Shepard Fairey(1970) Offset Lithografie "Obey Cream" Ges Ged

Frank Shepard Fairey:
(born february 15, 1970 Charleston South Carolina). " Obey Cream ",  Offset Lithografie, Te dateren 2021, Gesigneerd ro, Motief grootte: 57,8 x 69 cm, Blad grootte: 61 x 73 cm.

Beschrijving:

Frank Shepard Fairey (Born february 15, 1970) is an American contemporary street artist, graphic designer, activist, illustrator, and founder of obey clothing who emerged from the skateboarding scene. He first became known for his " Andre the giant has a posse "  (...Obey...) Sticker campaign while attending the Rhode Island school of design (risd). He became widely known during the 2008 u.s. Presidential election for his Barack Obama " Hope " poster. The institute of contemporary art, Boston has described him as one of the best known and most influential street artists.

His work is included in the collections at the Smithsonian, the los Angeles county museum of art, the museum of modern art in New York city, the museum of contemporary art San Diego, the national portrait gallery in washington, d.c., The virginia museum of fine arts in richmond, and the victoria and albert museum in london. Shepard fairey was born and raised in charleston, south carolina. His father, strait fairey, is a doctor, and his mother, charlotte, a realtor. He attended wando high school in mt. Pleasant, south carolina, and transferred to high school at idyllwild arts academy in idyllwild, california where he graduated in 1988. Fairey became involved with art in 1984, when he started to place his drawings on skateboards and t-shirts. In 1992 he earned a bachelor of fine arts in illustration from the rhode island school of design.