Obey : E pluribus venom : the art of Shepard Fairey / Shepard Fairey ; [essays by] Sarah Jaye Williams, Jonathan Levine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fairey, Shepard.

Contributor:

Williams, Sarah Jaye.

LeVine, Jonathan, 1968-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fairey, Shepard--Exhibitions.

Fairey, Shepard.

Street art--Exhibitions.

Street art.

Graffiti--Exhibitions.

Graffiti.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

129 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 32 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

E pluribus venom

Place of Publication:

Corte Madera, CA : Gingko Press in association with Obey Giant, 2008.

Summary:

E Pluribus Venom collects a large body of work produced by Shepard Fairey and presented at the Jonathan Levine Gallery during his massive exhibition in the summer of 2007. The title, which translates Out of many, poison is derived from E Pluribus Unum (out of many, one) an early motto adopted by the U.S. Government which appears on U.S. currency. The artists thesis is that many becoming one, or a loss of power and influence of the individual in favor of homogeny is a symptom of a society in decline. The book is comprised of artworks designed to question the symbols and methods of the American machine and American dream and also celebrate those who oppose blind nationalism and war. Some of Faireys works use currency motifs or a Norman Rockwell aesthetic to employ the graphic language of the subjects they critique. Other works use a blend of Art Nouveau, hippie, and revolutionary propaganda styles to celebrate subjects advocating peace.

Contents:

Introduction / by Shepard Fairey

Obey, gabba, gabba hey: this world needs a giant-eyed loner / by Sarah Jaye Williams

E pluribus venom / by Jonathan Levine

Dumbo

Chelsea.

ISBN:

9781584232957

1584232951

OCLC:

166357629