I've never really considered myself just a street artist. I consider myself a populist.
Shepard FaireyArt is not always meant to be decorative or soothing, in fact, it can create uncomfortable conversations and stimulate uncomfortable emotions.
Shepard FaireyI try to find a balance between positivity and negativity, celebration and critique in my work; I think there is room for both.
Shepard FaireyI do think that copyrights and intellectual property are important - it's important to be able to keep people from making verbatim copies of a particular creation that could somehow hurt the creator. If I spend time conceiving and making a piece of art and somebody else sees that it has market value and replicates it in order to steal part of my market, then that's not cool.
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