We all know Shepard Fairey for his countless works of art for his company OBEY, but moreso after he created one of the most historical and iconic images possibly in the history of American presidential politics; the world-loved “Hope” portrait. But Fairey’s now legendary work was only one in a sea of stellar images inspired by Obama and his legendary quest for the White House. Fairey and Evolutionary Media Group founder Jennifer Gross collect much of the best of that historic time in Art for Obama: Designing Manifest Hope and the Campaign for Change, a 181-page compendium of the campaign’s artistry.
Flavorpill got with Fairey on the eve of Art for Obama’s release and just a day after the White House succumbed to conservative pressure and allowed noted Obama culture op Yosi Sergant to secede from the NEA limelight. Click here and read what he had to say.
