Adopt a Pet

Designed by Shepard Fairey

"The day Obama stated his interest in adopting a dog from the shelter was a slightly brighter one for the approximately 7 million adoptable dogs & cats killed each year in this country. The staggering reality is that for each one sold at a pet store or by a breeder, another perfectly worthy one is killed. Our nations shelters are filled to capacity with all kinds of amazing adoptable animals including, as Obama put it, “Mutts like me.” On the heels of Obama’s comment, I got a call from Pia Salk, an animal advocate who works with North America’s largest non-profit pet adoption website, Adopt-a-Pet.com. Pia simply asked if I might be willing to collaborate on a way to have my art help these animals. As most of you know, I’m a big believer in speaking up for all who suffer injustice, regardless of gender, race, sexual orientation or in this case, species! And I’m all for adopting from the shelter. My wife and I share our home with 2 pooches, George and Weezie, who is a rescue. They are the happy canine siblings to our 2 human daughters. The image I created for this print reminds me of a dog I had as kid, a mutt named Honey. We have created a limited edition run of 400 signed and numbered silk-screen prints that will be available at: www.muttslikeme.com. The January sale date will be announced soon and proceeds will go to getting the furry non-partisan U.S. residents, who share our country, saved and into homes through: www.Adoptapet.com Check out the site and search for adoptable animals in your area or other ways to help."

-Shepard Fairey

My remix of Fairey's visual

I applaud the designer's initiative and wonderful talent put at the service of the community and social affairs...An example to follow in my town...

A bon entendeur, Salut! sugarpop

Bless y’all

Listen to sound advise - design by PixelProtest

Design by Peter Visser from redbubble

design by Trish

A new year is upon us! But what a year 2008 was! & What a year has debuted! Have a look next door & the hate prevailing over there.... Anyhow, Hope everyone has gotten their holiday madness taken care of. Wish You & Yours a joyous 2009. ...A Happy, Prosperous and a Creative New year; …May you fullfill your dreams. May you find new ideas, strengths, desires, and passion... ...May this new year bring peace and good tidings. Keep safe & Stay Happy! Bless y’all Salam W' Hob

by sugarpop

PASTE THE RAINBOW...

Michelangelo & the 10 commandments, originally uploaded by Sugarpoppy.

Airbrushed piece created by Lebanese young artist Elie Zaarour in public at the Martyr Square, downtown Beirut during the national Marathon race day, Sunday, November 30. Copywriting of the 10 commandments by me, Sugar Pop, aka Ghada Azzi.

Essayyed poppin' & alive

Essaayyed poppin' & alive, originally uploaded by Sugarpoppy.

As pop as Essayyed can get... By Sugarpop, a dynamite piece of Stencil art picturing Hassan Nasrallah, big boss of Lebanese Hezbollah, the party of God.

dope n' cocaine

dope&cocaine, originally uploaded by Sugarpoppy.

Mister Shepard Fairey, who is mostly known for turning wrestler André the Giant’s face into ubiquitous urban art (you know those Obey the Giant flyers, posters, and stickers you see everywhere..), heads a design firm, a publishing house, and a clothing company - all dedicated to visual appropriation. Fairey has also gained notoriety with posters art [HOPE, CHANGE, ] he made for Obama. Here is my remix of the Change poster, with a 'playful play' on words.

Beirut in my cube

Beirut in my cube, originally uploaded & designed by Sugarpop.

Twisted & Random...

MY city block

MY city block, originally uploaded by Sugarpoppy.

OBAMA hope in colour

My designs of Barack Obama, the future American president who reincarnates a new tomorrow for America, a much needed change in technicolor & full of HOPE & PROGRESS. Let's HOPE & Support him through the arts--till the results speak for him.

Bloody Barack

Bloody Barack, originally uploaded by Sugarpoppy & designed by Sugarpop

A new remixed official portrait of the next American president, designed by maboule on bloody good inspirational day. Not bad, right?

Andy & Sugar

Brown Sugar, plus connnue sous le nom de Sugar, my buddy, ma pote à moi, mon chocolat...de Labrador bien sur, full of vim and vigueur... vient de subir la matraque d'Andy... Warhol bien sûr...traîtée par la Spicepop. Le résultat est uploadé la-en 5 versions + un bonus--- Voilà tout--la résultante de mes petits pas d'amateur sur la planète du graphisme digitale.... Ouaf Ouaf!!

auto-portrait

auto-portrait, originally uploaded by Sugarpoppy.

This is what I call self-centeredness; a light one though, since it's arising from the sand. I drew my portrait--or tried doing it-- this week-end at my playground, the one located towards the South, you know... My refuge, my blueish-bluesy cabin...Then sharpened it slightly, to have her re-appropriate some character, or at least an attitude, so here is sugarpop's sand portrait remixed on that apple machine of mine—Above, is the result…

Have another version...wait a sec...will post it shortly...

My TEEZ

I dO dabble with photoshop when time is on my side...So here are four t-shirts designed by me. One is a reproduction of the design of Shepard Fairey of Obey the Giant of his rapidly sold out political advertising poster design done for Barak Obama [Hope, Progress, Change] that I allowed myself to remix and labeled 'Rastabama.' The second is an original photography picture of my chocolate labrador enhanced on photoshop and rendered in a way that resulted in B&W sweet portrait of La Sug. The third is a strict graphic design photoshop montage of the daisy flowers duplicated several times to reframe a skull, it's the daisy brain and the fourth is marabout, a hand made collage, one of my first artistic play with glue and papers that has been scanned in order to be used as a CD cover. Here they are all now put on sale on red bubble art community...

So if interested, here we go, click here to get your tee for 2o something bucks...Otherwise, have a look on some of my work...

Obey & dream more

Obey & dream more, originally uploaded by Sugarpoppy.

My Andre in stencil finally tagged, so Andre obeys me and stays around, in my room, at all time. & here it is...stamping my endorsement/ to mister Shepard Fairey; as my admiration gets real now with this sprayed pizza box that ended up lookin' so,,, like an art piece ready to stand still in my room, reminding me incessantly what communication is all about...

Andre will be staring at me all day all night; and i'll be doing the same, learning to tame each others...

Don't try to understand my relation to Andre the wrestler;;;cuz am not sure i do myself. But it's beyond the surface, delete the image, dig...deep down the hole...

& here was Sugarpop from her communication zone, wherefrom zoners of sirdab have just ended a charming SWING...

Obey your tempo, Prey for Patience, Stick & Focus...Then Roll in, Roll out...ça Balance l'équilibre...

Ça s'discute aussi!

nuit après nuit

nuit après nuit, originally uploaded by Sugarpoppy.

One of my first collage work, done back in Kuwait, in 2004, as a CD cover for Ocean. A set of my 12 12x12cm postcards --that also work as CD covers --are available for sale at artlounge gallery, Karantina - Beirut.

Jelly Belly state of mind

copyright artlounge gallery - Beirut

‘jelly belly’ is just a stop on the journey to Haribo planet... A collage state of mind by Moi sugarpop; et Vlan!

The Scorpion dance

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Their sting endures

The National - News

15 May 2008

According to Greek mythology it was the scorpion, sent by the goddess Hera, which brought down Orion the hunter. Angered by Orion’s arrogant belief that he could hunt and kill anything, Hera wanted to teach him a lesson. She sent Scorpius, the...read more...

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Rastabama by Sugarpop

Copyright © 2008 Sugarpop

'Obama Rocks Reggae' - a Sugarpop remix of Shepard Fairey's Progress poster of Barak Hussein Obama - Rock on OBY!! Fairey you Rock as well! You're a communication giant, Keep us Rockin'!! From Andre to your Subliminal Projects... We will Follow!! But hardly Obey!!

Obama Rocks

I love Barack Obama. He represents the Hope, Change, Progress that --not only America-- but the whole world is in dire need of. He represents a new era of positive change. As a support to the future president of the US ;0) have remixed Shepard Fairey infamous poster [below]. On top, my gift to the man who mirrors all the colours of the world, its lights and all shades. He's such a positive energy to humanity as a whole, he's certainly able to help people delete 'the wicked Bush years.' So here it is; a pop design for Rocking Oby --[a play on Fairey's Mega OBEY].

Here is the Progress visual, one of the triptych [Hope, Change, Progress] created by Obey's Shepard Fairey as a support to Obama; the original limited edition offset lithographs got sold on eBay, as fast as a lightning; signed and numbered by the artist, their price reached US $900. Even the stickers are selling like pancakes and, if I remember correctly, they are sold out too.

"I wanted to make an art piece of Barack Obama because I thought an iconic portrait of him could symbolize and amplify the importance of his mission. I believe Obama will guide this country to a future where everyone can thrive and I should support him vigorously for the sake of my two young daughters. I have made art opposing the Iraq war for several years, and making art of Obama, who opposed the war from the start, is like making art for peace. I know I have an audience of young art fans and I’m delighted if I can encourage them to see the merits of Barack Obama.” Shepard Fairey

BUBBLES FROM SIRDAB: Give Peace a Dance

Don't B Snoopy, Nosy & Gossipy

These three graphic visuals are designed by Helen Bacsom's of Red Bubble--who got inspired by a Japanese proverb, one of the wisest proverb ever---possibly,'The' wisest.

"See no evil, Hear no evil, Speak no evil"

Bacsom elaborated on this pictorial maxim of the 17th century, adding as wise stances.

As a result, one perfect fit for Bacsom's bubbly design expression.

Don't Be Snoopy, Nosy & Gossipy!