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Lance's new paint scheme on his Trek Madone

Old 05-05-09, 10:32 AM
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Lance's new paint scheme on his Trek Madone

https://animalnewyork.com/2009/05/lan...fairey-obey-1/
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Old 05-05-09, 10:34 AM
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https://www.supertouchart.com/2009/05...-giro-ditalia/
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Old 05-05-09, 10:41 AM
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A Madone on acid ??
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Looks like a set of tattoo's.
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Old 05-05-09, 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by JoelS
Looks like a set of tattoo's.

Agree.

Not a fan myself.
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I like it.
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Old 05-05-09, 10:54 AM
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Looks like a Vietnamese *****house exploded in the paint booth...
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Maybe Lance is getting spiritual advice from Madonna.
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i've got more than a few thoughts on this matter. i'll save them for my blog.
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Fugly is the extent of my thoughts. The TT bike is ok.
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That's a lot of yellow on a bike for a guy who says he isn't interested in winning another tour.
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Originally Posted by TrippleB
That's a lot of yellow on a bike for a guy who says he isn't interested in winning another tour.
it is the livestrong color. Not sure why he picked yellow for the livestrong color though.
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Should turn some heads.

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Originally Posted by Jynx
it is the livestrong color. Not sure why he picked yellow for the livestrong color though.
he didn't.
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The writing was on the wall, literally
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Wow that is uglier than the first one.
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God Shepard Fairey is a tool.
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Originally Posted by fauxto nick
God Shepard Fairey is a tool.
correct.
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Originally Posted by botto
correct.
It's funny when you look back to what he was originally trying to accomplish with Obey, it makes you realize that everyone who is wearing or sporting Obey gear is basically saying "Hey look I'm a ****** bag tool that loves being marketed too".
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That's the fugliest bike I've seen in a long time.

The paint on the TT wheels is pretty cool, though.
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Originally Posted by fauxto nick
It's funny when you look back to what he was originally trying to accomplish with Obey, it makes you realize that everyone who is wearing or sporting Obey gear is basically saying "Hey look I'm a ****** bag tool that loves being marketed too".
i really don't know much about the guy other than the "hope" posters. so i wiki'd him. everything he has success with has not been a original idea. everything is taken from someone else's work. this dude is a tool. his art sucks too.
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Originally Posted by cjump
i really don't know much about the guy other than the "hope" posters. so i wiki'd him. everything he has success with has not been a original idea. everything is taken from someone else's work. this dude is a tool. his art sucks too.
The Obey Giant thing was to create a meaningless icon that would be completely accepted for no real reason and sort of show how blind society is to marketing and such. I'm sure I'm over simplifying it but the fact that he ended up proving his point and then marketing like crazy off of it brings me to the conclusion that he's just another sell out ****** bag.
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I would roll it..
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