OBEY: THE ART OF PHENOMENOLOGY
In 89' Shepard Fairey was an undergraduate at RISD working in a skate shop in Providence. While there, he designed a sticker incorporating an illustration of wrestler Andre the Giant, first with the slogan “ANDRE THE GIANT HAS A POSSE 7′ 4″, 520 lb” and later transforming to a design featuring just his face and the bold tagline “OBEY.” The stickers experienced initial popularity among the skater subculture in Providence, but they were quickly posted all over urban centers of the East Coast and exposed to the general public.
(www.stakeholderdolce.com)
Shepard Fairey - who created OBEY GIANT and its following, is currently one of the most influential, politically charged, change driven, remarkably talented artist currently creating art in the world today.
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