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More From Shepard Fairey

Frank Shepard Fairey is an American contemporary street artist, graphic designer activist and illustrator who emerged from the skateboarding scene. He first became known for his "Andre the Giant Has a Posse" (…OBEY…) sticker campaign, in which he appropriated images from the comedic supermarket tabloid Weekly World News. We all know Shepard Fairey primarily for his 2008 U.S. presidential election Barack Obama "Hope" poster. This week FreeWay Editions would like to share some of his other works and highlight the artist's wide range of talents!

 

Screen print on fine art paper. 


Tilt aka a “Graffiti Fetishist”

Tilt is an internationally recognized traditional graffiti artist, originating from Toulouse in South France.  A self declared “graffiti fetishist”, he learned his trade in the streets and on trains as a teen.  In the time since he did his first tags on a skateboard ramp back in ’88, his ensuing career has been nourished and influenced by extensive travel.

Tilt incorporates both primitive lettering and more complicated 3D, wildstyle, characters with an emphasis on both strong colors and high impact shapes. Remaining close to the classic hip-hop graffiti ideology, Tilt focuses on the...


Smash137, "Between the Lines"

Smash137 is and urban contemporary artist originally from Basel, Switzerland. His work is described as abstractions of urban calligraphy. “Sometimes in a simple gray with black outlines, other times enriched with vibrant and bubbly colors, or creating a three dimensionality through skillful shading.” Smash137 has a variety of styles and his artwork is always evolving. For FreeWay Editions, the artist created these wonderful abstract pieces for our hand painted screen print collection. Take a look at all of Smash137’s artwork here.

 

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CRASH Part Two

Last week FreeWay Editions highlighted John CRASH Matos as our artist of the week. This week we have new CRASH prints to share with you! The new “White” prints are part two of his series for FreeWay Editions. These prints are the perfect collaboration of bold shapes and text set against a mixture of vibrant and muted colored backgrounds. You can see them all here.

 

Crash Set 2 (White) Edition 2 of 8 is part of the unique set of...


Parallels (Set 2) by Thomas Canto

Thomas Canto was born in 1979 in France where he still lives and works. Much like many contemporary artists Canto draws very specifically from his personal urban environment, however his unique vision translates into something quite different. His work seems to represents the tension between order and chaos. Through the use of precise line work and complex geometries, Thomas Canto has created a particularly acute perception of the world around him. Take a look at the artist’s new series of hand painted screen prints now available on FreeWay Editions.