Artist Quote: "Context matters: not just where you position your art in the world, but where you position yourself." Achievements: His works are included in the collections of the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C., the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The Obama poster received the Brit Insurance Design of the Year Award in 2009. Shepard Fairey has held numerous successful solo and group exhibitions across the world. Highest Work Sold: The most expensive Shepard Fairey work is the hand-painted acrylic collage, Flag (2010) which sold for $13,750 in 2017. | Name: Frank Shepard Fairey Art Movement: Contemporary Art, Pop Art, Political Art Born: 1970 in South Carolina Main Medium: Graffiti, Murals, Printmaking, Painting, Commercial Art About the Artist: Bachelor of Fine Art Rhode Island School of Design, 1992. Fairey blurs the boundary between traditional and commercial art through type and image, communicating his brand of social critique via prints, murals, stickers, and posters in public spaces. The artist also founded in 2007 the Obey Awareness Program, operated by Obey Clothing, so as so increase his humanitarian efforts. Shepard Fairey has always been open about controversial social and political topics and often donates and creates artwork in order to promote awareness of these social issues and contributes directly to these causes. About the Artwork: In 1989 Fairey created the André the Giant Has a Posse sticker campaign, featuring a stylized image of the wrestler André the Giant. This project was the foundation for his seminal Obey series, which helped to push Fairey into the public spotlight. The artist is perhaps best known for his Hope (2008) campaign, which portrays a portrait of then-presidential candidate Barack Obama, in red, white, and blue. |
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