.

By: cardhawks

cardhawks — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:29:02 +0000

wow, people like to make money…what a novel concept

kids like to argue about such

grow up

By: geezy

geezy — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:08:36 +0000

To those who said they bough one 30 minutes after it went on sale are liars. This print sold out in under 10 minutes. Sure you might have had one in your cart for 30 minutes, but when you go to check out, you will get an out of stock message. This print is one of the best this year for Shep, and none of you cry baby haters will change that.