We don’t spend a lot of time under viaducts but after seeing the Shepard Fairey "OBEY" mural under Lake Shore Drive at Grand Avenue we might make a habit of it. This poster mural, the first Chicago installation for the artist, is part of the Navy Pier Walk 2011 art exhibit and will be displayed until October. The mural is made up of various album cover like black and white images and measures 130 X 10 feet.
Not familiar with Shepard Fairey? The street artist has been plastering huge stickers of Andre the Giant (as seen in the Navy Pier mural) on city streets throughout the world since 1989. His star grew when he created the famed Obama “Hope” poster. Here’s how Fairey explains the meaning behind his famous stick-on art…“Giant stickers are both embraced and rejected…whether the reaction be positive or negative, the stickers existence is worthy as long as it causes people to consider the details and meanings of their surroundings. In the name of fun and observation.”
So take a stroll to Streeterville and have a little fun in observation of this mural. Photos do it little justice.
No comments:
Post a Comment