MTV Newsroom › Shepard Fairey

When Shepard Fairey Met Barack Obama...

Posted 1/19/09 12:44 pm EST by in Barack-Obama, I Met Barack Obama, inauguration


By Benjamin Wagner

Shepard FaireyA rock-and-roll street artist with an anti-establishment streak, healthy arrest record and penchant for subversive images might be the last person you'd expect to share a few words with the future president of the United States.

But times have changed, right?

There's a solid argument that Shepard Fairey's iconic Barack Obama portrait helped put the Illinois senator into the White House, a fact that the soon-to-be president seems to appreciate.

"I have met Barack Obama twice," Fairey said. "He was very, very genuine, very nice.
Read More...

Tags , ,

Shepard Fairey And Other Street Artists Go Mainstream For Barack Obama

Posted 10/3/08 10:12 am EST by in Barack-Obama


Jay-ZBy Joseph Patel

Whether you're a Republican, Democrat or Independent, there's no denying that one of the most ubiquitous images to emerge from the 2008 presidential campaign is the red, white and blue Barack Obama "Hope" poster. Created by one-time street artist Shepard Fairey, the poster features an austere portrait of Obama, manifest in a screen print that looks like one of those funny 3-D magazine pictures, with one of the primary slogans of his campaign written boldly underneath: hope.

For supporters of the Illinois senator, the poster has become a symbol of the potential of an Obama presidency as it adorns windows, billboards and the sides of buildings all around the country. For supporters of John McCain or Hillary Clinton, the portrait has sometimes earned derision for being emblematic of Obama's "celebrity" status.

Read More...

Tags ,

SPONSORS
AD:
©2012 Viacom International Inc. All Rights Reserved. MTV and all related titles and logos are trademarks of Viacom International Inc.