Artist: Shepard Fairey " Scale Tipping " Edition Size : 450 Size: 18 x 24 inches Signed and Numbered Dont miss out on this awesome Limited Edition piece before they become too expensive!! By renowned street artist Shepard Fairey. Below is a note about this piece from Shepard Fairey.
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While in school, Fairey held a part-time job in a skateboarding shop; the job fit well with the budding artist's interest in street culture and graffiti. During this time, the artist was also interested in punk music, and when a friend asked him to explain and demonstrate the creation of a stencil, he chose to use the banal image of Andre the Giant on a newspaper ad for the demonstration.
Soon after that, Fairey introduced his pieces to the streets via Graffiti Art. Two of Fairey's well-known pieces are. Is an iconic portrait of the American president Barack Obama that Fairey produced during the 2008 American presidential campaign. Fairey has been involved in both solo and group exhibitions in diverse places. He has held solo exhibitions in Capsule, Birmingham, England (2000); Kantor Gallery Window, New York, NY (2003); and Merry Karnosky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (2007).
Examples of his group exhibitions include those held at CPOP Gallery, Detroit, MI, (2001); Ducky Waddles Emporium, Encinitas, CA (2004); and OXOP Gallery, Minneapolis, MN (2006). The artist has been involved in different controversies, mainly related to the allegations that he uses other artists' work without permission.In 2011 to design a cover for the magazine. Fairey is represented by Irvine Contemporary gallery in Washington, DC. The artist lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. The item "Shepard Fairey Scale Tipping Obey Giant S/N 2014 Rare Political Art" is in sale since Sunday, January 19, 2020. This item is in the category "Art\Art Prints".
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