shepard fairy recently finished a residency at pace prints in NYC, culminating in an exhibition of new works entitled 'Harmony & Discord' (see show card below).
this video is an 8 minute interview/studio visit with shepard where he talks about the new print processes that he has been able to experience while at pace, and about the works that will be featured in the show. get more images and info from the visit here.
pretty awesome.
here are a few videos regarding the artists we are using as reference for our self-portraits. take some time and check them out!
vincent van gogh
henri matisse
roy lichtenstein
shepard fairey
(watch an even BETTER video here)
who knew you could get a great honest debate about art on the colbert report. hes cynical and hilarious, yes... but he's also pretty darn smart.
(watch through the annoying commercial. its worth it)
i know you all know this, but this man is definitely one of my heroes. check out this sweet video from usa's 'character approved'...
(above image by shepard fairey)
we all hope that president obama will help us all make the united states of america the place that it once was... and again can be.
it brings me pride to have been a part of his election, and i hope that he helps make the world a better place for us, and our children.
we have hope.
so now all of you in my classes have been exposed to one of my favorite artists. his name is shepard fairey and he is the creator of the OBEY phenomenon. you've seen the giant logo and the 'make art not war' poster plastered everywhere in my world...
many of you have asked me questions about him, so i thought link you to a bio on him, as well as to a catalog of his prints (both via thegiant.org), as well to a san fransisco gallery that just had a big show of his work. (many of these pieces i had not even seen before, so when i stumbled upon it i was really excited.)
thegiant.org :: bio page, catalog of prints
white walls gallery sf :: shepard fairey: the duality of humanity