Shepard Fairey 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. He is influenced by the work of artists such as Andy Warhol or Russian artist Alexander Rodtchenko.
In the late 1980s, 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.
His 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 Obey as one of the best and most influential street artists of our time.
Best on the Street
From December 17, 2020 To January 16, 2021
Good Bye 2020
From December 10, 2020 To January 10, 2021
Couleurs estivales
From July 23, 2020 To August 31, 2020
STREET ART WORLD TOUR 2019
From October 16, 2019 To December 21, 2019
John Andrew Perello (JonOne) versus Shepard Fairey (Obey Giant)
From December 5, 2018 To December 31, 2018
Damaged
From December 12, 2017 To December 31, 2017
Street Art Part. 1
From December 16, 2016 To January 25, 2017