Shepard Fairey

When it comes to the street-art world, there are a lot of people who realize if they go out and put up…

— Shepard Fairey

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

I never set out to be a groundbreaking artist in the sense of doing something that's never been done before. I set…

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For me, there has always been a disconnect with the sort of elitist structure of the high-art world - and my distaste…

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If you're creating something that has some sort of cultural currency - if the idea is getting out there - then that…

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Every spoof gives more power to the original.

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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…

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I consider myself a multi-platform artist - not just a street artist - but the audience I found through street art has…

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There are too many bad policy choices to go into that are being pushed by the Trump Administration, but the relaxation of…

— Shepard Fairey

Creating is about sharing ideas, sharing aesthetics, sharing what you believe in with other people.

— Shepard Fairey

Street art, of course, is political, because it's illegal, so the very act of doing it is an act of defiance.

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People romanticize struggle and obscurity, and I get that, but it's a very one-dimensional argument to say that people who have money…

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If any group wants to not be disenfranchised, then understanding that there's going to be a learning curve for people who have…

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Why is non-commercial public expression considered criminal?

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I think the Internet has definitely made it easier for people to have stuff seen, but it's also encouraged a level of…

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I've met Obama a few times, and I think Obama's a quality human being, but I think that he finds himself in…

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In the case of the Obama poster, I was just exercising my First Amendment rights - and my free speech is exercised…

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The way I make art - the way a lot of people make art - is as an extension of language and…

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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…

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I try to find a balance between positivity and negativity, celebration and critique in my work; I think there is room for…

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I've never had an original thought in my lifeand there's tons of people on the internet happy to tell me just that.

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I was a huge Operation Ivy fan.

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When I think about how I want to reach an audience, I just wanted to make pieces that were inspired by something…

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Free speech is important whether you like what's being said or not. The reason why it's so important is that the entire…

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I think that art has the ability to capture people's imaginations and make them think that more is possible.

— Shepard Fairey