10 Fascinating Facts About Shepard Fairey

Check out our top 10 Fascinating Facts About Shepard Fairey! 10. SHEPARD FAIREY WAS BORN AND RAISED IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA. HIS MOTHER WAS A REALTOR NAMED CHARLOTTE, AND HIS FATHER WAS A DOCTOR NAMED STRAIT FAIREY. 9. FAREY WENT TO WANDO HIGH SCHOOL, AND HE GRADUATED FROM IDYLLWILD ARTS ACADEMY IN CALIFORNIA IN 1988. THEN HE WENT TO RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN WHERE HE RECEIVED A BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS IN ILLUSTRATION IN 1992. 8. WHILE FAIREY WAS A STUDENT AT THE RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN, HIS FRIEND WANTED TO LEARN HOW TO STENCIL. FOR THE LESSON, HE DECIDED TO USE A PICTURE OF ANDRE THE GIANT, AND THAT’S HOW THE ICONIC IMAGE WAS BORN. 7. IN 2008, SHEPARD FAIREY REMADE THE COVER ART TO GEORGE ORWELL’S BOOKS ANIMAL FARM, AND 1984. 6. FAIREY OFTEN USES HIS WIFE AMANDA AS A MODEL FOR HIS ART. SHE HAS GRACED EVERY MEDIUM THE ARTIST HAS USED, INCLUDING MURALS, STICKERS, AND PRINTS. 5. SHEPARD FAIREY OCCASIONALLY SPINS HIP HOP, PUNK, AND ELECTRONIC MUSIC USING THE NAME DJ DIABETES, A DISEASE FROM WHICH HE SUFFERS FROM. 4. SHEPARD FAIREY STARTED OUT AS A PUNK ROCK SKATER KID, AND AT THE AGE OF 14 HE STARTED SCREEN PRINTING T-SHIRTS AND SKATEBOARDS FOR HIMSELF AND HIS FRIENDS. 3. SHEPARD FAIREY BECAME WIDELY KNOWN DURING THE 2008 U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION FOR HIS BARACK OBAMA "HOPE" POSTER. THEN IN 2008, SHEPARD FAIREY WAS SUED FOR COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT BY MANNIE GARCIA, THE PHOTOGRAPHER WHO TOOK THE ORIGINAL PICTURE. 2. SHEPARD FAIREY WAS BUSTED MORE THAN 12 TIMES FOR DAMAGE TO PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PROPERTY. 1. THE INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART NAMED SHEPARD FAIREY ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL STREET ARTISTS OF THE 21ST CENTURY. “CREATING IS ABOUT SHARING IDEAS, SHARING AESTHETICS, SHARING WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN WITH OTHER PEOPLE.” - SHEPARD FAIREY I created this video with the YouTube Video Editor (http://www.youtube.com/editor)