art in english

I chose to talk about "Hope", a poster created by Shepard Fairey in honnor of the 2008 presidential campaign. At first sight, we obviously recognize the face of the former president  of the USA Barack Obama, who was only a candidate at that time. The use of this political figure makes this poster a controversial and contemporary work of art. The word “Hope” written below in capital letters is quite symbolical as only one word can represent the possibility of a better future, a more hopeful country. It looks pretty powerful to me because it doesn’t need a sentence to be understood, since one word is enough. Moreover, this spirit of hope is highlighted by the ambitious gaze he gives to the right, right that represents the future. 

As far as I am concerned,  I think that it is a quite fascinating artwork because it was reproduced many times in many places without any explanation, so people got used to it without even noticing it. I'm sure even you already saw this. Furthermore, it can be interpreted in many ways: some may find it humorous, others thinks it conveys a real message. 
However, I wouldn’t say it is that elaborate because it isn’t very colorful: in fact, there are only three colors which are blue, red and white (probably referring to the USA flag’s colors). Moreover it isn’t creative because Shepard Fairey was inspired by Jim Fitzpatrick's "Che Guevara" poster. Anyway, I find this poster pretty interesting because, everyone is free to understand the way they want.