SHEPARD FAIREY - Arkitip Issue #51 w/2 signed prints
SHEPARD FAIREY – Arkitip Issue #51 w/2 signed prints.
Featuring:
Shepard Fairey
Essay by:
Pedro Alonzo
New interview by:
Simon Steinhardt
Issue photography by:
Geoff Hargadon
Delphine Ettinger
Designed by:
Cleon Peterson of Studio Number One
7.5 × 10 In. (19.5 × 25.4 cm)
96 pages + stencil cover
Four color offset printed, perfect bound
Hand packaged & numbered ltd. edition of 5000
Packaged with: One Shepard Fairey 7.5 × 10 in. silk screen print
Designed and printed specifically for this issue edition
Each print is signed by the artist
All packaged neatly in a custom designed box
Produced exclusively for this issue edition of Arkitip by Incase.
Comes with – Additional print
Shepard Fairey 7.5 × 10 in. silk screen print
Each print is signed by the artist
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.