Shepard Fairey has stated in an interview that part of his work is inspired by other street artists.Īfter graduation, he founded a small printing business in Providence, Rhode Island, called Alternate Graphics, specializing in T-shirt and sticker silkscreens, which afforded Fairey the ability to continue pursuing his own artwork. He also uses the slogan " The Medium is the Message" borrowed from Marshall McLuhan. Fairey has spun off the OBEY clothing line from the original sticker campaign. His "Obey" Campaign is from the John Carpenter movie They Live which starred pro wrestler Roddy Piper, taking a number of its slogans, including the "Obey" slogan, as well as the "This is Your God" slogan. In a manifesto he wrote in 1990–1991, and since posted on his website, he links his work with Heidegger's concept of phenomenology. When I started to see reactions and consider the sociological forces at work surrounding the use of public space and the insertion of a very eye-catching but ambiguous image, I began to think there was the potential to create a phenomenon. The fact that a larger segment of the public would not only notice, but investigate, the unexplained appearance of the stickers was something I had not contemplated. Originally intending the sticker campaign to gain fame among his classmates and college peers, Fairey says:Īt first I was only thinking about the response from my clique of art school and skateboard friends. The website also says, by contrast, that those who are familiar with the sticker find humor and enjoyment from it and that those who try to analyze its meaning only burden themselves and may condemn the art as an act of vandalism from an evil, underground cult. According to the Obey Giant website, "The sticker has no meaning but exists only to cause people to react, to contemplate and search for meaning in the sticker". Fairey intended the Obey Giant to inspire curiosity and cause people to question their relationship with their surroundings. This later evolved into the "Obey Giant" campaign, which has grown via an international network of collaborators replicating Fairey's original designs. Career Obey Giant sticker įairey created the " André the Giant Has a Posse" sticker campaign in 1989, while attending the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). In 1992, he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Illustration from RISD. He moved to Rhode Island in 1988 to attend the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). įairey became involved with art in 1984, when he started to place his drawings on skateboards and T-shirts. He attended Porter-Gaud School in Charleston, South Carolina, and transferred to high school at Idyllwild Arts Academy in Idyllwild, California, from which he graduated in 1988. His father, Strait Fairey, is a doctor, and his mother, Charlotte, a realtor. Shepard Fairey was born and raised in Charleston, South Carolina. His style has been described as a "bold iconic style that is based on styling and idealizing images." Early life the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. 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 Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, has described him as one of the best known and most influential street artists. įairey designed the Barack Obama "Hope" poster for the 2008 U.S. In 1989 he designed the " Andre the Giant Has a Posse" (.OBEY.) sticker campaign while attending the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). Brit Insurance Design Awards Design of the Year įrank Shepard Fairey (born February 15, 1970) is an American contemporary artist, activist and founder of OBEY Clothing who emerged from the skateboarding scene.
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