Memo Pisa el Lodo
Thursday, August 03, 2006
  The Origin of Obey Giant
This image of Andre the Giant can be seen all over Los Angeles (and the world!):




In the clip below, Perry Farrell discusses with Shepard Fairey the origin of Obey Giant.



If you want to know more about the history of Obey Giant,Shepard Fairey just came out with a retrospective book of his work, Supply and Demand. He is currently traveling a lot doing book signings and talks. About a month ago I went to a talk he did at the MOCA which was really good and informative. If he is giving a talk within a reasonable radius of you, I highly recommend checking it out.

Also, here is as clip of Fairey discussing with Farrell the aesthetics of his work:

 
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