What triggered Shepard Fairey's success in street art?

What triggered Shepard Fairey's success in street art was the dissemination of prints, posters, stickers and murals during the 1990s. His Obey the Giant campaign, featuring an image of wrestler and actor Andre the Giant, captured the imagination of the public and launched him into the spotlight. Years later, Fairey’s iconic poster of President Barack Obama was adopted as the official emblem associated with the presidential campaign and encapsulates a number of recurring concerns in the artist’s work, including propaganda, portraiture and political power. Shop a variety of Shepard Fairey art on 1stDibs.