Shepard Fairey Gets Arrested

[ITSROBHERE]

get a jumpsuit or something, dress up like your supposed to be doing it too and it's way less suspicious.

[zachsurprenant]

Graffiti(Street) Art is just like pot. Alot of people do it, and dont get arrested. But i say dont legalize it, takes the fun away

[planetarynm]

he's so smart, it's amazing how far he has come! check out the Shepard Fairey album artwork for Ashtar Command!!

[rekilk]

'Legalize it'

[XXcatbones]

Dave is such a bad interviewer

[RigidSaw]

He's a fucking sheep...exactly what he's supposed to be mocking...what a joke.

[montanacolors13]

@fonderplague

If all graffiti where legal the most fun shit would die

In the end it wouldnt be called graffiti at all and 90% of it would be in wierd hip museums and eventualy it would all die and dissapear

Ilegal graff rules!

[RebeccaSynn]

PROJECT VIEWTIFUL JOE



[MonsieurStoat]

I like him, but he shouldn't show himself on tv shows, getting interviewed that much

[blah1562]

@MonsieurStoat yea but keep in mind shep does alot of other things besides street art. he has a clothing company, a gallery, and he spins records. you almost kind of have to do interviews and press to be succesful in some of those things. if he was solely a street artist im sure it would be differnt.

[iamthemovie42]

@MonsieurStoat At this point in his career, people are basically paying HIM to paste shit on the side of their building

[runawaymotor]

@MonsieurStoat Why shouldn't he do interviews?

[dohkimoreally]

I only call when its gangster crap graffiti but this art!!

[xpez]

His posters ARE advertising without a permit. He has a million dollar brand that has been built on his street art. So at some point it's not charming artwork ANYMORE but the same thing as the president of Mountain Dew putting up poster garbage all over the city.

[xpez]

@xpez  any fan boy who disagrees just wants to suck some fantasy art cock..

[Fonderplague]

People who say graffiti shouldn't be illegal obviously don't own any fucking property at all.

[brettjberger]

@Fonderplague totally....or, maybe people who say graffiti shouldn't be illegal have already removed the stick from their asses, and kind of like the way some of the art looks. It's hard to say, but in the end, you're wrong.

[DrDreitausend]

dave navarro has his own show?

[bamboosa]

Shepard rocks, Obama does not. Dennis Kocinich rocks. I may have spelled that wrong.

[hiphoplivs]

i dont get why graffiti/art is vandalism or a crime..

throwin a fuckin brick through your fucking BMW window now thats vandalism and destruction of property, but graff in my eyes isent i dont understand why the punishment is so harsh for graff man its wack

[xxAPEKxxONExx]

if graff was legal there would be all these toy bitches running around making shit look ugly. and anyways, graff is funner when you gotta be like all ninja and shit

[mexipenguin]

@xxAPEKxxONExx

u make a good point but i wish there was sum middle ground so the punishment wouldnt be so harsh

[xpez]

@hiphoplivs when some little punk ass bitch tags the side of your car and you have to pay your $500 dollar deductible to have it fixed, you may change your mind...

[rainarzufall]

streetart is not criminal .. when I go out and destroy a car with a weapon it is criminal.

But when I go out and made a paste up Its Art

[hbr2340]

HOPE

[tumblklaat]

@hbr2340 rofl

[trapaholicnigga]

@hbr2340 are you kidding.... why would you even post that

[hbr2340]

@trapaholicnigga are you kidding..... Obama "HOPE" poster is my favorite artwork of his. I'm a huge fan of him.. :D

[trapaholicnigga]

@hbr2340 the poster is cool, obama on the other hand....

[graffiticrown]

yeeaaaa they told me u put ur name on the wall(graffiti name) n then they said that i technicaly own the wall n im advertising sooo now i have to pay for every sq inch it sucked cuz it wuzz hugeee haha o well fuck um

[rainarzufall]

hes the man

[deedee2020able]

LMFAO - classic!! Doing his thing during the day and being blatant about it...

[mancheromanchero]

i was posting bills on the subway one day. i didnt think ther'd be a problem. mints later security and cops came to subdue me. Along with them is this little 12 year old girl. it turns out the little girl pulled out her little cellphone and called on me. fuckin bitch!!

[InHerCasket13]

@mancheromanchero lol damn dude thats gay as shit I'd be pissed

[jordansloane777]

lol that last part

[J3r0mY2d0pE]

OBEY BITCH

[BLACKOJJJ]

the stencil legend his stuff is awesome and how do u get arrested 13 times

[EddBall1]

this looks like the shittys show ever! big up obey tho

[matschgi000]

Fuck these pigs

[BohemianBanditt]

The cops should only arrest people who dont care about their graf,stencils,stickers or whatever.You know ppl who put up stupid shit like..."I woz ere lovn???" If its clearly art then you should just be asked to take it down or something.I know i spend hours making my stencils i put alot of thought into them so it really sucks balls to be arrested for making art.Espeically for ppl like Shep who are clearly very talented at wat they do

[HELo3SHiTE]

@BohemianBanditt i dont get it y the fuck do u have to paint on fucking building , im mean u never fucking paint on your house so y the fuck ur painting on building , im not sayin my dads a cop or some shit i dont give a fuck i just want to know why ???!!

[mrKANYEwes]

@HELo3SHiTE

y do u care BIATCH

[Thiscrapsannoying]

@BohemianBanditt but where do you draw the line?

[gxxr1130]

He said like an awful lot.

[grapista9812]

yeah he did hehehehehehehe ^^

[skatin200]

ya fuck i got caught for graff and i got 6 months probation and a fine and 50 hours of community service .

[Feltmanmusic]

really?

i just got repremand...

[cardigansarecool]

i got arrested for painting last year. It was my first offense so I only got a slap on the wrist (40 hours of community service) but it's still no fun.

[standxdown]

your lucky, my first offence i got 350 dollar fine and 25 hours community service.

[barakHobama]

should have kicked the shit ouy of you

[thedirtys2006]

i don't know why u got caught but u run or get away n plan your escape. or dump your shit. never have shit at your residence like blackbooks, photo's.

[cardigansarecool]

We did run. We got caught miles away. We should of dumped the paint, but they had seen us already and followed us, so it wouldn't have mattered.

[thedirtys2006]

that sucks. i've been stopped many time and lie your way out of it. never got put in the tank or car.

[Briecheese0]

I love Shepard Fairey!!

[sherioushlyduckys8it]

I'm glad his stuff is on t-shirts

[TwistyGonet2J]

Wow. Only losers would call the cops to tell them somebody is doing graffiti. I could understand if they were doing it on your house, but come on.

[thewererabbit]

hear that

[Rocknotron]

i would let shepard fairey do graff on my house!

[srfrr]

If he only did graf.... Dude never wrote in his life. He just does stencils and posters... I mean he has NO graf HAND really. But I know what you mean.

[PROBERTRON]

@TwistyGonet2J haha hey if they want an extra 5 grand in their pocket

all they see is walking money

[Thiscrapsannoying]

@TwistyGonet2J people need to feel like theyre doing good, when in actuality, the only good they could do is tell them if the cops were coming. Pretentious bastards.

[TA4WV]

shep is amazing, long live graffiti art!

[estevancarlos]

Honestly, I think he's getting better.

[krh11301]

"His work is much better then yours or alot of people's ever will be." Uh shut the fuck up pLz. why u sucken this faggots dick anyways he likes men you pussy licken whore

[BeatBuddy]

And I'd enjoy painting whiplash on the backs of those who bandy offensive words like "faggot."

[krh11301]

freedom of speech. Gtfo=

[BeatBuddy]

Freedom of speech is a phrase that bigots love to us, but if you're going to make bigoted remarks, you are going to get grilled.

[CristobalDeLicia]

Last April, Fairey mobilized his legal team to send Baxter Orr a cease and desist order threatening legal action against him for a parody of Fairey's Andre the Giant design, adorning it with a SARS mask and the title "Protect Yourself." Read Shepard Fairey: OBEY my lawyers by Dan Wasserman February 6, 2009

[dagosonfire]

just a greedy little white guilt rich boy. nigger worship is clearly in style in America these days,,,,when hussain is thrown from the white house ill laugh all the way to the polls.haha

[jzuu82]

"greedy little white guilt rich boy."

At least he's interesting, and his entire personality isn't defined by watching NASCAR and being a racist a**hole.

[nihilityinfinite]

i hate everyone in this video

[krh11301]

Same here! This guys a Fairey, acten like hes a Graffitti artist, you cut out stencils and spray paint them. id like to punch this guy in his teeth

[slice15151515]

yeah..

[LoveLucix]

Fairey is amazing.

He designs these amazing stencils and silkscreens.

His work is so detailed, and beautiful.

Learn your history.

His work is much better then yours or alot of people's ever will be.

[corewhat7]

are you like retarded wat r u new to the graff game or something, or are you just mad cuz hes a better graff artist then you? If you knew wat real graff was maybe you wouldnt say stupid shit, learn your history kids

[krh11301]

Are you new to the English Language game or something

[Divers1ty]

this is youtube no one cares about grammar and nice "gtfo" if were talking about grammar. and faireys awesome im not sucking his dick just saying he's a good artist. I like his bold iconic style and the message behind. oh he has a wife too he's not gay. and if he was whats the problem with that?

[TiffanySouthall]

cant we all just get along?

[Divers1ty]

maybe

[RufftaMan]

well, many graffiti-haters just hate tagging.. which i must admit is a bit like dogs, pissing everywhere..

but i'd take a medium quality graffiti over any concrete-wall!

[ghozt369]

you got a problem with graffiti cause YOU CANT DO IT. just face it its easy to hate on things YOU CANT DO. even if its contracted and the guy is hired to do it you will still hate cause its a art form you dont know how to do.

[734IrishMafia]

Let me get this straight, this douche (Fairey) gets some kind of "image award" for basically tracing out images of President Obama, then spray painting them. I'll bet a million fucking dollars, that if he was creating images of fruit, flowers and shit, he would be a nobody. But I guess when you make the Dave Navarro show, you made the big time. This tool goes around and destroys people's private property, and he gets an award for it. WTF!!??

[galazore]

Dipshit. Fairey has been someone for damn near two decades. FYI he does create images of "flowers and shit" and is still a "somebody". Of course, I'm sure you dont need to be told that a picture of Obama resonates much stronger and on a larger social scale than that of any flower. Consider the relevance of the artwork fucktard.

[734IrishMafia]

"dipshit" "fucktard"

how insightful.

I'm critical of Fairey himself, and you attack me on a personal level. are you and him dating or something? for 20 years, the guy damages people's property with graffiti, and you applaud him. figures.

and as far as artwork goes, try a FUCKING CANVAS, OR A FUCKING SKETCH BOOK, instead of destroying peoples shit.

[drjones087]

"Try a FUCKING CANVAS, OR A FUCKING SKETCH BOOK"

clearly that's the only place art belongs

[onekiwi71]

says who?

[734IrishMafia]

My point is, an artist can express himself/herself in anyway they like. With a mural in a subway tunnel, or a sculpture in a park. All within the limits of the law. Not someone defacing private property with grafitti, and causing tax payers like myself to foot the bill for the clean up.

[galazore]

I am a taxpayer as well, and I am sure you know that the subway murals get removed and you pay for that. I guess its OK in the tunnels though because of the old addage "out of sight, out of mind". Right? And you are aware that all of our precious tax dollars pay for that sculpture that not all of us agree should be there in the first place.

[galazore]

I wish I knew the city in which you lived. I would make your neighborhood absolutely beautiful. Please, do tell?

[drjones087]

"My point is, an artist can express himself/herself in anyway they like"

"All within the limits of the law"

Contradictory.

[galazore]

I personally just feel that YOUR property is an eyesore in itself. It needs to be spruced up a bit :P You dont seem to find offense in the eyesores of public advertising and building damaging all of our eyes and minds everyday, do you? I speak for all graf writers when I say that the world is our canvas, deal with it. And by the way, yes, I am dating Fairey. We are very much in love... twat.

[jzuu82]

The ironic thing is that Fairey's graffiti, like Banksy's graffiti most likely increases the value (or at the very least, visual appeal) of certain property.

I'm not against graffiti, I'm against bland design, cookie-cutter architecture, ill-conceived art,, uninspiring landscapes and the uninterrupted sensory barrage of corporate advertising. Thank god there are people like Shephard to make things a little more interesting.

[BeatBuddy]

You have the makings of an artist. As for the talent, I don't know.

[estevancarlos]

Well said.

[orangegoy5]

shut up homo

[JAKETHESNAKE1590]

lol your a homo

[yogeedogee]

mchev08, Thanks! I hate graffiti. It's all ego. Someone should tag his property over and over again and see if he likes it.

[ROBBYMCBUD]

mchev we get it yr a fuckin snitch and fag STFU!!!!!!!!

[myothernamewastaken2]

the one person in the audience who laughs, priceless. Everyone hates on Shep, but dont realize what he's been through, and that for a long time even those his shits always been super popular, hes been pretty much poor. people just jumpt on the chance to call someone a sellout, even though they have no idea what a professional artist is. My only problem is bringing the street art to the mainstream, haveing 15 y/os who piss themselves over obey, and graphic companys using the street style.

[Berriswirl]

he comes from a rich family in charleston, his dad is a doctor.

[extralargevandal]

hahaha, he's is a sellout. if he's poor he should get a better job instead of fucking up his reputation by selling shirts to little kids who see his shit up on 50mm. he always gets pissed at people that take his images when he's the one who stole them from someone else and switched the colors up. his og andre stuff is pretty cool but his new shit.. not feelin' it.

[liquid177]

I TOTALLY AGREE!!!

[babytaleena]

this guy is amazing i love his art!!! i own no posters tho but i will own some

[christhedude123459]

No fucking way does this dude look 40.

[liquid177]

He does look his age.

[potatoface13]

wow, he dosnt look 40's at all jeez lol such and inspriational artist my GCSE sketchbook is covered in obey

[firebug]

that's the trick, act like you're supposed to be doing it, you have to believe that you are doing no wrong.

[00deathwish00]

his wheatpastes are like the best

[potatoface13]

his hairs grey?

[DiverseLA]

He's pushing 40 now.

[bdj010]

@DiverseLA If he didn't have the gray hairs here, I swear he would look about 19, 20. Wow! I want to know his secret.

[ALPHAQUPNOW]

its all in the wheatpaste

[Funasenbaer]

man - navarro: shut the fuck up! let people talk! what the fuck is he inviting shepard to his show when he always cuts him off??

[liquid177]

cause Shepard is not worth it. That's why he gets cut off.

[Funasenbaer]

if you say that you need a fucking argument. if not Im forced to call you an asshole. lets avoid that.

[richrdnit]

Dave Navarro needs to go back to doing drugs again and being edgy. Keep it real.

[stupidbr0wn]

LOL