In the case of the Obama poster, I was just exercising my First Amendment rights - and my free speech is exercised… — Shepard Fairey Copy Share Image
When I think about how I want to reach an audience, I just wanted to make pieces that were inspired by something… — Shepard Fairey Copy Share Image
I think that art has the ability to capture people's imaginations and make them think that more is possible. — Shepard Fairey Copy Share Image
Propaganda has a negative connotation, which it partially deserves, but I think there is some propaganda that is very positive. I feel… — Shepard Fairey Copy Share Image
I think 'punk' should really be defined as paving your own way creatively and by defying any sort of orthodoxy or commercial… — Shepard Fairey Copy Share Image
Most campaigns rely on photographs because the moment you do something that is a graphic interpretation where any artistic license has been… — Shepard Fairey Copy Share Image
I'm not going to be intimidated by people or identity politics. I think that's a dead end. — 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
