Frank Shepard Fairey (born February 15, 1970 in Charleston, South Carolina) is a contemporary artist/graphic designer/illustrator, who emerged from the skating scene.^[1] He usually goes under his middle and last name, Shepard Fairey. He is most noted for being the artist who, while attending the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) in 1989, created the "André the Giant Has a Posse" sticker campaign, which evolved into the "Obey Giant" campaign. The "Obey Giant" campaign has grown via an international network of collaborators replicating Fairey's original designs.^[2] The campaign has become, in Fairey's words, an "experiment in phenomenology."^[3] is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Nickname: Motto: Aedes Mores Juraque Curat (She cares for her temples, customs, and rights) Location of Charleston in South Carolina. ... The definition of an artist is wide-ranging and covers a broad spectrum of activities to do with creating art, practising the arts and/or demonstrating an art. ... Graphic design is the applied art of arranging image and text to communicate a message. ... An illustrator is a graphic artist who specializes in enhancing written text by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text. ... A skateboarder performing a frontside lipslide Skateboarding is the act of rolling on or performing tricks with a skateboard. ... The Rhode Island School of Design (RISD, pronounced /RIZ-dee/) is one of the premier fine arts institutions in the United States. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Andre the Giant has a posse sticker on a stop sign. ... André the Giant Has a Posse, now Obey Giant, is a street art movement created by Shepard Fairey as an experiment in Phenomenology. ... This article is about the philosophical movement. ...

Fairey has cultivated an aesthetic of Western currency^{[citation needed]}, using moire patterns and large portraits of famous figures like Richard Nixon. A series of works contains the line, "This is your God," referring to money. Fairey uses wheatpaste to affix his large, propaganda-like posters to billboards and buildings. Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. ... It has been suggested that Street poster art be merged into this article or section. ...

Fairey graduated from Idyllwild School of Music and the Arts in 1988.^{[citation needed]} He graduated from RISD in 1992 with a Bachelor of Arts in Illustration, and currently resides in Los Angeles, California. Using the slogan "The Medium is the Message" borrowed from Marshall McLuhan, Fairey has become one of the most well-known artists of the early 2000s. Originally partners in the BLK/MRKT graphic design firm with fellow designer and artist Dave Kinsey, Fairey split away with wife, Amanda Fairey, in 2003 to found the design firm Studio Number One.^{[citation needed]} Idyllwild Arts Foundation encompasses two institutions in Idyllwild, California for training in the arts: Idyllwild Arts Academy (IAA) and Idyllwild Arts Summer Program. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... d Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... “McLuhan” redirects here. ...

In 2004, Fairey joined artists Robbie Conal and Mear One to create a series of "anti-war, anti-Bush" posters for a street art campaign called "Be the Revolution" for the art collective Post Gen. 2005 saw Fairey and DJ Shadow collaborating on a box set. It included t-shirts, stickers, prints, and a mix CD by Shadow. In 2005 he also was a resident artist at Honolulu's The Contemporary Museum, as well as designing the poster art for the feature film Walk the Line. In 2006, Fairey contributed eight vinyl etchings to a limited-edition series of 12" singles by alternative rock icons Mission of Burma, and has also produced work for Interpol and the Black Eyed Peas. Categories: Stub ... Mear One (born in Santa Cruz) is a Los Angeles-based fine artist, famously known for his often-politcal street graffiti art. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... DJ Shadow (born Josh Davis on January 1, 1973) is an American DJ, turntablist, music producer and songwriter. ... CD may stand for: Compact Disc Canadian Forces Decoration Cash Dispenser (at least used in Japan) CD LPMud Driver Centrum-Demokraterne (Centre Democrats of Denmark) Certificate of Deposit České Dráhy (Czech Railways) Chad (NATO country code) Chalmers Datorförening (computer club of the Chalmers University of Technology) a 1960s... For the city and county of Honolulu, see City & County of Honolulu. ... The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu is the only museum in the state of Hawaii devoted exclusively to contemporary art. ... Walk the Line is an Academy Award, Golden Globe and Grammy Award-winning film chronicling the life of Johnny Cash, American country singer. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alternative rock (also called alternative music or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. ... Mission of Burma is a post-punk band from Boston, Massachusetts, USA comprising guitarist Roger Miller, bassist Clint Conley and drummer Peter Prescott, with Bob Weston (originally Martin Swope) as tape manipulator and sound engineer. ... Interpol is an American indie rock band, formed in 1998. ... The Black Eyed Peas are an American hip-hop group from Los Angeles, California, who have enjoyed worldwide pop success. ...

Fairey working with Hawaii-themed art at an official installation at the Makiki Skate Park during his fellowship at The Contemporary Museum in Makiki in Honolulu

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Technique

Illustration by pen and rubythith, stencils cut and created by hand, collage, photography and painting.^{[citation needed]}

Influences

Shepard's work is influenced by skateboarding, punk rock and graffiti and by artists such as Andy Warhol, Aleksandr Rodchenko, Barbara Kruger, Robbie Conal, Ron English and Diego Rivera.^{[citation needed]} His "Obey" Campaign draws from the John Carpenter movie "They Live" which starred Rowdy Roddy Piper, taking a number of slogans, including the "Obey" slogan, as well as the "This is Your God" slogan.[1] Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 — February 22, 1987) was an American artist who became a central figure in the movement known as pop art. ... Aleksandr Mikhailovich Rodchenko (Russian Александр Михайлович Родченко, November 23 (Old Style) December 5 (New Style), 1891 in St. ... I Shop, Therefore I Am Barbara Kruger (b. ... Categories: Stub ... Welcome to the Monkey House cover painted by Ron English Ron English is a contemporary pop artist who explores popular brand imagery and advertising. ... Diego Rivera (December 8, 1886 – November 24, 1957), (full name Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez) was a Mexican painter and muralist born in Guanajuato City, Guanajuato. ... John Howard Carpenter (born January 16, 1948) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, film score composer and occasional actor. ... They Live is a 1988 film directed by John Carpenter, who also wrote the screenplay under the pseudonym “Frank Armitage”. The movie is based on the short story Eight O’Clock in the Morning by Ray Nelson. ...

Appearances in other media

Walk the Line movie poster created by Shepard Fairey.

• Recently featured in Overspray Magazine's Issue 06 on California Street Art

• Shepard created the album cover for The Smashing Pumpkins album Zeitgeist (released July 10, 2007).

• The artwork for Flogging Molly's CD/DVD Whiskey on a Sunday (released July 25, 2006) was done by Shepard Fairey.

• The artwork for Black Eyed Peas's CD's Elephunk (released June 24, 2003) and Monkey Business (released May 27, 2005) was done by Shepard Fairey.

• Shepard created the movie poster for the Johnny Cash bio-pic, Walk the Line.^{[citation needed]}

• Shepard was on G4TechTv's "Icons" tv show

• The insert to the Dropping Food on Their Heads Is Not Enough: Benefit for RAWA (2002) features artwork which was donated by Shepard Fairey for the fundraiser compilation.

• The loading screen for Guitar Hero II was done by Shepard.

• Shepard also designed the logo for the Los Angeles radio station Indie 103.1.^{[citation needed]}

• Shepard created the album cover for 311 album, Don't Tread On Me.^{[citation needed]}

• The artwork for the Less Than Jake song "The Upwards War and the Down Turned Cycle" of their album Anthem.^{[citation needed]}

• Shepard has worked with Fender. He designed limited series of 12 Stratocaster and 13 Telecaster. No two of them are alike.
• He has also designed four different Squier Guitars, two Stratocasters and two Telecasters. They are not in a limited run.
• Many obey giant stickers are seen in the Michael Bay film Transformers (film).

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See also

• street pop (art movement)
• street art

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References

1. ^ Tania Zittoun, Transitions: Symbolic Resources in Development, IAP, 2006, p168. ISBN 1593112262
2. ^ Ian Noble, Picture Perfect: Fusions of Illustration & Design, Rotovision, 2003, pp128-9. ISBN 2880467543
3. ^ obeygiant.com

External links

• Studio Number One website
• Official Obey Giant Website
• SWINDLE Magazine website - which he started
• Exhibitions
• Interviews
• The Giant dot Org - The definitive Obey Giant website for collectors
• Interview with Shepard - August 2007
• Art Market: Fairey vs. Banksy by Alan Bamberger
• Shepard Fairey's NYC Representing Gallery
• Shepard Fairey's Los Angeles Representing Gallery
• The Career Cookbook Shepard Fairey Profile
• This Is Your God Exhibition