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Shepard Fairey paints at Studio No. 2 in Los Angeles

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Video by Felipe Lima

Music: 'Everybody's Down' by No Age

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DANIEL HUNTLEY 2 years ago

I cant't wait to get my hands on this issue.
Pingpae 2 years ago

love a lot
greg mackenzie 2 years ago

So that's how he does it!
Carmen Torbus 2 years ago

Wow!
allison davis 2 years ago

Thanks for doing this video...have Sheparad Fairey museum in my house...wish I could put this on my big screen. Seriously, very fun to watch master at work. Beautiful piece. Moves me. What are you going to paint about Iran? It's crying for you...on Twitter. best, a
work4fun 2 years ago

discharge
Mike Lund 2 years ago

Shepard Fairey is a beast,,,but is a fucking sell out
masis be.noir 2 years ago

True...
Eleazar Sunglao 2 years ago

I disagree. He worked hard all his life with his art. And now, he's found a new medium and as expanded on it. Just because he was once all "rage against machine" type to polticial contribution, you can obviously see the difference in his work and attitude. Things change. Progress rigth? =)
Sydney Sharp 2 years ago

I hear a lot of people say that, and I want to know more about why they think so. Not trying to be a smartass, just genuinely interested in what you have to say.
thelukeandrews 2 years ago

ha! now the secret's out!!!!

btw.. how exactly does an artist "sell out"? By making some money? Fack it's not like he's doing corporate-looking work for evil medical corporations or anything..

If an artist is still free to keep true to their own style (and of course that might evolve), they can put it anywhere and sell it to anyone without "selling out"

So.. how mouch have you made lately with your art? Or are you still a waiter during the day?
Nikio 2 years ago

that's the man behind "THE Obama" portrait (THE portrait) at work. Respect!
Chuck Reno 2 years ago

yeah he knows photoshop! awesome! no one gives the photographer any credit though.
fannyd 2 years ago

this is what street art is, by definition. you steal and reinterpret your own way, I have no problem with that. love his work.
Nikio 2 years ago

Well, I agree with you Chuck, but we must acknowledge that the original photographer too got some more attention with Fairey's work. The photograph it self is stunning, but it wouldn't get so famous without that.
I was kinda strict about that, but after reading Lawrence Lessing's books, my opinion is softer. Derivate (remixes) works are cool.
Scott Ballum 2 years ago

Did you watch the video? That's not photoshop.
Andrew David 2 years ago

I bet he used Illustrator.
Eleazar Sunglao 1 year ago

Illustrator is meant to streamline rough edges. Vector art, precisely. I do it for most of my work. But if you have seen his earlier work from around the 90's, majority of it was all stencils, if not, wheat pastes and bootleg stickers. He worked from a Xerox machine and tried to streamline his stuff. Digital artwork, is done through computer. but his fine art pieces? Are done by hand; most of it just act as a guide.
Kamil Fatsa 2 years ago

woow , perfect art. =)
liu runchen 2 years ago

nice piece.
N. Chamberlain 2 years ago

Another copyright infringement?
James Heck 2 years ago

his process is similar to my last art teachers, but he is a sellout, and his messages arent as strong, more a talented craftsman and graphic artist, but not fine art
Eleazar Sunglao 1 year ago

Respectfully, I disagree. The way I see it, his work and his mediums of getting by it has upscaled. mainly because he moved up as time moved as well. Everyone who knows him, knows the story behind the Andre the Giant image. It was a play around, cut up stencil from a newspaper that was Xerox'd. Since then, it was stencils, bootleg stickers, wheat pastes, and now digital art. His details are very robust. Of course, he's got a studio in which people help him out with the digital process. But, overall, I don't consider him a sell out. He's very politico and still is to this day. yes, he make a business from his work, but that's part of making a living. Just because Tony Alva was a street skater, turned pro; doesn't make him a sell out. Just my 2 cents.
jesus patino 2 years ago

this is so cool i love art and this is relly good
Promesto 2 years ago

nice piece of art
Gregory Steel 2 years ago

Interesting work, I see the other street artists have objections, not sure were I fall on this matter but some nice work. Would be great to see it on the streets!
hangover 2 years ago

So art！！
TheMuc 2 years ago

its sweet for what it is. creative self expression.
françois vautier 2 years ago

cut, paste and brush.
> photoshop in the street!
>>c'est bien. il faut savoir lâcher le stylet.

bravo
USPN 2 years ago

Now thats a piece of work, and Im talking about the video! Nice Job man. What do you use? from camera, to editing, and settings? PLEASE TELL mE! Im now a fan!
Felipe Lima 2 years ago

Thank you-- Shot on Sony EX1 + FX1, Cut in Final Cut
Cooper 2 years ago

As if! He's not even wearing a mask lol.
Josh Harding 2 years ago

you can't be successful AND respected as an artist ...at least not in life. lol
Owl Medicine 2 years ago

I smell an open minded person who probably believes in alien presence on Earth here!!! Or am I just delusional?

I Think this rocks!!! Thanks for the beauty and sharing it. You make life worth living.
Sherry Williams 2 years ago

Spray paint.....aaahhh, what freedom!

well done.
mike ambs 2 years ago

I love watching people be creative so much :)
ryanemma 2 years ago

i like it
monica g 2 years ago

I like it too!
Anis Mezghani 2 years ago

Good work, it's nice
Dima Moga 2 years ago

Very good!I liked)
SniCky 2 years ago

ReSpEcT!
space monkey 2 years ago

beautiful
Erica Gorochow 2 years ago

hell ya felipe! nice one!
Kyle Hance 2 years ago

Ah! Wow! That was so cool!
telemaco homewood 2 years ago

spettacolo
Miranda Grant (Stokes) 2 years ago

we are so ready to comment on this vimeo its not even funny.

we want a final showing.
Cari Fred 2 years ago

The result totally shocked me
Awesome!
Marisa Guguel 2 years ago

ingenioso!
Jonathan Kennedy 2 years ago

Doooope. No Age fucking rip, also.
Dennie Bright 2 years ago

forget fairey, swoon's where it's at
Sydney Sharp 2 years ago

That was fun to watch, I wish I had a studio like that. How does he get so precise with those patterns he uses?! Maybe he uses one of his assistants for that...
Chris Robinson 2 years ago

Anyone know what aerosol matte medium he's using to transfer the paper to canvas, you can see the back of the can at 29 seconds in.

Any help is appreciated!
kyle baker 2 years ago

he paints yellow on a piece of paper and in another shot shortly after that he sprays an adhesive on the stencil so im sure its some sort of wheat paste type mix
Mr.Cantos 2 years ago

tHUMBS UP!
FatihEsenlik 2 years ago

at the end of the video I wanted t see all picture.
Adrian Roy 2 years ago

His intricacies are amazing, the amount of art he covered up with more art is a testament to his dedication.
Heavy Bubble 2 years ago

Always enjoy seeing the process of making work. Added you to our channel. Thanks.
Fabio Cunha 2 years ago

neat
Chris Sharp 2 years ago

So sick of hearing people moan about Shepard, selling out and all this carry on. Get over it and produce some work of your own.

"Pay no attention to what the critics say; there has never been a statue set up in honor of a critic." - Jean Sibelius.
Daddy-O 2 years ago

I don't really like his stuff, but I am glad to see that he doesn't buy into all this global warming/climate change nonsense!

Keep using those aerosol spray paints, my friend!
Woodhouse 2 years ago

Dude's going to get cancer eventually inhaling all of those chemicals. I'm not the biggest Fairey fan, but I'd hate to see him get ill.
Brito Carlos 2 years ago

Very nice! Amazing Job! :)
Adriana de Barros 2 years ago

Featured at Scene 360 online magazine (Scene360.com)
Sara Parker 2 years ago

love it!! And as soon as u started I was like... "waaahhh, cool I wanna do something!"
Newestra Video 2 years ago

Shepard is the abbot.
graeme nimmo 2 years ago

Wow, watching that makes me want to pick up the spray can again. Very inspiring, especially his use of multi-media, wall paper and scraps of paper etc. definately pushes the stencil boat out. Thanks for the link Mr Renton!
Jelmar 1 year ago

Very dope. But damn, he should wear a mask when he uses spray paint inside, that stuff will screw with your lungs.
Paola Toruno 1 year ago

amazing!
Anwar Ben Tanfous 1 year ago

That's HOT
Jacob Sievers 1 year ago

No respirators. That explains a lot.
Nick Evans 8 months ago

Amazing Artist!!!

Great work!

Well done.

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