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Shepard Fairey

Street artist, activist, and founder of OBEY Clothing, known for the Obama 'Hope' poster and the 'Andre the Giant Has a Posse' campaign.

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Shepard Fairey

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For the 2008 U.S. presidential election, Fairey created the Barack Obama "Hope" poster.[1]

Life and work

Shepard Fairey was born and raised in Charleston, South Carolina.[2] Fairey earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1992.[3] Fairey altered the image and changed the text to read OBEY in 1996.[4] He founded the design studio BLK/MRKT Inc. with Dave Kinsey and Phillip DeWolff from 1997 to 2003.[5]

The exhibition featured more than 250 works in a wide variety of media.[6] Fairey created public art works around Boston as a complement to the ICA exhibition.[7] Together with his wife Amanda, Fairey established Studio Number One in 2003.[8] During the summer of 2009, the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston hosted Fairey's initial museum exhibition, which was called Supply & Demand.[6]

What the cited sources add

The ICA exhibition included about 250 works ranging from the Obey Giant stencil to screen prints of political revolutionaries and rock stars.[7] Pedro H. Alonzo served as the guest curator of the exhibition.[7] The ICA described Fairey's work as a call to action about hierarchies and abuses of power.[7] Fairey's work reflects influences including Soviet propaganda and psychedelic rock posters.[7]

Give to Cure, a non-profit focused on speeding up the discovery of cures for human illnesses, counts Fairey among its earliest backers.[9] A series of 20 different sticker designs for Give To Cure was initially produced by Fairey.[9]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Shepard Fairey" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Upcoming Exhibitions, SHEPARD FAIREY, The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston; "Local woman’s grandson behind the Obama “Hope” poster " , Independent, South Carolina; "Icaboston.org" (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Shepard Fairey" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Dottie Ashley, [Artist still challenges the status quo], The Post and Courier, August 22, 2010. Retrieved December 23, 2010.; "Charleston City Paper", Obey Giant; Wesson, "Idyllwild: Artist Shepard Fairey shares inspiration behind work", The Press Enterprise; "Shepard Fairey - The Giant: The Definitive Obey Giant Site", The Giant; ""Obey Giant" Trailer - Idyllwild Arts Alum, Shepard Fairey - Idyllwild Arts", www.idyllwildarts.org, November 9, 2017 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Shepard Fairey" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Rogers, "Hope: Street arftist Shepard Fairey's star rises", ColoradoDaily.com, January 15, 2009; Booth, "Obama's On-the-Wall Endorsement", The Washington Post, May 18, 2008, p. M01; Esaak, "Shepard Fairey, the Controversial Street Artist", ThoughtCo; "ICON MAKER SHEPARD FAIREY", Rhode Island School of Design (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Shepard Fairey" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Shepard Fairey", Juxtopoz.com; Shepard Fairey interview in Tattoo Magazine, 1999.; "Bomb It - 2008 - Documentary", Cool Films and Music, 2007; Shepard Fairey, "Supply & Demand: The Art of Shepard Fairey", pg. 35.; "Shepard Fairey", theartstory.org; Zara, "Interview:Shepard Fairey", The Guardian, 14 November 2017; "Bomb It - 2008 - Documentary", Cool Films and Music, 2007 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Shepard Fairey" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Steven Heller, Véronique Vienne, Citizen Designer: Perspectives on Design Responsibility, Allworth Communications Inc., 2003, p225.; Steven Heller, Véronique Vienne, Citizen Designer: Perspectives on Design Responsibility, Allworth Communications Inc., 2003, p225. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Shepard Fairey" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Icaboston.org" (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  7. "Icaboston.org". facts only, no text reused. web.archive.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Shepard Fairey" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Studionumber-one.com"; "Studionumber-one.com"; "THE SMASHING PUMPKINS TEAM WITH SHEPARD FAIREY FOR 'ZEITGEIST' COVER", Obey Giant, May 23, 2007 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wikipedia, "Shepard Fairey" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Shepard Fairey, Give to Cure", Give to Cure (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org

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