Obama So Far

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Aug 9, 2009 5:15PM

There's a new story in Rolling Stone about the first six months of the Obama Administration titled "Obama So Far" and the magazine even features a new painting of Obama by Shepard Fairey, the man responsible for the iconic (and copyright controversial) HOPE poster. Fairey spoke to the Wall Street Journal about the new image.

WSJ: He has a much sterner look on his face.

SF: [Rolling Stone] gave me a specific photo to use for a reference for my work, and I think that the look on his face, which I tried to accentuate, was one of concentration, stress and thoughtfulness — it’s a look that really emphasizes both the weight of the situation that been put on him and the intense focus that is going to be required to get the job done.

He also addresses that controversial Joker poster.