Subject:

Shepard Fairey

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2012

    Review: Z-Trip at City Hall, 1/21/12

    Z-TRIP @ CITY HALL | 1/21/12Z-Trip brought the ruckus so damn hard for the Saturday night Terminal Kings festivities at City Hall. Surrounded by the art that will adorn the walls of Denver International Airport, party-goers most definitely got what they came for last night: The music phenom imbued C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2012

    Reader: Tim Tebow gave me hope...and I still believe

    ​Tim Tebow has inspired more than sports fans. He's inspired artists, too. And the folks at the Wynkoop Brewing Company, who produced two posters of the Broncos quarterback that borrowed the imagery and words used by artist Shepard Fairey in his now-iconic depiction of Barack Obama. Do you s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2012

    Comment contest: Win two Shepard Fairey-like Tim Tebow posters from the Wynkoop

    Bigger image on next page.​Update, 4:15 p.m.: We've picked a winner! Check your e-mail to see if you've won! Thanks for playing and reading Westword. It's layers of pop culture imagery piled on top of one another like sports announcers piling on Tim Tebow -- and you know you want it. To comme ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2011

    Buzz Kill: The Knapper twins' favorite street artists

    Corey and Jesse Knapper, a pair of art-school students who were arrested for pasting massive posters on the sides of buildings, are the focus of "Buzz Kill," this week's cover story. Some people call their work vandalism, some call it art, some call it both. Their graphic poster art is reminiscent ... More >>

  • Culture

    October 6, 2011

    A gang of cartoon characters landed these students in trouble

    Slide show: Meet the Slang Gang

  • News

    January 6, 2011

    Rick Griffith has designs on Denver. Bold ones.

    Slide show: Meet the Slang Gang

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2010

    Meet Seetwist: A former musician capturing the urban art and artists of Denver

    ​Ansel Adams, famous for capturing a multitude of black and white landscape photographs -- many of which likely adorn the walls of your dentist's office -- once said, "You don't take a photograph. You make it." Seetwist Productions lives, breathes, shoots and, thus, essentially embodies thos ... More >>

  • Film

    April 29, 2010

    Street art makes its way to the big screen in Exit Through the Gift Shop

    ​Ansel Adams, famous for capturing a multitude of black and white landscape photographs -- many of which likely adorn the walls of your dentist's office -- once said, "You don't take a photograph. You make it." Seetwist Productions lives, breathes, shoots and, thus, essentially embodies thos ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2009

    Kenny Be's 2008 DNC Dream Days: One Year Later

    Remember those five dreamy days last August when the 2008 Democratic National Convention made every Denver moment seem like magic? It's all such a daze. My, how things have changed.... ​ 2008 DNC Dream Daze: With 15,000 members of the media in town, journalists could be seen standing every te ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2009

    Signtologist featured in 9News news report

    Not too long ago, we shared some art from Dunn the Signtologist, a talented Denver artist who paints portraits on street signs. His collections range from entertainment and cultural icons to Colorado hip-hop artists. As the popularity of his art continues to grow, the mainstream media appears to be ... More >>

  • News

    April 30, 2009

    Request these songs while you drinko por Cinco

    Not too long ago, we shared some art from Dunn the Signtologist, a talented Denver artist who paints portraits on street signs. His collections range from entertainment and cultural icons to Colorado hip-hop artists. As the popularity of his art continues to grow, the mainstream media appears to be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2009

    Denverite to Obama: Hope you don't fuck it up

    About a week after Barack Obama was elected, conservative Denverite Dave Griebling set in motion a T-shirt idea that he says had been percolating since last August's Democratic National Convention. Riffing off Shepard Fairey's famous HOPE design, Griebling came up with his own catchy slogan: HOPE ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2009

    Wake-Up Call: From hope to nope

    You can still spot remnants of Shepard Fairey's iconic Barack Obama posters around town, which the artist himself slapped up during the Democratic National Convention (earning himself a stint in the clink in the process, as Jared Jacang Maher first reported here). But even the most grassroots eff ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2009

    Obama poster creator Shepard Fairey talks to NPR about getting arrested in Denver

    Street artist Shepard Fairey, whose "HOPE" poster became an icon of the Obama campaign, did an interview with Terry Gross of NPR's Fresh Air earlier this week. Now that the Smithsonian recently purchased the original stenciled poster for its National Portrait Gallery in Washington, Fairey has offici ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 21, 2008

    Ten treasures: A short guide to the underpinnings of Denver ArtsWeek

    Art by Carlos Fresquez. I’m a Denver native who snuck away for seven years to live in San Francisco until circumstances called me back. A lot of people thought I was plain out of my mind to come back here, where the culture just doesn’t engulf the city like that famous San Franciscan fog. B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2008

    Oskar Blues hops on Barack and Shepard Fairey

    Art by Carlos Fresquez. I’m a Denver native who snuck away for seven years to live in San Francisco until circumstances called me back. A lot of people thought I was plain out of my mind to come back here, where the culture just doesn’t engulf the city like that famous San Franciscan fog. B ... More >>

  • News

    September 4, 2008

    Shepard Fairey and Robert Indiana cause trouble at the DNC

    Art by Carlos Fresquez. I’m a Denver native who snuck away for seven years to live in San Francisco until circumstances called me back. A lot of people thought I was plain out of my mind to come back here, where the culture just doesn’t engulf the city like that famous San Franciscan fog. B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2008

    Over the Weekend: Modern Drunkards (and other assorted drunkards) do Denver

    Art by Carlos Fresquez. I’m a Denver native who snuck away for seven years to live in San Francisco until circumstances called me back. A lot of people thought I was plain out of my mind to come back here, where the culture just doesn’t engulf the city like that famous San Franciscan fog. B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2008

    Installer of huge HOPE sculpture questioned by security prior to the DNC

    Art by Carlos Fresquez. I’m a Denver native who snuck away for seven years to live in San Francisco until circumstances called me back. A lot of people thought I was plain out of my mind to come back here, where the culture just doesn’t engulf the city like that famous San Franciscan fog. B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 29, 2008

    Local artists’ Boom truck has a blast during DNC

    Art by Carlos Fresquez. I’m a Denver native who snuck away for seven years to live in San Francisco until circumstances called me back. A lot of people thought I was plain out of my mind to come back here, where the culture just doesn’t engulf the city like that famous San Franciscan fog. B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 29, 2008

    Shepard Fairey, creator of iconic Obama 'Hope' poster, arrested at DNC

    Art by Carlos Fresquez. I’m a Denver native who snuck away for seven years to live in San Francisco until circumstances called me back. A lot of people thought I was plain out of my mind to come back here, where the culture just doesn’t engulf the city like that famous San Franciscan fog. B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 29, 2008

    The arrested development of Shepard Fairey

    Art by Carlos Fresquez. I’m a Denver native who snuck away for seven years to live in San Francisco until circumstances called me back. A lot of people thought I was plain out of my mind to come back here, where the culture just doesn’t engulf the city like that famous San Franciscan fog. B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2008

    Shepard Fairey’s Manifest Hope camps out at Andenken Gallery

    Art by Carlos Fresquez. I’m a Denver native who snuck away for seven years to live in San Francisco until circumstances called me back. A lot of people thought I was plain out of my mind to come back here, where the culture just doesn’t engulf the city like that famous San Franciscan fog. B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2008

    DNC Music Cheat Sheet

    Art by Carlos Fresquez. I’m a Denver native who snuck away for seven years to live in San Francisco until circumstances called me back. A lot of people thought I was plain out of my mind to come back here, where the culture just doesn’t engulf the city like that famous San Franciscan fog. B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2008

    DNC Cheat Sheet

    Art by Carlos Fresquez. I’m a Denver native who snuck away for seven years to live in San Francisco until circumstances called me back. A lot of people thought I was plain out of my mind to come back here, where the culture just doesn’t engulf the city like that famous San Franciscan fog. B ... More >>

  • Music

    August 21, 2008

    The DNC cheat sheet: From Rage to Flav, Backbeat has you covered

    Art by Carlos Fresquez. I’m a Denver native who snuck away for seven years to live in San Francisco until circumstances called me back. A lot of people thought I was plain out of my mind to come back here, where the culture just doesn’t engulf the city like that famous San Franciscan fog. B ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 22, 2008

    Winsome Losers

    A documentary captures the creation of a genre.

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2008

    Aaron Rose Discusses Beautiful Losers

    A documentary captures the creation of a genre.

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2008

    Graffiti Documentary Tonight

    A documentary captures the creation of a genre.

  • Home Entertainment

    March 30, 2006

    Spray-On Soul

    Getting Up is a flawed but fascinating ode to graffiti 's early years.

  • Calendar

    August 4, 2005

    Off the Wall

    The street inspires the Urban Angst graffiti exhibit.

  • News

    November 13, 2003

    Follow That Story

    Stencil Me In

  • Calendar

    November 6, 2003

    Giant in the Field

    Stencil Me In

  • News

    October 16, 2003

    Canned Heat

    Stencil-graffiti artists fight the power with plastic and paint.

VOICE Daily Deals
for free stuff, news info & more!

Now Click This

About Us | Media Kit | Work for Westword | Esubscribe | Free Classifieds | Westword Advertising | National Online Advertising | Mobile | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Site Problems? | RSS | Site Map
© 2012 Denver Westword, LLC, All rights reserved.
Browse Voice Nation
avatar
Newsletters | Mobile
  • Voice Places

    Voice Places

    Discover restaurants, nightlife, travel, shopping...

  • VOICE Daily Deals

    VOICE Daily Deals

    Get 50 to 90% off every day on restaurants, movies, massages...

  • Best Of

    Best Of...

    More than 10,000 of the BEST things to eat, drink, and experience

  • My Voice Nation

    My Voice Nation

    Join the Village Voice community and get exclusive deals and info

  • Happy Hour

    Happy Hour

    Your local Happy Hour guide at your fingertips

or

Log in or Sign up

Social Connect:

Use your favorite account to access My Voice Nation.


Use your My Voice Nation account to log in:





Forgot password?
or

Sign Up or Log in

Social Connect:

Sign up for My Voice Nation with your preferred network.


Sign up for a My Voice Nation account:



Privacy policy