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Shepard Fairey
Mini-Bio: Born in 1970. Attended RISD (Hellz yeah RI!). Became famous for his "Obey Giant" campaign. Now resides in Los Angeles.
What kind of art? Street art. Graphic Design. Illustrations.
Examples of his work:
The original sticker/design from the "Andre the Giant Has a Posse" sticker campaign in 1989. The campaign that later became known as the "Obey Giant" campaign.
Shepard Fairey's work in action.
Another Fairey graphic design. If you couldn't tell, he has strong political and social views.
Betcha didn't know this! That's right! Shepard Fairey painted this...which became the design for Obama's "Hope" campaign. It is beautiful and amazing and I am so happy it became a campaign poster.
If you want to know more about Shepard Fairey, check these websites out:
Wikipedia...Yep, Wikipedia--Deal with it!
His personal "Obey Giant" Website
Hope you like his stuff because I LOVE it! Enjoy!
Wikipedia...Yep, Wikipedia--Deal with it!
His personal "Obey Giant" Website
Hope you like his stuff because I LOVE it! Enjoy!
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2 comments:
personally, i love all his stories about stealing paint and ladders to put andre and his buddies up on random water towers and the like.. and usually getting arrested for it. he talks about it like it was just a job hazard.
and when i talked to him he was very gracious, repeated that he was just a skater kid who made some stickers and it spiraled out of control.
i love the idea of viral art! it lends itself to political action.
This is awesome: I'm not much of a art connaisseur but I know this guy! I have a film-making friend who was in discussions with Shepard to have him do the cover art. Turns out he didn't do it, but my friend has stayed in contact and has a couple originals of his famous Obama prints, one of which is signed by Fairey. Anyhow, random connection and very fun!
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