Shepard Fairey has been a massive influence on my work in the sense of having a not-for-profit ethos. His commercialised street art has come along way and he is a well established street artist, musician, graphic designer and clothes designer.
I am a big fan of his work and I follow him and his company as he works all over the world and films his tours for artists like myself to watch and in his eyes, hopefully be inspired. My favourite quote of his that I take with me into any piece of art I work on is 'Question Everything'.
Here is an interview on Shepard Fairey and his growth throughout the years in street art and graphic design. (Biography)
Here is an interview on Shepard Fairey and his growth throughout the years in street art and graphic design. (Biography)
Here is a collaboration of some of my favourite works of his.
OBEY Giant - this piece developed from an idea Fairey had when he was 14 years of age. It is based on a sticker he created for a joke with his friends which was portraying 'Andre the Giant' who was a Wrestler back when Fairey was in his teens.
This has now become a logo for Fairey's design company which has become massive in the last year or so.
A very well known piece of his is the Obama 'Hope' poster which supported Obama in his campaign to be elected the President of the US in 2008. Although Fairey was not approached to produce a poster for Obama's campaign, the image really helped him to be elected. Fairey was later thanked and commissioned to produce Thousands of copies by Obama himself in letter form which I'm sure Fairey was very pleased and proud of.
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