“I think "punk" should really be defined as paving your own way creatively and by defying any sort of orthodoxy or commercial pressure.” ThinkingWayShouldPressureDefinedPunkOrthodoxyDefyingPaving Author:Shepard Fairey
“The way I make art - the way a lot of people make art - is as an extension of language and communication, where references are incredibly important. It's about making a work that is inspired by something preexisting but changes it to have a new value and meaning that doesn't in any way take away from the original - and, in fact, might provide the original with a second life or a new audience.” PeopleWayArtImportantFactsMightValuesLanguageAudienceCommunicationArt IsOriginalsInspiredExtensionsLanguage And Communication Author:Shepard Fairey
“I think that the influence of people with power and money to distort democracy and have their interests served before the rest of the population is the biggest problem. That is caused by two things: campaign finance and the way that's structured, and by the Citizen's United supreme court decision. So those two things are keeping democracy from working right.” PeopleThinkingWayTwoProblemInterestDecisionUnitedDemocracyInfluenceCitizensCourtPopulationCampaignsSupremeFinanceTwo ThingsSupreme CourtCampaign FinanceCourt Decision Author:Shepard Fairey
“The way I make art, the way a lot of people make art, is as an extension of language and communication, where references are incredibly important.” PeopleWayArtImportantLanguageCommunicationArt IsExtensionsGraffitiLanguage And Communication Author:Shepard Fairey
