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Shepard Fairey. Political sticker. The artist wrote the following about this piece: "I originally made the Star Icon in January as I was transitioning into a period of my work inspired by Russian Constuctivist Propaganda posters. I had made a simplified illustration of the Giant face I called the Icon and I decided I wanted to make a star iteration.

I cut a star shaped window out and played with cropping until I was happy. The print below was the first print I made using the star image. I only made an edition of 90 of them and probably only sold a small percentage of the The rest went up on the street or were damaged.

The Obey Star has been a crucial element in my work ever since so I decided to make a letterpress variation on the O. Obey Star. Courtesy of the Richard F. Brush Art Gallery.

Lawrence University: Street Art Graphics. While attending art school, Fairey worker part-time at a skateboard shop in Providence, Rhode Island. There, the artist was exposed to graffiti art and the unique styles of the skateboarding community. Along with his interest in punk rock music, skateboarding influenced Fairey's future clothing business.

The Obey clothing line remains a popular apparel choice for skateboarders, and Fairey's art appeared on the cover of Transworld Skateboarding magazine in Fairey's art was put into the spotlight during the presidential campaign in the United States when he created a red and blue portrait of future president Barack Obama titled "HOPE.