Giant Squid Industries | We make the internet all wet and squiggly. » sheperd fairey http://giantsquidindustries.com Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:21:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Shep Fairey actually can paint. http://giantsquidindustries.com/shep-fairey-actually-can-paint/ http://giantsquidindustries.com/shep-fairey-actually-can-paint/#comments Sun, 21 Jun 2009 03:43:05 +0000 Reid http://giantsquidindustries.com/?p=751

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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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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