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Deep Ellum lands famous Shepard Fairey artwork in an unexpected place
Deep Ellum lands famous Shepard Fairey artwork in an unexpected place It s way up high.
Jonathan Furlong A water tower in Deep Ellum is now festooned with art from an internationally famous artist: Shepard Fairey, famous for the 2008 Barack Obama Hope poster, has completed a mural called Cultivate Harmony on what is surely one of the most challenging canvases. Fairey and his crew painted the exterior of a water tower located at 3311 Elm St., IE the Continental Lofts building, where it sits 150 feet high. The commission was overseen by Goldman Global Arts, a creative collective known for unique art destinations such as Miami s Wynwood Walls, who are working with property owner/developer Westdale on a series of art projects in the neighborhood.
You don’t have to know a damn thing about art to know the work of Shepard Fairey. The street artist’s ubiquitous poster of former President Barack Obama in red and blue, with the word “Hope” stamped at the bottom, is one of the most iconic presidential images of all time, along with those on Mount Rushmore, those printed on currency and that severed Trump head in a photo by Tyler Shields.
Fairey’s Obey brand, first made famous through an Andre the Giant sticker, morphed into a collective project called Obey Giant, which is now a contributor to Dallas’ street art landscape. Again, actually. Dallas has a long history with Fairey, mostly of not appreciating his work.