SHEPARD FAIREY - "Supply and Demand" Boxed Set

SHEPARD FAIREY - "Supply and Demand" Boxed Set

SHEPARD FAIREY – “Supply and Demand” Boxed Set
The set includes: Four Limited Edition Silkscreens
9’’ x 12’’ on 80g Speckletone cover stock.All four screen Prints hand signed by Shepard.
First Edition "Supply & Demand — 20th Anniversary Edition"
446 pages, Hardcover, 9 ½’’ x 12 ¼’’ (240 × 310 mm)
780 color illustrations, English.

Obey: Supply & Demand
The Art of Shepard Fairey 1989–2009
Boxed Set, Limited Edition of 600 copies
Obey: Supply & Demand, The Art of Shepard Fairey — 20th Anniversary Edition contains over 400 pages of exciting illustrations and text. From what is indeed a unique vantage point, Shepard Fairey started a movement that brought together art, popular culture and politics.

This remarkable volume showcases Fairey's entire body of work, a massive retrospective embracing 20 colorful years. Esteemed writers and critics, such as Carlo McCormick, Steven Heller, Henry Rollins, Rob Walker, Roger Gastman and more, share their views about Shepard Fairey, the roots of the omnipresent OBEY street art campaign, his design practice and his prolific gallery exhibitions.
This massive book reveals virtually all there is to know about this enigmatic artist's work, travels and travails. From exhibitions, posters, flyers, silkscreens and stickers to high altitude pursuits, citations and police beatings, it's all documented. What this new edition makes absolutely clear is that for Shepard Fairey the work simply never stops.

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About the Artist

Shepard Fairey

Frank “ Shepard Fairey” is a very famous graphic artist, muralist, and overall artist. He was born on February 15, 1970 in Charleston, South Carolina in the United States. In 1988, the artist graduated from Idyllwild Arts Academy in Palm Springs, California. He earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, Rhode Island in 1992.

 As a young adult, Shepard Fairey became very interested in art. He soon began to use his drawings in T-shirts and skateboards. He was a skateboard-obsessed art student. While in school, Shepard fairey held a part-time job in a skateboarding shop. Soon after, he hit the skateboard community hard by pasting homemade stickers all over the place. It was then that he realized his desire and interest in the street art culture and graffiti movement. Another strong influence was his love for punk music, which he demonstrated stencils.

 One of the first images he ever used was that of Andre the Giant. Shepard Fairey found this image in a newspaper ad and he chose to introduce it to the streets.

Shepard Fairey is one of the most influential street artists of our time. Shepard Fairey’s work has been used in screen-prints, stencils, stickers, masking film illustrations, wheat paste, collages, sculptures, posters, paintings, and murals. Shepard fairey enjoys working with the colors black, white, and red. Fairey has constantly shifted between the realms of fine art, commercial art, street art, and even political art. His most famous art includes images of Andre the Giant, the Obey trademark, the propaganda poster of Barack Obama, and many more.

 Shepard Fairey’s work combines elements of graffiti, pop art, business art, and Marxist theory. His work has been seen in galleries around the world and even museums. Not only that, but is often recognized in graphic designing and signature apparel. One of his most famous works includes his portrait of Barack Obama. In fact, this portrait drew national attention to Fairey and his work quickly exploded after that recognition.  This poster also received the Brit Insurance Design of the Year Award in 2009.