Do you know the guy behind the iconic Obama poster?

Shepard Fairey is his name.

TIME Magazine published a blurb about him on JULY 9, 2001, (VOL.158 NO.1)
"obey giant lives Ads Infinitum"
George Orwell taught us to beware of the sign on the wall reading:
"Obey." It's best to get used to the idea. Way back in 1989, a Rhode
Island School of Design graduate named Shepard Fairey started putting
obscure stickers on buildings to promote a skateboard gang. They got
attention and Fairey, inspired, kept slapping them up as a kind of mass
psychology test: What does the average person make of a public sign that
is, essentially, meaningless? The posters, stickers and spray-painted
designs often bear the image of the late World Wrestling Federation star
obey giant, and the San Diego-based artist encourages like-minded urban
guerrillas to join him in spreading a message with no message. The
result: "Obey" signs in cities almost everywhere, including Tokyo and
Hong Kong. Now, this global in-joke is becoming a lot less subversive
and probably more ubiquitous: Fairey has launched an Obey clothing line
and there's plenty of obey giant merchandise out there. Buyer's Obey!


My husband & I actually saw an obey logo on a brick wall in our Chicago
neighborhood a few years back. He immediately recognized it & explained
how this artist gets around. A few weeks later, the art was covered by a
fresh coat of paint. They had no idea what they had on their wall!

Check out this letter Shepard Fairey wrote to someone who bought his art
& sold it on ebay:
http://obeygiant.com/store/help.php?section=policy

I love that he sticks to his values instead of just making a lot of
money because he can. Mr. Fairey, you have my admiration and I do love
your art!

Now, can somebody please take a stand for concert tickets and sporting
events???