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Top 10 Iconic & Influential Works of Art

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Each generation is defined by an image. Perhaps for the 90s it was the grunge movement. For the 80s, the iconic figure of Madonna. For the 70s, a techno and disco print. For the 60s, a snapshot of Woodstock and on and on. You get the idea. For every 100 years, there is an event that defines a generation and for every event, there is an image that captures that moment. While you may not agree with the imagery listed here, you cannot deny amazing the endurance of their existence in pop culture.
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    What just might be the most influential and recognizable image of the 21st Century, the official presidential campaign poster for United States President Barack Obama has been downloaded more than any other image in the last 50 years.

    The artist, Shepard Fairey, has been hailed as a visionary and pioneer of effective political propaganda, on par with "We Like Ike" and "We Want YOU, President Roosevelt, to Stay and Finish the Job" (in response to the bombing of Pearl Harbor).

    In this image, President Obama could either be listening intently or looking towards the f*ture. Either way, it succeeds in conveying the absolute virtue of what most campaign posters can only attempt to convey: Sincerity. Whether or not you like the man, you can't deny that the image is an effective one.
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  1. Ming Lavy
    Top 10 Iconic & Influential Works of Art at 6/23/2012 10:30 PM
    thanks for this. iconic art?
  2. wadernash
    Top 10 Iconic & Influential Works of Art at 11/09/2010 1:45 AM
    Overall, This all Influential Works arts is wonderful.But Somewhere I feel , there is something wrong .What is this, It's trying to find out.. No3 Max Pump
  3. joe
    Top 10 Iconic & Influential Works of Art at 10/20/2010 11:11 PM
    horrible list
  4. no name fo you sucka
    The Scream at 10/19/2010 5:59 PM
    Sounds like a bad trip.
  5. ItalySpritz
    Top 10 Iconic & Influential Works of Art at 9/01/2010 1:25 PM
    It's not self worship. You're just mad because the #1 spot was an Obama poster. I think it's ridiculous to put that above Dali's or Da Vinci's work, but it shows that the author here is a big Obama fan, not that he's trying to say "USA or GTFO"
  6. bice corve
    Top 10 Iconic & Influential Works of Art at 4/13/2010 8:43 AM
    The most downloaded image the last 50 years? Which image was more downloaded in the 50's?
  7. Anonymous
    Top 10 Iconic & Influential Works of Art at 4/13/2010 5:08 AM
    I think this list is extremely biased towards Usa
    i don't agree at all.
  8. Tasmanian devil
    Top 10 Iconic & Influential Works of Art at 4/12/2010 5:55 PM
    As for Kingofp0px12, what an extremely racist comment. You are happy a black man is elected but I will hold my applause until he does something worthwhile. I prefer to judge people by their actions and not their skin colour. Getting elected is great but meaningless until he proves he deserved it.
    1. Anonymous
      Top 10 Iconic & Influential Works of Art at 4/15/2010 12:10 PM
      I don't think that's a racist comment. For an entire section of America's pop**ation that was a huge turning point. It meant we finally reached a day when we could look passed someone's skin color and elect them president. Acknowledging Obama's skin color is far from racist.
  9. tasmanian devil
    Top 10 Iconic & Influential Works of Art at 4/12/2010 5:52 PM
    This is probably the worst list I have ever seen. Typical American self-worship. Pull you head out of your arses for a second and have a look at the planet Earth. Obama ove Mona Lisa. Pathetic.
  10. Dave
    Top 10 Iconic & Influential Works of Art at 3/11/2010 12:28 PM
    Obama? seriously? Mona Lisa? hello......... idiots.
  11. Kingofp0px12
    Top 10 Iconic & Influential Works of Art at 12/09/2009 10:59 AM
    WHEN OBAMA WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT, IT WAS THE BIGGEST DAY IN BLACK MAN'S HISTORY. THIS POSTER SAYS IT ALL..HOPE, AMERICA, AND YES WE CAN. THANK YOU AND I CAN FINALLY SAY GOD BLESS AMERICA AND BELIEVE IT TRUE.
  12. Dracula
    Yes We Can at 11/18/2009 10:58 AM
    They had an article in Los Angeles Magazine on the guy who created this image, and it's fascinating. He's like an awesome graffiti artist and does his rendering on all types of people. I especially like his model of the giant in Princess of the Bride. Uh...I was forced to watch that movie, not by my own choice. Promise. Second time, too...

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