Dance, and Life, as Art

Found this on Perez Hilton (which I am sad to admit I read), but it is worthwhile for the occasional good piece of information, like the following...





I wish more things like this happened in my life, or life in general. This is the art I care about. Art that makes people feel good...Art that is simple...Art that is just done for the fun of it. (And yes, I am completely disregarding that it is a T-Mobile commercial.)

Enjoy!

AYSK # 3

I may be late (as usual), but the third installment of the "Artists You Should Know" weekly is here! I have chosen the following artist because he proves that street art is a viable and important art form that sometimes, just sometimes, gets noticed by the mainstream.

AYSK #3 is...

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!