Shepard Fairey first received attention with the big “André the Giant has a Posse” sticker campaign in 1989 when he was still attending the Rhode Island School of Design. Then he began to build its own brand called “Obey Giant” at this time the title is still his website.
Shepard Fairey was born February 15th 1970 in Charleston, South Carolina. At the age of 14 Shepard Fairey began to get interested in art in the street, he put his image on t-shirts and skateboards. He decided to continue in the arts and eventually receive the degree Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1992.
In 1994, the film is faithful Helen, a friend of Shepard Fairey, make a short documentary on Shepard and his work. Film called “André the Giant has a Posse” premieren in the New York Underground Film Festival in 1995 and went to play in more than 70 museums and festivals around the world. His degree in illustration Shepard led to a career in graphic design. He founded an alternative Graphics, small businesses that print a special t-shirt silkscreens and stickers. At the same time he kept with the urban scene by a DJ in several nightclubs under the name DJ Diabetic.