The 2008 campaign, with its iconic Shepard Fairey red-white-and-blue posters of Obama, created a new role for progressive grassroots art in the modern political campaign. In 2016, it might be the Sanders campaign that has attracted the most such artists, with lots of talented designers vying to come up with this year’s Faireyesque Bernie icon—even Fairey himself. While some of these DIY artistic efforts have made their way onto the merchandise section of Bernie’s official website, most are being sold outside of the official campaign—on Etsy, for instance, or off of card tables outside of rallies.



Here’s a sample of the best art that has been inspired by Bernie's unlikely and dogged quest for the presidency.



The above art is by Miguel and Alejandro Vega, two teenage twins from Los Angeles. The description on their website reads: "Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is depicted as Captain America in an homage to the hero's first issue by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby! The First Avenger leaps into battles and delivers a blow against the forces of evil!" You can find more of their work on their The Art of Twinsvega page on Facebook.