Shepard Fairey: The Philosophy Of Obey (Obey Giant) Book

http://www.philosophyofobey.com / SHEPARD FAIREY / OBEY GIANT:
THE PHILOSOPHY OF OBEY (OBEY GIANT)
THE FORMATIVE YEARS (1989 -- 2008)
by Sarah Jaye Williams

Comprehensive Volume.............$39.95
Volume 1, Chapters 1-8...........$24.95
Volume 2, Chapters 9-16..........$24.95


Edited and Introduction by Sarah Jaye Williams

1400 + Philosophical Insights
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"The Philosophy of Obey (Obey Giant) is one of the fundamental texts of 21st Century aesthetics - short, bold, candid, puzzling and remarkable in its power to stir the imagination of philosophers and artists alike."

Arguably one of the most compelling works of philosophy and art written in the twentieth-first century, Philosophy of Obey is the only artistic -- philosophical work that Obey has published during its campaign. Written in short, carefully numbered sentences of extremely revealing candor, it will capture the imagination of a generation of Street Artists and philosophers. For Obey, discourse is something we use to examine reality which is in itself both elusive and unobtainable. Obey famously summarized this book in the following words: "I aim to bring something new to every artwork." The work is prefaced by Sarah Jaye Williams introduction to the first edition.

Obey Giant (1989 -- 2008). Regarded by many as one of the most significant street art campaigns.

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[checkmyfills]

somebody's jealous... lol. dude if you don't like him or his stuff then what are you doing on this video? if your on here just to hate you have too much spare time. I do agree that there are better artists out there but that doesn't mean you have to criticize him

[avalanchesoul]

@xpez yeah, i've met this fucker before and after he was known. on top of the fact of his misappropriation of minority counter culture icons (a form or artistic colonialism), he's also a straight up douche bag. another rich guy making money off prints of angela davis, subcommandante marcos, malcolm x; basically anybody who mattered in the fight against "the man," he steals their image, turns it into one of his bullshit pieces and makes loot. artistically, it's boring; he's a one trick pony.

[smre1234]

@sdloc9 i agree with you 100%. i am truly a fan of his art work but i prefer clothing with no logos.

[sdloc9]

by wearing the OBEY clothing you are obeying, following and conforming because as more people see the art work they think its cool and dont know the psychological meaning behind shepards propaganda, dont et me wrong his art work is sick, but ill never buy a piece of OBEY clothing

[lordtrollington1]

i hate obey shirts, so many kids at my school wear them and those kids are the ones that dont even know the definition of anarchism! the only reason they pay for these overpriced piece of shit t-shirts is because they have a picture of a gun or of a girl on it

Obey giant brand =/= anarchist revolution

[weatherkop]

If you are honest and uncompromising then you will never sellout

[dothisdothat321]

@DragonIdol14 he is trying to believe he is still "real street artists" the real street artists arnt making a bunch of cash advertising there work, there starving on the streets doing art!

[chcheckcheckonetwo]

@IcyAJmusic OBEY started as a joke, Fairey made stickers with the face of Andre The Giant and put them around town (at this point the word OBEY wasn't even on there). Eventually the local newspaper ran an article asking the same questions you are asking. So he kept going to see what would happen, and added OBEY underneath the face, giving it a double meaning: a kind of "false command" meant to spark people's thoughts about ads and social customs to which they are mindlessly obedient.

[mrurkham]

@DragonIdol14

Have you not heard him talk about his commercial side ? He makes a point that every artist has to take a movement into ''selling out '' in order to make money to pour into their own personal art, Fairey continuously tags the same companies that he has/ is working for... he's not a sell out, he's smart. He recognizes the need to survive as an artist by adapting by recognizing the difference