Earth Crisis by Shepard Fairey

~ JezzieG
Earth Crisis by Shepard Fairey

Earth Crisis
2015
Installation Art
Installation
The Eiffel Tower, Paris, France

The first artist permitted to create an installation at the Eiffel Tower, Fairey’s ‘Earth Crisis’ was unveiled in time for the COP2 Climate Conference in Paris. Fairey had been promoting a sustainability agenda since the 1990s with designs for campaign material for influential environmental groups.

Shepard Fairey 1970-

Shepard Fairey
Street and Graffiti Art, Environmental Art
Born: 15 February 1970, South Carolina, USA
Nationality: American

Fairey is a contemporary street artist, graphic designer, illustrator, activist, and founder of OBEY Clothing who emerged from the skateboarding scene. He became known for the OBEY sticker campaign ‘Andre the Giant has a Posse’ while attending Rhode Island School of Design. During the 2008 US presidential election, Fairey became widely known for his Barack Obama ‘Hope’ poster. Described by the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston as one of the most influential and best-known street artists Fairey’s work includes collections at The Smithsonian, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, The National Portrait Gallery in Washington DC, the Museum of Modern Art in New York City and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, UK. Fairey is well-known for his bold iconic style

Published by JezzieG

I am a freelance writer and poet and started writing after raising my two boys as a way of discovering just who Jez is. That is still very much an ongoing project but the journey so far has introduced me to many wonderful friends and fellow writers through an ever-growing love of poetry.