In the history of art, Shepard Fairey is one of the names that keeps being returned to.
The record lists Shepard Fairey as American contemporary street artist, graphic designer activist and illustrator (born 1970).
Shepard Fairey was born at Charleston in 1970. His recorded nationality is United States. He trained at Rhode Island School of Design and Idyllwild Arts Academy.
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He worked as graffiti artist, designer and graphic designer.
His recorded movement is contemporary art.
Among his best-known works are Nelson Mandela Mural, Andre the Giant Has a Posse and Barack Obama "Hope" poster. Looking is a skill, and the artists who last are those who taught their audience how to do it.
That the work was made in United States shaped it: artistic traditions, academies and the galleries that decide what is seen have never been evenly distributed.
Shepard Fairey is still working, and the shape of the body of work is not yet settled.
Achievements
- Notable work: Nelson Mandela Mural
- Notable work: Andre the Giant Has a Posse
- Notable work: Barack Obama "Hope" poster
- Notable work: Mural by Shepard Fairey & Vhils in Lisbon
- Movement: contemporary art
