"Paint-Make-Art" Shepard Fairey Photo from American Fine Art, Inc. press release
Internationally known street artist Shepard Fairey is coming to Louisville this upcoming week to discuss the design process behind his new 7-story mural of Muhammad Ali Tuesday, April 25, 6-8 p.m. at Louisville Visual Art (1538 Lytle St). The piece will cover the east side of the Chestnut Street YMCA just two blocks from Alis alma mater, Central High School.
UPDATE: The event is now sold out but WXOX is planning a live broadcast of the lecture and Q&A.
During the event and broadcast, Fairey will discuss the mural process, image selection, contemporary image production, murals, and posterization; a Q&A will follow the presentation.
Some of Faireys most notable works are the OBEY series and previous president Barack Obamas HOPE poster.
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