For me, there has always been a disconnect with the sort of elitist structure of the high-art world - and my distaste for that is at odds with my feeling that art should aspire to do great things. — Shepard Fairey Copy Share Image
Skateboarding has always been and continues to be creative and rebellious. Art and design are an extremely important part of skateboard culture, even if it's not recognized by the more elitist or pretentious members of the art world. Skateboarding itself… — Shepard Fairey Copy Share Image
When it comes to the street-art world, there are a lot of people who realize if they go out and put up a few… — Shepard Fairey Copy Share Image
Obama has had a really tough time, but there have been a lot of things that he's compromised on that I never would have… — Shepard Fairey Copy Share Image
I never set out to be a groundbreaking artist in the sense of doing something that's never been done before. I set out to… — Shepard Fairey Copy Share Image
For me, there has always been a disconnect with the sort of elitist structure of the high-art world - and my distaste for that… — Shepard Fairey Copy Share Image
If you're creating something that has some sort of cultural currency - if the idea is getting out there - then that will probably… — Shepard Fairey Copy Share Image
There's good and bad in every arena. It's funny, some people, the reason they're in the underground is because they're lazy and don't make… — Shepard Fairey Copy Share Image
I consider myself a multi-platform artist - not just a street artist - but the audience I found through street art has created many… — Shepard Fairey Copy Share Image
There are too many bad policy choices to go into that are being pushed by the Trump Administration, but the relaxation of environmental regulations… — Shepard Fairey Copy Share Image
Creating is about sharing ideas, sharing aesthetics, sharing what you believe in with other people. — Shepard Fairey Copy Share Image
Street art, of course, is political, because it's illegal, so the very act of doing it is an act of defiance. — Shepard Fairey Copy Share Image
People romanticize struggle and obscurity, and I get that, but it's a very one-dimensional argument to say that people who have money are evil,… — Shepard Fairey Copy Share Image
