Shepard Fairey is a contemporary American street artist, graphic designer, activist and illustrator who works on a variety of media including screen prints, stencils, stickers, collages, and works on wood, metal and canvas. He became widely known during the 2008 U.S. presidential election for his Barack Obama “Hope” poster. His work has been described as “political art with a strong sense of visual style and emotional authenticity.” The Institute of Contemporary Art has described him as one the best known and most influential street artists of his time.

Recently Shepard Fairey installed his largest public mural to date in Sydney Australia. In his iconic limited-pallet, stencil style, Fairey created an image of a young woman with flowers behind each ear holding an Australian flower, the waratah, in her hands. The public mural is the largest, so far, of Fairey’s career, standing 15 stories tall in Sydney’s central business district. “Right now, with what’s going on in a lot of places in the world, there is a lot of friction. The idea that we can be resilient and peaceful is something I would like to convey,” Fairey said about his mural.

Here’s a pretty cool time-lapse video of its installation:

If you want to learn a little more about Shepard Fairey here is a short film shot by Brett Novak who was commissioned by the Halsey Institute of Charleston, South Carolina to spot-light this influential and politically active street artist.

And if you want even more, you’ll be happy to hear that Hulu, the on-demand video streaming service, has “Obey Giant” on their fall line-up. This new film profiles Shepard Fairey’s life and work from his punk-rock and skateboarding days to his meteoric rise to fame during the 2008 presidential election and onward to his present-day artistic activism.

OBEY GIANT
Documentary
Premiering on Hulu, Saturday, November 11, 2017
Crew: Created and executive produced by James Moll and executive produced by James Franco.
Synopsis: A film profiling the life and work of artist Shepard Fairey, going deep into the world of street art and its role in politics and pop culture. Obey Giant follows Fairey’s rise from his roots in punk rock and skateboarding, to his role as one of the most well-known and influential street artists in the world – through his iconic Obama “HOPE” poster and the controversy that surrounds it.
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