The cult graphic artist Shepard Fairey has become one of the most visible practitioners of a guerrilla-style art that has grown out of the graffiti scene but has expanded beyond paint to include a wide variety of techniques and materials, producing works usually displayed illegally on buildings and signs. A star in the world of street art for nearly two decades (his stickers of the wrestler Andre the Giant earned him an A on an assignment at the Rhode Island School of Design), Mr. Fairey has parlayed his stark imagery into a successful design and marketing company, Obey Giant, with corporate clients like Pepsi. His ”Obey” images and slogans appear on T-shirts sold at Urban Outfitters, and he has created logos for Kobe Bryant and other personalities as well as rock-music album covers.

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