The well-known street artist Shepard Fairey
Shepard Fairey became interested in art since childhood. In his youth, he was fond of skateboarding, he painted planks of his friends, as well as drawing on t-shirts. Later, when the world was struck by a wave of street art, graffiti under the name, he began to try myself in this genre. Soon, his work began to notice and distinguish from other graffiti artists.
However, it's worth knowing that Shepard Fairey is not just a bully who paints cans nothing better to do. He is a real professional artist. He graduated from the School of Fine Arts with a bachelor's degree. It is generally recognized talent, both among street artists, who are in the underground, and among mass connoisseur of fine arts. Museum of Modern Art and the Smithsonian keep his work and exhibited as objects of fine art.
Shepard Fairey in his work often uses pop art, which plays well-known media images. The first such painting was a portrait of Andre "The Giant" Russimoffa - French fighter, which was written in 1986. Under one version of this portrait was Obey inscription, ie "Obey", which later became his nickname. It creates social work, which are devoted to politics, religion, ecology and others. Often, the use of media images led him to the dock for the use of copyright. The most famous work of Shepard Fairey was the painting "Hope" written in 2008, which depicts US President Barack Obama.