A lot of people thought I got famous as a studio artist, then decided to cash in on it. But it actually… — Shepard Fairey Copy Share Image
When you walk down the street and see something in a crazy spot, there's something powerful about that. The street will always… — Shepard Fairey Copy Share Image
I do think that copyrights and intellectual property are important - it's important to be able to keep people from making verbatim… — Shepard Fairey Copy Share Image
The way I make art - the way a lot of people make art - is as an extension of language and… — Shepard Fairey Copy Share Image
Free speech is important whether you like what's being said or not. The reason why it's so important is that the entire… — Shepard Fairey Copy Share Image
I think the freedom to express one's views is more important than intellectual property. — Shepard Fairey Copy Share Image
The way I make art, the way a lot of people make art, is as an extension of language and communication, where… — Shepard Fairey Copy Share Image
Art shows and the institutions end up being the couriers for culture for the next generation and are an important component as… — 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,… — 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
