Printing, Shepard Fairy choice

Resources:
Chapter 8 in your textbook over PRINTS
Book
name: Living with art”, Mark Getlein, 12th ed

Link : https://youtu.be/LM2IW8hv5m8

Frank
Shepard Fairey (born February 15, 1970) is an American contemporary street artist (Links to an external
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first became known for his “Andre the Giant Has a Posse (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.”
(…OBEY…) sticker campaign, in which he appropriated images from the comedic
supermarket tabloid Weekly World News (Links to an external
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He
became widely known during the 2008 U.S.
presidential election (Links to an external site.)Links to an
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“Hope” poster (Links to an external site.)Links to an
external site.. The Institute of
Contemporary Art, Boston (Links to an external site.)Links to an
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influential street artists (Links to an external
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work is included in the collections at The Smithsonian (Links to an external
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Museum of Art (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.,
the Museum of Modern Art (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. inNew York City (Links to an external
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Contemporary Art San Diego (Links to an external site.)Links to an
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Portrait Gallery (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. in
Washington, D.C., theVirginia Museum of Fine Arts (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. in
Richmond, and the Victoria and Albert Museum (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. in
London

Check out this awesome
You Tube video of infamous printmaking artist superstar SHEPARD FAIREY!
If you have watched any of the political protests on the news lately, you may
recall seeing some of his images. They were all over the place!
After you watch the
video, find a work online of Shepard Faireys and post it in the ‘Discussion’
forum.
Explain to us why you
like it and any elements and principles you recognize that he emphasized in the
print of your choice.
Does it inspire you to
create something? Want to try your own prints for extra credit??? This
week’s posting is worth 20 points and you can earn up to 20 extra credit points
by attempting your own mono-prints. Share them in the Gallery forum and give us
a quick note on how you created your masterpiece!

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