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Shepard Fairey also known by the alias "Obey" was born in 1970 in Charleston, US.

He gets to know the universe of graphic design very early, at age 14, when he draws images to be printed on t-shirts and skateboards. Shepard Fairey is influenced by the work of artists such as Andy Warhol or Russian artist Alexander Rodtchenko.

In the late 1980s, Shepard Fairey (Obey) and a group of friends from the Rhode Island School of Design create a series of stickers and posters with the figure of wrestler Andre the Giant and stick thousands of them on the walls of American cities. "Andre the Giant Has a Posse" is one of the first and most important viral Street Art campaigns, showing the ability and force of this new illegal means of expression.

Shepard Fairey's work became world famous during the U.S. presidential campaign in 2008, with the creation of the poster HOPE of Barack Obama that became an icon of the campaign. The Institute of contemporary art in Boston considered Shepard Fairey (Obey) as one of the best and most influential street artists of our time.


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Muhammad Ali (Large format), Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Muhammad Ali (Large format)

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 41.3 x 29.9 x 0.1 inch

$3,186

School Desks, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

School Desks

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Sculpture - 11 x 12.2 x 3.5 inch

$6,480

Drink Crude Cup, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Drink Crude Cup

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Painting - 20.1 x 15 x 0.4 inch

$14,581

L’action vaut plus que les mots, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

L’action vaut plus que les mots

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch

$2,862

Another Day In the Coal Mine, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Another Day In the Coal Mine

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 26 x 44.9 inch

$1,728

Educate to Liberate (Gold), Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Educate to Liberate (Gold)

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch

$1,512

Raise the Level (Peace), Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Raise the Level (Peace)

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch

$1,296

Guns and Roses Offset, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Guns and Roses Offset

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 35.8 x 24 x 0 inch

$918

Power & equality: flower, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Power & equality: flower

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 24 x 18.1 inch

$432

Chuck D Black Steel Screen Print (Red), Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Chuck D Black Steel Screen Print (Red)

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 24 x 18.1 inch

$486

Educate To Liberate - Cream, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Educate To Liberate - Cream

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch

$486

Paul McCartney Change Begins, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Paul McCartney Change Begins

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch

$648

Change Begins Within (Red), Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Change Begins Within (Red)

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch

$648

While Supplies Last, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

While Supplies Last

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 26 x 44.9 inch

$1,944

A champion of justice Ruth Bader, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

A champion of justice Ruth Bader

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 24 x 18 x 0 inch

$3,024

Muhammad Ali - Heavyweight Ideals, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Muhammad Ali - Heavyweight Ideals

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch

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Lennon peace and liberty (blue), Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Lennon peace and liberty (blue)

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch

$702

Raise The Level Peace, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Raise The Level Peace

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 24 x 18 x 0 inch

$1,620

Another Day In The Coal Mine, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Another Day In The Coal Mine

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 26 x 45 x 0 inch

$1,728

Carga fragil mural, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Carga fragil mural

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch

$1,512

Flower Woman 1/6 HPM, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Flower Woman 1/6 HPM

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch

$8,532

Lifeguard Not On Duty, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Lifeguard Not On Duty

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 24 x 18 inch

$2,160

Water Tower 1/3 (Metal), Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Water Tower 1/3 (Metal)

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Painting - 24.1 x 18 x 0.4 inch

$8,316

Peace Woman, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Peace Woman

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch

$1,296

Black Earth Society Soldier, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Black Earth Society Soldier

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Painting - 31.5 x 17.3 x 0.4 inch

$17,821

Compassion (His Holiness the Dalai Lama), Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Compassion (His Holiness the Dalai Lama)

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch

$950

While Supplies Last!, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

While Supplies Last!

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 26 x 45 x 0.2 inch

$1,728

Arab Woman Gold, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Arab Woman Gold

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 24 x 18 x 0 inch

$1,296

Just Angel Rising 3/6, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Just Angel Rising 3/6

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 24.4 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch

$8,532

Fossil Factory HPM 2/6, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Fossil Factory HPM 2/6

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch

$9,828

We The People Defend Dignity Large Format, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

We The People Defend Dignity Large Format

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 41 x 30 x 0.1 inch

$7,560

Fire Sale 6/6, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Fire Sale 6/6

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 24 x 18 x 0.2 inch

$9,180

AK-47 Lotus HPM 3/10, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

AK-47 Lotus HPM 3/10

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 41 x 30 x 0 inch

$12,961

Ian Curtis "Heart And Soul", Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Ian Curtis "Heart And Soul"

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 24 x 18 x 0 inch

$594

Friendship and Support Gold Edition (George Harrison), Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Friendship and Support Gold Edition (George Harrison)

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 24 x 18 x 0 inch

$810

Beastie Boys - Blue, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Beastie Boys - Blue

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch

$1,188

Endless Power 14/14, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Endless Power 14/14

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 35.5 x 25 x 2 inch

$11,881

Rise above flowers 2/3, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Rise above flowers 2/3

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 24 x 18 x 0.4 inch

$8,640

Rose shackle stencil letterpress, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Rose shackle stencil letterpress

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 13 x 10 x 0 inch

$1,890

Mujer fatale letterpress stencil, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Mujer fatale letterpress stencil

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 13 x 10 inch

$2,160

Fragile Peace 6/6, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Fragile Peace 6/6

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 24.4 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch

$7,290

Lifeguard Not On Duty Letterpress, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Lifeguard Not On Duty Letterpress

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 16 x 13 x 0 inch

$270

Earth Crisis Letterpress, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Earth Crisis Letterpress

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 16 x 13 x 0 inch

$270

Wake Up (White), Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Wake Up (White)

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch

$540

Fire Sale 4/6, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Fire Sale 4/6

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.2 inch

$9,180

Diamond flower round, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Diamond flower round

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 24 x 24 x 0.1 inch

$594

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Who is the artist?

Shepard Fairey also known by the alias "Obey" was born in 1970 in Charleston, US.

He gets to know the universe of graphic design very early, at age 14, when he draws images to be printed on t-shirts and skateboards. Shepard Fairey is influenced by the work of artists such as Andy Warhol or Russian artist Alexander Rodtchenko.

In the late 1980s, Shepard Fairey (Obey) and a group of friends from the Rhode Island School of Design create a series of stickers and posters with the figure of wrestler Andre the Giant and stick thousands of them on the walls of American cities. "Andre the Giant Has a Posse" is one of the first and most important viral Street Art campaigns, showing the ability and force of this new illegal means of expression.

Shepard Fairey's work became world famous during the U.S. presidential campaign in 2008, with the creation of the poster HOPE of Barack Obama that became an icon of the campaign. The Institute of contemporary art in Boston considered Shepard Fairey (Obey) as one of the best and most influential street artists of our time.

What is Shepard Fairey (Obey)’s artistic movement?

The artistic movements of the artists are: Activist Artists, Famous Street Artists, Provocative Artists, Activist Artists, Figurative Street Artists, American Icons, Art deco-style artists

When was Shepard Fairey (Obey) born?

The year of birth of the artist is: 1970