Shepard Fairey famous quotes

04-17-2025

Public art is ephemeral by nature. Google 's new project not only catalogs an artist's work but archives it and allows people to see the art long after it has disappeared.
-- Shepard Fairey

#Art #People #Long
I've never had an original thought in my lifeand there's tons of people on the internet happy to tell me just that.
-- Shepard Fairey

#People #Original Thought #Internet
Why is non-commercial public expression considered criminal?
-- Shepard Fairey

#Expression #Criminals
The sticker has no meaning but exists only to cause people to react, to contemplate and search for meaning in the sticker,
-- Shepard Fairey

#People #Causes #Sticker
Creating is about sharing ideas, sharing aesthetics, sharing what you believe in with other people.
-- Shepard Fairey

#Believe #Ideas #Creating
I've met Obama a few times, and I think Obama's a quality human being, but I think that he finds himself in a position where your actions are largely dictated by things out of your control. I'm not giving him a pass for not being more courageous, but I do think the entire system needs an overhaul and taking money out of politics would be a really good first step.
-- Shepard Fairey

#Thinking #Giving #Quality
I've never really considered myself just a street artist. I consider myself a populist.
-- Shepard Fairey

#Artist #Graffiti #Streets
The way I make art, the way a lot of people make art, is as an extension of language and communication, where references are incredibly important.
-- Shepard Fairey

#Art #Communication #People
The problem with copyright enforcement is that when the parameters aren't incredibly well defined, it means big corporations, who have deeper pockets and better lawyers, can bully people.
-- Shepard Fairey

#Mean #People #Bully
MY INSPIRATION FOR THIS LIMITED EDITION DESIGN WAS BASED ON THE LEGACY OF HENNESSY AS A BRAND. TO ME, HENNESSY HAS ALWAYS BEEN ABOUT QUALITY, AUTHENTICITY, TRADITION, AND ELEGANCE.
-- Shepard Fairey

#Inspiration #Design #Quality
If being original means having to throw paint in front of a jet turbine to hit a canvas 50 ft away then lets not be original.
-- Shepard Fairey

#Mean #Canvas #Paint
The world has lost a great musician who will always be an inspiration to me and those at OBEY GIANT.
-- Shepard Fairey

#Inspiration #Giants #World
I said, ok, I'll pay the licensing fee it. And [the AP] said, no, we want to claim damages. I said damages? Because of my poster the Mannie Garcia picture is now worth more than it ever would have been.
-- Shepard Fairey

#Want #Pay #Damage
Every spoof gives more power to the original.
-- Shepard Fairey

#Giving #Spoof
Art shows and the institutions end up being the couriers for culture for the next generation and are an important component as well. It may seem ironic from one perspective, but I think if you look at my overall strategy, it's actually not out of step.
-- Shepard Fairey

#Art #Thinking #Perspective

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