Meet Sabo, the UnsavoryAgent (@unsavoryagents), the self-proclaimed conservative street artist living in LA. Then picture Wendy Davis arriving in LA Thursday morning to fund raise and rub shoulders with Hollywood elites this weekend. As she and her team drive through the streets of LA, Sabo's latest poster art welcomes her.Outraged by the depiction of Davis' face photoshopped on the body of a barbie with an exposed fetus standing next to a pair of scissors, Wendy's team was quick to point the finger at Greg Abbott. However, a conservative Texan, Kathryn Stuard, has claimed that she donated to Sabo and commissioned the artwork. “It hits people with the truth,” said Stuard, 53. “The artist is very edgy… I do support (Greg) Abbott but the campaign had nothing to do with these (posters).”
Sabo's poster art brings a "cool" factor to conservative politics, an ingredient which has been lacking for quite some time. On his website he claims: Bush the Younger was elected President and the claws came out in Hollywood. I lost my friends along with a great deal of peace. It was not a good time to be a Republican in Hollywood. There was no place I could go where I wasn’t punched in the face by some sort of art defining who I was for being a Republican. Evil, Bigotted, Homophobic, Out of Touch, Rich, Greedy, on and on. And then I snapped. Why was the Left allowed to define me and where are the dissenting voices from the Right setting the record straight? Creatively speaking there was no one . . . My aim as an artist is to be as dirty, ground level, and mean as any Liberal artist out there, more so if I can. Use their tactics, their methods, appeal to their audience, the young, urban , street urchins with a message they never hear in a style they own.
In March, the artist made headlines after his Ted Cruz poster went viral. The "bad boy" depiction of Cruz was plastered throughout LA, and the senator's response was priceless:
Saw this, but noticed an error. So I wanted to make one thing clear: I don't smoke cigarettes http://t.co/3nn2740kkP pic.twitter.com/tPFNqg9vu8
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) March 15, 2014
Cruz posters are available for purchase at UnsavoryAgents for a $50 donation to the artist.
I heard about this artist on the Glenn Beck program and I have to admit this is awesome and I hope he continues to work his magic through the print media.
ReplyDeleteKeep an eye on him or, better yet, check his website for more cool posters: http://unsavoryagents.com/
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