My Favorite Taco ~ Shepard Fairey
The taco lifestyle crosses all boundaries and includes anyone who wants to be a part of it– emerging art stars born in South Carolina are no exception. Graphic designer Shepard Fairey, who made his name on the streets of LA, is a resident and promoter of our city even when he’s attending art premieres in London or putting his work up on the streets of Copenhagen. A massive influence on street art, our city, and the taco lifestyle as a whole, we’ve been wanting to ask Shep about his favorite taco spots for a long time…
Reached by telephone, Shepard was unequivocal about his favorite taco spot: Cactus Taqueria #1 in Hollywood. His whole crew from his business, Studio Number One, digs the tacos and burritos at Cactus, and can be found there on the regular.
- Shepard Fairey Angry at Local Blogger ~ Echo Park
- Shepard Fairey ~ Kobe Print
- Shepard Fairey Arrested ~ Boston
- AP vs. Shepard Fairey ~ “Fair” Use
- My Favorite Taco ~ LA City Nerd
- Perry Farrell & Shepard Fairey ~ Los Angeles Iconoclasts
- My Favorite Taco ~ REVOK
(18 tacos)
455ER wrote:
dope! LATACO kings!
Posted on 14-Aug-07 at 11:57 am | Permalink
weston deboer wrote:
and you know this!
Posted on 15-Aug-07 at 9:56 am | Permalink
Sarah wrote:
People say that he’s a sell out, but I don’t care I’m still in love with his work.
Posted on 08-Jun-08 at 7:16 pm | Permalink
anonymus wrote:
http://www.art-for-a-change.com/Obey/index.htm
Posted on 19-Jul-08 at 10:22 pm | Permalink
jacki o wrote:
a sell out is someone who compromises his or hers ethics to make a sale…
making it big is just making it big.
Posted on 30-Jul-08 at 8:32 pm | Permalink
beavis wrote:
frank is a fairey! he steals artwork, hope no one notices & rakes in the cheese. karma is a bitch & wait til it catches this PLAGIARIST!!!
Posted on 10-Aug-08 at 5:17 pm | Permalink
Ricardo Dieno wrote:
Awesome artist.
His style is so consistent and brutally contrastfull.
I think he is too depressed to create beauty, so he chooses to create motives of his fears instead.
Posted on 27-Aug-08 at 11:59 am | Permalink
Kitchener wrote:
He has sold out.
I loved the creativity of his original artwork, but he has now become what he originally mocked.
How sad
Posted on 27-Aug-08 at 6:50 pm | Permalink
shitpard wrote:
what a douchebag. and he knows this too.
Posted on 04-Sep-08 at 8:15 pm | Permalink
tictoc wrote:
He isn’t an artist. Her stylizes others artwork, for money.
Posted on 07-Oct-08 at 11:10 pm | Permalink
Bonesy wrote:
Lots of people say he’s got no talent but Im yet to see anyone do what he does as good as him.
Posted on 13-Oct-08 at 2:22 pm | Permalink
Justin wrote:
There will always be hatters out there, no matter what you do or how you do it, as soon as you reach the top people will try to put you back down. Don’t be mad at Fairey because your a nobody sitting at home on your computer and he’s out doing living it up in Paris! keep up the great work!
Posted on 21-Oct-08 at 5:20 pm | Permalink
nancy romero wrote:
I Saw Your Obama T-shirts On The News, How Can I Get One?
Posted on 06-Nov-08 at 12:06 am | Permalink
SIMONA wrote:
I THINK YOUR ARTWORKS ARE GREAT!!!!
Posted on 09-Nov-08 at 10:11 am | Permalink
weatherby wrote:
for the people who don’t know him, it’s easy to judge, but once you do know him, you get it. He’s one of a kind… something you or I will never be, so get over it. OBEY.
Posted on 14-Dec-08 at 2:31 am | Permalink
Arthur wrote:
His “works” are all copies of old stuff.
Posted on 06-Jan-09 at 8:45 am | Permalink
JACKET!!!! wrote:
**PHUKEN INSANE ONES CREW**
Posted on 06-Jan-09 at 1:00 pm | Permalink
photomama17 wrote:
I love his work he is a true artist, his pictures actually brought tears to my eyes!
Posted on 09-Jan-09 at 9:30 am | Permalink
photomama17 wrote:
interesting enough, super touch has posted a response to all this obey plagarism:
http://www.supertouchart.com/2009/02/02/editorial-the-medium-is-the-message-shepard-fairey-and-the-art-of-appropriation/
Posted on 02-Feb-09 at 12:30 pm | Permalink
Munnaprasad wrote:
Saw you being interviewed by Charlie Rose
last night in Vancouver,BC.Canada.
It was down to earth interview and your
humbleness and honesty sure came thru.
Keep up the good work.I am confident that the Boston show will be a super smash,I wish I was there.
I am interested in getting a set of the
signed copy posters.
Could you please let me know how do I go about getting it?
Love your stuff,keep at it.
Posted on 03-Feb-09 at 3:53 pm | Permalink
LoozyJones wrote:
“sell out” is another word for “jealous.”
it’s such a tired phrase.
a successful artist is a beautiful thing. like 1991, the year punk finally broke.
Posted on 07-Feb-09 at 1:40 pm | Permalink
jessica wrote:
an artist is always inspired by other art. Art can be anything, including your surroundings.
And who really doesn’t “copy”?
Everyone can’t be original. We all get our ideas from something else, whether it’s a window, a dog, another artist, etc.
I like his artwork, and as an artist, I look up to him.
btw, didn’t he get arrested today or yesterday for graffiti?
Posted on 07-Feb-09 at 5:00 pm | Permalink
tP wrote:
what’s the story behind “at the drive in” poster? just interested in it!!!!
looks good anyway
Posted on 18-Feb-09 at 4:19 am | Permalink
bhnasty wrote:
wow, alot of people are talking trash… well i went to his show at the ICA in boston, and i as an artist was very impressed. it’s hard to even see all the detail in his artwork, even by looking at it for hours, you can always pick-up on something new everytime you see it
Posted on 04-Mar-09 at 5:33 pm | Permalink
bSer wrote:
This guy is so full of himself. His art had an effect on the election? are you kidding me? it may have sold t-Shirts and prints but seriously folks this guy isn’t some political force hes a guy that repaints images simple. You act like hes the next Worhal.
Posted on 10-Mar-09 at 12:45 pm | Permalink
George wrote:
He is a whore.. his “art” will be forgotten in a couple of years.. the original works and icons he steals from will remain forever. Cultural leech!!
Posted on 19-Mar-09 at 9:32 am | Permalink
Oh Ree Ree?! wrote:
trust me, i love bickering.. and on the subject of OBEY, there are lots to bicker about… but c’mon… this site is about TACOS. I sure love TACOS, maybe as much as retards love grunting. mmm.. tacos…
Posted on 19-Mar-09 at 5:08 pm | Permalink
Terminalfears wrote:
Mr. Fairey actually got a lucky break. His art wasn’t well known until he posted it in the right place, at the right time – as my color theory professor told us, who is also a street artist.
Taking the face of ‘Andre the Giant’ and making it into the ‘obey’ poster was an interesting idea. But his work is always going to be debated, the same way that we still discuss Van Gogh’s missing ear. Which is why people who say he will be forgotten are wrong.
Btw: Tom’s Taco’s on Beach Blvd. around Anaheim are the best. Any place else is fail.
Posted on 31-May-09 at 11:09 am | Permalink
me wrote:
fuck art
Posted on 30-Jun-09 at 6:18 pm | Permalink
David Goldner wrote:
Personally, I think Shepard Fairey is nothing more then a hack. He stole the image of Obama from the photographer that created it. Let be clear about that! He did not create the image himself. He stole it! He had no right to it, in any way shape or form! All he did was put a photoshop filter on someone elses work, and then called it his art! Am I missing something??? What a bunch of crap! He’s a hack!
–David Goldner
Posted on 14-Oct-09 at 5:52 pm | Permalink