Shep Fairey actually can paint.
June 20th, 2009 by Reid | No Comments »
Shepard Fairey from Arkitip on Vimeo.
Say what you will about the appropriation of imagery – the dude can paint. He can create. It’s not all stolen scans, and co-opted revolutionary art. The dude got his start cutting out stencils, and throwing up stickers. It’s apparent that all the fame, and the massive aesthetic apparatus that he’s built hasn’t watered down his ability to create some beautiful and unique imagery.
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