How can street art change the world? - Shepard Fairey of Obey Giant

Shepard Fairey is one of the most influential contemporary artists in the western world. (Subscribe: bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe)
In 1989 he launched his now iconic ‘Andre the Giant has a posse' sticker campaign on the West Coast of America. He soon became a major artist of the street art movement. He is known for his brand ‘Obey Giant’ and his iconic poster of President Obama, which was adopted as the official emblem associated with the presidential campaign.
He talks to Krishnan about the impact of his street art, his brand Obey Giant and challenging social conformity.
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[@psycherevival2762]

Great interview, great artist, great activist! Long live Shepard!

[@alexpinkerton]

Could you invite more writers to do this interview? These long form interviews are great. Will Self or Martin Amis would be great candidates.

[@ronaldronald8819]

Interesting perspectives. Ideals with a sense of realism.

[@HankHaze]

actually a great interview krishnan bro.

[@DrRiq]

KGM is a great talker

[@spvcs3615]

legend. 🏆

[@LunaLucie3911]

❤

[@IambiguousSegment]

Sod the world, this guy needs to change his name first!

[@user-oz3ps5mp6v]

Lol

[@salomonromanozetune5776]

ok so I just remembered that this guy interviewed Robert Downey, Jr, and it all went downhill there ....

[@ELABrust]

I can't watch shepherd virtue signal like this, but his creative process is interesting

[@willysworldtv]

I love this !!

[@geneharris4953]

R.I.P. Blaise Blouin

[@BrianMorrisPhoto]

WORLD CITIZEN!

[@Bonesph]

Shepard calls the police on himself.

[@SPCEMN3]

This guy is an intellectual lightweight. I've seen a million twitter commentators with more interesting things to say than him.

[@Avengerie]

He is not an artistic heavyweight either.

[@DrRiq]

@@Avengerie he is tho?

[@SPCEMN3]

@@Avengerie I agree. I think he's, at best, a graphic designer that fooled people into thinking he was an artist by co-opting the images of people who are much more interesting than him. He's such an air-head in this interview.

[@colourguru]

Seen a million... You are such a heavy weight.
He is creating art. You are making cynical comments on UA-cam.
Do something. Take a risk. Contribute.
You will feel better.

[@SPCEMN3]

@@colourguru ok. give me an example of something interesting he said.

[@61shirley]

The Obama poster should've said hopeless

[@DrRiq]

Uhh

[@colourguru]

@Arbiter Lite you are in the best position to tell us.

[@SEAL341]

@@colourguru LOL

[@colourguru]

Cynicism is so much easier than giving a sh#t.

[@1luarluar1]

ps: never believe a good orator as if he\she is a liar, he\she will be good very at telling lies.

[@benbow7]

Street Art is new name for Vandalism.

[@casesylvester1292]

so false

[@DEATHBRINGER795]

@@casesylvester1292 nope it’s true

[@Angie_flores]

Not like the vandalism humans make to the world when they pollute oceans with oil, genocide, destruction of the ecosystem, espionage on civilians, the list goes on, and you mean to tell me a little art in a building is offensive? What a joke 😂

[@stnln2180]

The guy is just a graphic designer with political connections..... and nothing more.....

[@jrawilliams123]

Stick with copying, stencils and colouring in.

[@MrgrayMrgray]

Stick with commenting on UA-cam.

[@lupehn]

Love his music prints but his democrat ideology is the issue in todays America

[@DEATHBRINGER795]

Sooooooooooo BORING

[@YOUU-TOUBERR]

i feel like hes a closet rasist