Shepard Fairey @ White Walls

You may have noticed the recent proliferation of Obey Giant street art around San Francisco, and for good reason. Shepard Fairey was in town to open up his solo exhibit The Duality of Humanity on Friday, Sept. 13 at White Walls.
For this show, The Shooting Gallery (also owned by White Wall’s owner Justin Giarla) has been annexed by the White Walls Gallery to make room for the over 100 pieces in this exhibit. The upstairs rooms of White Walls have also been taken over, and temporary walls have been installed for the occasion.

Vive La Revolucion, Lotus Ornament and Elephant Peace - Stencil Collages on Canvas
“The difference between this show and the previous ones is that now the optimism of a potential Obama presidency is in the mix,” Shepard said in the show’s press release. This optimism is reflected in such pieces as ‘Elephant Peace’ and ‘Vive La Revolution’ - the former an image of an elephant holding a flower, and the latter with imagery of a young girl (Shepard’s daughter?) holding a dove.

Pieces in the show include the now famous Obama ‘Hope’ image, hand painted multiples (on paper, wood and album covers), rubylith collages, stencil collages on canvas, silkscreen on paper, and screenprints on metal. The fact that the majority of the work sold before the opening speaks volumes about Shepard’s popularity and influence on popular culture.

Two Sides of Capitalism
Throughout the night, Shepard peppered the floor with Two Sides of Capitalism bills:



Shepard interviewing with Video In My Backyard:





The upstairs of White Walls:






Throughout the night Shepard signed copies of his book E Pluribus Venom and other goods:

DJ Diabetic on the ones and twos:


• View the full set of images of Shepard Fairey @ White Walls [ sketchypad on flickr ]
• View artwork in the show [ White Walls ]
THE DUALITY OF HUMANITY, New Works by Shepard Fairey
Exhibition Dates - September 13th - October 4th, 2008






4 Comments, Comment or Ping
Roxanne
According to Shepard, there are three sides to capitalism - not just two…
http://www.art-for-a-change.com/Obey/index.htm
…plagiarism!
r.
Sep 15th, 2008
Roxanne
http://www.art-for-a-change.com/Obey/index.htm
God bless free speech in America!
r.
Sep 15th, 2008
Nancy Ewart
I kept wondering why these images looked so familiar - now I know!
Sep 16th, 2008
AndresM
Can’t wait for my next day off! Fairey and McGee (@ Ratio 3) in one day! Sounds like a good time in SF
Sep 17th, 2008
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