American contemporary street artist, graphic designer activist and illustrator
Shepard Fairey
Fairey at the installation of THE BLACK HILLS ARE NOT FOR SALE in Los Angeles on November 26, 2011
Born
Frank Shepard Fairey
(1970-02-15) February 15, 1970 (age 54)
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Nationality
American
Education
Rhode Island School of Design
Known for
Public art, Stenciling
Notable work
Andre the Giant Has a Posse Obey Giant Hope Rock the Vote OBEY Clothing Degenerate/Regenerate (NFT)
Spouse
Amanda Fairey
Children
2
Awards
Brit Insurance Design Awards Design of the Year[1] AS220 Free Culture Award[2]
Frank Shepard Fairey (born February 15, 1970) is an American contemporary artist, activist and founder of OBEY Clothing who emerged from the skateboarding scene.[3] In 1989 he designed the "Andre the Giant Has a Posse" (...OBEY...) sticker campaign while attending the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD).[4]
Fairey designed the Barack Obama "Hope" poster for the 2008 U.S. presidential election. The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, has described him as one of the best known and most influential street artists.[5] His work is included in the collections at The Smithsonian; the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; the Museum of Modern Art in New York City; the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego; the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.; the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond; and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.[6][7]
His style has been described as a "bold iconic style that is based on styling and idealizing images."[8]
^"Shepard Fairey wins Design of the Year". Dezeen Magazine. March 19, 2009. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
^"AS220 Free Culture Award 2010".
^ Zittoun, Tania, Transitions: Symbolic Resources in Development, IAP, 2006, p168. ISBN 1-59311-226-2
^"Shepard Fairey's RISD Origin Myth Gets Retold in the New Drama "Obey the Giant" | BLOUIN ARTINFO". www.blouinartinfo.com.
^Upcoming Exhibitions, SHEPARD FAIREY, The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston Archived September 5, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
^"Local woman’s grandson behind the Obama “Hope” poster " Archived October 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Independent, South Carolina
^"Icaboston.org". Archived from the original on July 26, 2011.
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spawned the OBEY Giant movement OBEY (clothing), a fashion line by ShepardFairey Obey (Benedictum album), 2013 Obey (The Jacka & Blanco album), 2012...
issued a commemorative stamp of the artist. Name also collaborated with ShepardFairey with his photograph of Nico, singer with the Velvet Underground and...
work is known for using text include Jasper Johns, Robert Indiana, ShepardFairey, Mel Bochner, Kay Rosen, Lawrence Weiner, Ed Ruscha and the collective...
controversy was similar to that arising from the use of an AP photo by ShepardFairey in his composition of the Barack Obama "Hope" poster. Led by attorney...
and Awe"; a 12-inch of the track was released featuring artwork by ShepardFairey. In 2008 he contributed a chapter to Sound Unbound: Sampling Digital...
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