No American political campaign in my lifetime has stirred up as much passion as Barack Obama’s race for the White House.

From Hollywood celebrities to anonymous bloggers or callers on phone-in talk shows, it seems that everyone is looking to share their views, change some minds, make a statement.

America’s artists are no exception.

Whether using digital photo editing techniques or a plain old can of spray paint, they’ve been making their voices heard – or rather, their images seen.

Here are a few stand-out selections from across the country:

Yes We Can: Bushwick, Brooklyn

Photo by EricaJoy

We are the people we’ve been waiting for.

Photo by springhill2008

08′AMA in Charlottesville, Virginia

Photo by cornexo

Suburban yard art: Whoever said Obama can’t connect with Middle America?

Photo by bradthedesigner

Obama has a posse in Los Angeles, CA.

Photo by Lord Jim

Simple yet powerful.

Photo by nakano.photography

Spotted in Los Angeles: Abraham Obama

Photo by Lord Jim

Barack Obama is speaking to America. Get it?

Photo by whorange

Even the arts’n'crafty types on Etsy are feeling the change.

Photo by whorange

Hope in Houston.

Photo by jetheriot

Obama fans take to the streets in Mission Dolores, San Francisco.

Photo by benchun

Top photo by [nati]

About The Author

Eva Holland

Eva Holland is a freelance writer, Senior Editor of World Hum and a longtime contributor to the Matador community. She lives in Canada’s Yukon Territory and blogs about Alaska and Yukon travel at Travelers North.

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  • Harry Balcher

    I am for McCain but the pictures are nice.

  • Matt Keegan

    I'm for McCain too, but I won't go nuts by making art work about him. Then again, I might do that for Sarah Palin!

  • Joyce Hanson

    I attended a Bellydancers for Obama fundraiser in NYC on Friday night. The dancing and music were amazing, as was the feeling that times are really changing in America. I met a 60-something African-American woman–a bellydancer herself!–and she told me that when she was young, she never thought she'd see the day when this country elected a black President. Here's my blog post about the event: ” target=”_blank”>http://mybadgirlblog.blogspot.com/2008/10/bellyda…

  • canthus13

    Wow. Some of those creep me out… they remind me of old communist propaganda posters.

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