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Top 25 Shepard Fairey Quotes (2025 Update)

Shepard Fairey Quote: “Creating is about sharing ideas, sharing aesthetics, sharing what you believe in with other people.”

1. “Creating is about sharing ideas, sharing aesthetics, sharing what you believe in with other people.”

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Shepard Fairey Quote: “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.”

2. “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.”

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Shepard Fairey Quote: “I’ve never really considered myself just a street artist. I consider myself a populist.”

3. “I’ve never really considered myself just a street artist. I consider myself a populist.”

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Shepard Fairey Quote: “I’ve never had an original thought in my lifeand there’s tons of people on the internet happy to tell me just that.”

4. “I’ve never had an original thought in my lifeand there’s tons of people on the internet happy to tell me just that.”

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Shepard Fairey Quote: “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.”

5. “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.”

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Shepard Fairey Quote: “I think the biggest thing that people fear when it comes to art becoming a business is those authentic, pure aspirations of art being compromised.”

6. “I think the biggest thing that people fear when it comes to art becoming a business is those authentic, pure aspirations of art being compromised.”

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Shepard Fairey Quote: “Public art is ephemeral by nature. Google ’s new project not only catalogs an artist’s work but archives it and allows people to see the art long after it has disappeared.”

7. “Public art is ephemeral by nature. Google ’s new project not only catalogs an artist’s work but archives it and allows people to see the art long after it has disappeared.”

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Shepard Fairey Quote: “I think the freedom to express one’s views is more important than intellectual property.”

8. “I think the freedom to express one’s views is more important than intellectual property.”

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Shepard Fairey Quote: “I’m mischievous. The idea of taking risks and having real-world consequences energizes me.”

9. “I’m mischievous. The idea of taking risks and having real-world consequences energizes me.”

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Shepard Fairey Quote: “There’s good and bad in every arena. It’s funny, some people, the reason they’re in the underground is because they’re lazy and don’t make things happen for themselves.”

10. “There’s good and bad in every arena. It’s funny, some people, the reason they’re in the underground is because they’re lazy and don’t make things happen for themselves.”

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Shepard Fairey Quote: “I think “punk” should really be defined as paving your own way creatively and by defying any sort of orthodoxy or commercial pressure.”

11. “I think “punk” should really be defined as paving your own way creatively and by defying any sort of orthodoxy or commercial pressure.”

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Shepard Fairey Quote: “The world has lost a great musician who will always be an inspiration to me and those at OBEY GIANT.”

12. “The world has lost a great musician who will always be an inspiration to me and those at OBEY GIANT.”

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Shepard Fairey Quote: “The problem with copyright enforcement is that when the parameters aren’t incredibly well defined, it means big corporations, who have deeper pockets and better lawyers, can bully people.”

13. “The problem with copyright enforcement is that when the parameters aren’t incredibly well defined, it means big corporations, who have deeper pockets and better lawyers, can bully people.”

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Shepard Fairey Quote: “Every spoof gives more power to the original.”

14. “Every spoof gives more power to the original.”

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15. “I love the classic trucker jacket as an icon of rock ‘n’ roll and rebellion.”

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Shepard Fairey Quote: “As a street artist, I’m used to sharing my stuff with the public. It’s a communal experience. I’ve learned not to be so precious, but rather to enjoy the process.”

16. “As a street artist, I’m used to sharing my stuff with the public. It’s a communal experience. I’ve learned not to be so precious, but rather to enjoy the process.”

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Shepard Fairey Quote: “Just because you’ve reached a certain level of success, that doesn’t mean you’ve become corrupted by the system.”

17. “Just because you’ve reached a certain level of success, that doesn’t mean you’ve become corrupted by the system.”

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Shepard Fairey Quote: “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.”

18. “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.”

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Shepard Fairey Quote: “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.”

19. “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.”

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Shepard Fairey Quote: “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.”

20. “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.”

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Shepard Fairey Quote: “Why is non-commercial public expression considered criminal?”

21. “Why is non-commercial public expression considered criminal?”

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Shepard Fairey Quote: “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.”

22. “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.”

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Shepard Fairey Quote: “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.”

23. “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.”

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Shepard Fairey Quote: “A lot of people thought I got famous as a studio artist, then decided to cash in on it. But it actually was just a matter of survival for many years, and I felt it was really important for me to be able to say whatever I wanted with my street art and fine art.”

24. “A lot of people thought I got famous as a studio artist, then decided to cash in on it. But it actually was just a matter of survival for many years, and I felt it was really important for me to be able to say whatever I wanted with my street art and fine art.”

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Shepard Fairey Quote: “I wear some of my stuff, but usually the less in-your-face designs. I get a little self conscious, there is a fine line between pride and ego.”

25. “I wear some of my stuff, but usually the less in-your-face designs. I get a little self conscious, there is a fine line between pride and ego.”

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Shepard Fairey Quote: “The great thing about the Internet is, it has made it easier for people who are clever and resourceful to promote themselves.”

26. “The great thing about the Internet is, it has made it easier for people who are clever and resourceful to promote themselves.”

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