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Obama talking about how he plans to throw the most inspirational party ever

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By Alicia Thompson in Video on Friday 29 March 2013

I thought this video was hilarious. It shows a young Barack Obama talking about how he plans to throw the most inspirational party on campus ever.

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Ditology: the remarkable finger portraits of Dito Von Tease

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By Kuan Huang in New Trends on Saturday 9 February 2013

Finger painting is popular among children. But artist Dito Von Tease has transformed it into an art style and named it Ditology. He took pictures of his index finger and turned them into immediately recognizable famous faces. His portraits include depictions of Barack Obama, Steve Jobs, Hello Kitty, Micky Mouse and others

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Obama: a sculpture by Douglas Jennings

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By Sunil Pawar in New Art on Sunday 23 December 2012

Douglas Jennings is a leading figurative sculptor based in the UK. His statues can be seen worldwide, from The Royal Collection at Buckingham Palace to high profile public commissions including the celebrated statue of Johnny Haynes at Fulham Football Club Stadium and his widely acclaimed portrait of President Barack Obama.

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Not So Shitty watercolour appropriations of famous art works

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By Cormack O'Connor in New Art on Friday 21 December 2012

Anonymous artist and Reddit troll, Shitty Watercolour, is wowing the web with his not so shitty appropriations of world famous art works. Becoming popular on the pages of Reddit with his bad watercolour drawings of everything from cats to Barack Obama, Shitty Watercolour has recently revealed he is a 19 year old student at University of York (after having to deny he was Roald Dahl collaborator Quentin Blake).

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Barack Obama: pop singer

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By Low Lai Chow in Video on Wednesday 13 June 2012

These moonlighting American presidents. There’s Abraham Lincoln, vampire hunter. And now we find Barack Obama, pop singer. He’s been hitting a rough patch on the political side lately, but he’s at least hitting some right notes on these spliced-up pop song mashups by an enterprising YouTube user who’s also hawking tees along with the laughs. [...]

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Political Pups art series by Emma Tryti

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By Low Lai Chow in New Art on Saturday 14 April 2012

It’s not easy being a politician. You spend years climbing up to your position of power, only to be upstaged by pups that take a shortcut by literally getting on top of your head. US president Barack Obama and former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi have found this out the tough way, as imagined by [...]

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Incredible Daft Punk vs. Adam Freeland remix video

Zolton Contributor

By Zolton in Video on Friday 24 February 2012

With the pre-election battle in America well and truly warming up, it’s a good time to look back at this brilliant mixed-media stop motion music video which was made to celebrate the inauguration of Barack Obama and features the work of toy artists Dalek [a Lost At E Minor contributor], Bill McMullen and Kubrick. It [...]

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A Bad Lip Reading of Barack Obama’s Presidential Address

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By Zolton in Video on Friday 7 October 2011

Oh, and you thought the President was giving an address on the US national debt. Ha! How wrong you were. As our lip synching friends will attest to.

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Get your very own pair of Terry Richardson glasses

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By Jake Millar in New Products on Friday 5 August 2011

Love him or hate him, photographer Terry Richardson has an impressive record. He’s snapped just about everyone, including Lady Gaga, Barack Obama, and Kate Moss. His most recent move is a collaboration with eyewear brand Moscot to create the ‘Terry’, a reproduction of his trademark specs. They’re available now in black or grey through the [...]

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Art gallery meets bistro at Miami’s Wynwood Kitchen & Bar

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By The Urban Grocer in Cool Travel on Wednesday 30 March 2011

Miami’s up-and-coming arts district got a little bit cooler last year with the opening of Wynwood Kitchen & Bar, an art gallery-meets-bistro-meets-watering hole that has Miami hipsters swooning. Built inside an old warehouse, Wynwood has a sleek, minimalist look that provides a perfect backdrop for the art on display. An 11-foot-high sculpture of a rainbow-hued man greets guests upon entry, and murals by Shepard Fairey — better known for creating that iconic HOPE poster featuring Barack Obama — adorn the walls.

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Ken Vallario

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By Gerry Mak in New Art on Monday 22 November 2010

I’m totally digging Ken Vallario’s spaced-out paintings, even the weird one that that looks like it might fit in over at Bad Paintings of Barack Obama.

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Shepard Fairey’s guest posts for Lost At E Minor

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By Zolton in New Design on Friday 21 May 2010

We featured a series of guest contributions from iconic street artist Shepard Fairey, a little while back, where he wrote about the work of some of his favorite artists, photographers, and DJs. Fairey’s controversial and iconic image of Barack Obama was featured on the cover of Time Magazine’s 2009 Person Of The Year issue, but [...]

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Introducing our Guest Writers: Shepard Fairey

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By Zolton in New Events on Tuesday 2 February 2010

We featured a series of guest contributions from iconic street artist Shepard Fairey, where he wrote about the work of some of his favorite artists, photographers, bands and DJs. Fairey’s iconic image of Barack Obama was featured on the cover of Time Magazine’s Person Of The Year issue, but even before that he was well known as the creator of the ubiquitous Andre The Giant sticker. Read the posts that Fairey wrote for Lost At E Minor. Photo via LaTaco.

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Create your own Obama action figure

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By Casper Johansson in New Products on Tuesday 19 January 2010

First there was the Michelle Obama action toy, now comes this unpainted six-inch tall customizable Barack Obama action figure which you can really believe in. Yes, you can!

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Pupplenklinik make dolls of famous people

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By The Uncool Hunter in New Trends on Wednesday 18 November 2009

The latest innovation in the world of the puppet toys are the unsettling dolls of celebrities that are manufactured by the German company Puppenklinik. The most outstanding are the Dalai Lama, the Pope Benedictus, Obama, Angela Merkel and Lady Di. The website offers different articles, where the proud creator shows his works, and a complete shop where special attention is given to the buyers of Barack Obama, which is — understandably — a hot item.

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