I try to find a balance between positivity and negativity, celebration and critique in my work; I think there is room for… — Shepard Fairey Copy Share Image
I think the Internet has definitely made it easier for people to have stuff seen, but it's also encouraged a level of… — Shepard Fairey Copy Share Image
What excites me is that, when things are tough, people become resourceful, and now with the Internet, social networking and the ability… — Shepard Fairey Copy Share Image
I've met Obama a few times, and I think Obama's a quality human being, but I think that he finds himself in… — Shepard Fairey Copy Share Image
I think that what led largely to Trump's election was the manifestation of the too-common mindset that facts don't matter; in other… — 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… — 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
I think the freedom to express one's views is more important than intellectual property. — Shepard Fairey Copy Share Image
I think the biggest thing that people fear when it comes to art becoming a business is those authentic, pure aspirations of… — 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
Art making comes from the human desire to share something that is universal in one sense, but unique to your sensibility in… — 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
I think the idea of freedom or liberty is really misused for political reasons, but it's something that resonates with people to… — Shepard Fairey Copy Share Image
I think that the influence of people with power and money to distort democracy and have their interests served before the rest… — Shepard Fairey Copy Share Image
I don't agree with most forms of censorship, and I especially don't agree with the idea that one needs to be from… — 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
