Life and work of Shepard Fairey by

Presentation Obey

jonathanehochart62 — 2017-03-20 07:38:09 UTC

Shepard Fairey says Obey was born in 1970 in Charleston in the United States.

He immerses himself in the world of graphic design from the age of 14 by drawing images that will be flocked on t-shirts and skateboards.
Influenced by the work of Andy Warhol or the Russian artist Alexander Rodtchenko, he naturally goes to artistic studies.

Shepard Feirey

jonathanehochart62 — 2017-03-20 14:01:44 UTC

Frank Shepard Fairey, best known as Shepard Fairey, born on February 15, 1970 in Charleston, South Carolina, is an American artist, serigraphist, muralist and illustrator.

Coming from the skateboard scene, he first became known by the stickers André the Giant Has in Posse, who gave the campaign Obey Giant.

jonathanehochart62 — 2017-03-20 14:10:14 UTC

His work became world famous during the 2008 US presidential campaign, with the creation of the poster "HOPE" by Barack Obama which will become an image-icon of the campaign. The Boston Institute of Contemporary Art considers him to be one of the best-known, best and most influential street artists of the moment.

In France, Fairey is first exhibited at the Base, the ephemeral gallery of Invader where he presents small portraits of coagulated guerillas and several times at the Magda Danysz Gallery who defended very early his work in gallery. He participated in the M.U. In May 2007 during a play with WK Interact. One of his recompositions of posters was exhibited at the Fondation Cartier during the exhibition Born in the Street - Graffiti, in the fall of 2009.

jonathanehochart62 — 2017-03-21 09:31:44 UTC