“If the idea that my safety can only be enhanced by putting other people's privacy and safety in danger, then I don't want to be more safe.” PeopleIfsWantIdeasDangerSafeSafetyPrivacy Author:Shepard Fairey
“The Internet wasn't even an option for me, so one of the reasons I was so motivated to do street art was because there was no other outlet. Maybe if the Internet had been around then, I would have tried to do stuff that went viral and was clever and got me a lot of hits.” IfsArtReasonStuffStreetsInternetCleverMotivatedOutletsViralStreet Art Author:Shepard Fairey
“I think the Internet has definitely made it easier for people to have stuff seen, but it's also encouraged a level of ADD, where you see so much that if it doesn't make an impact on you immediately, you don't look at it.” PeopleIfsThinkingLooksMadeStuffLevelsInternetEasierImpactAddMade It Author:Shepard Fairey
“When it comes to the street-art world, there are a lot of people who realize if they go out and put up a few pieces of street art and photograph them really well, even if their locations weren't actually that high-profile or dangerous, with the level of exposure they get from the Internet, with a large audience, they can maintain that rebel cache by having it be theoretically documented street art.” PeopleIfsWorldWellsArtRealizingLevelsAudiencePiecesStreetsDangerousInternetPhotographRebelLocationExposureProfileArt WorldHigh ProfileStreet ArtCache Author:Shepard Fairey
“I 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.” PeopleIfsThinkingArtImportantAbleValuesOrderHurtPiecesCreationParticularIntellectualPropertyCreatorStealingCopiesEnd TimesSpend TimeCopyrightIntellectual PropertyReplicateConceiving Author:Shepard Fairey
“If you're creating something that has some sort of cultural currency - if the idea is getting out there - then that will probably yield money in some form, whether it's through selling art or selling books or being asked to give a lecture.” IfsGivingArtBookIdeasFormCreatingSellingYieldCurrencyLecturesCreating SomethingSelling Books Author:Shepard Fairey
“Art shows and the institutions end up being the couriers for culture for the next generation and are an important component as well. It may seem ironic from one perspective, but I think if you look at my overall strategy, it's actually not out of step.” IfsThinkingWellsLooksMayArtImportantEndsShowsSeemsCultureNextStepsGenerationsPerspectiveInstitutionsStrategyIronicComponentsNext GenerationGraffiti Author:Shepard Fairey
“If being original means having to throw paint in front of a jet turbine to hit a canvas 50 ft away then lets not be original.” IfsMeanFrontsOriginalsPaintCanvasJetTurbinesBeing Original Author:Shepard Fairey
