With Tuesday's historic inauguration looming, the world's attention will be focused on Washington DC and the reason for the festivities, President-elect Barack Obama. This week's Los Angeles Times Home and Garden section looks at how many of us have his image or some memorabilia of his campaign, displayed in our homes. If you're looking to do the same, along with the now classic image by Shepard Fairey there's a round-up of 19 other artists's interpretation of the Presidential image. In the Obama's own home, as most readers of AT are already aware, Santa Monica-based designer Michael S. Smith has been hired to decorate their living quarters in the White House. More, pics and links, after the jump...
Obama memorabilia displayed in homes: In a phenomenon not seen since the early 60s, many people are displaying the President-elect's image in their home.
Beyond Shepard Fairey: the many, many faces of Barack Obama: Considering displaying an image of the President-elect in your own home? Here's a round-up of images to inspire you.
Santa Monica-based designer Michael S. Smith to decorate Obama's White House Living Area: If you haven't already caught the details over on ATDC, LA favorite Michael S. Smith, who's known for balancing the glamorous with the functional, the modern with the classic, has been tapped to decorate the First Family's living quarters.
A Hollywood Hills sanctuary with a touch of India: If our first ever house tour of a home from India has whet your appetite for more, here's how one home brings more traditional touches of that country to bear on the design of its garden.
Nicky Kehoe opens on Highland Avenue: Nickey Kehoe, who decorated the Ruffalo abode that is featured in Domino (we slink it over on Ohdeedoh, our kid's site) and who is the source of some great bedroom tips, has opened a store on an up and coming stretch of Highland, just north of Melrose. For more news from The Scout, click here.
[images: Via LAT, courtesy of Guillermo A. Macie; Gabriel Bouys / AFP / Getty Images; Gina Ferazzi for LAT; Christine Cotter for LAT; Ricardo DeAratanha for LAT]
How icked out would you be if people had George W. Bush on their walls? I assure you that it's just as bizarre having Obama. Let's leave presidency cults to backward third-world countries and Communist dictatorships.
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Yes or the Pope!
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People have Obama art because they want it, not because they're being forced to. I think the number of people who have chosen to adorn their residences with art of Obama (and not Bush in previous years) is a great positive in such a sea of negativity (economy).
Besides all that, people can do whatever they want with their walls. If you don't like it, don't visit?
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Idolatry.
view irc's profile
blasphemy.
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Fashion.
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If Obama turns this country's economic problems around, everyone will have Obama Merchandise in thier homes.
We are retailing Obama Merchandise in our stores.
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question everyone and everything.
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As far as Obama on one's walls, to each his own on that but from what stuff I've seen, nothing appeals to me from a DESIGN/STYLE esthetic so I would not be putting them up in my space anyhow.
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Art is art! People hang Marilyn Monroe, Warhol, Billie Holiday...and Barack Obama. Inspiration is inspiration. I don't get the problem. I think the photos posted look nice. I'm more of the Shepard Fairey Pop Art Barack person. =) You can't deny anything Shepard Fairey.
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