The other night, I cruised over to S.F. to have dinner at Edinburgh Castle (fish 'n' chips 'n' beers, oh my!) with a friend of mine. I parked my car and, as I got out, I look up and I see a whole gallery full of Shepard Fairey art.

If you don't know who Fairey is, you should check out his work. Everyone's seen the '80s Andre The Giant "obey" sticker around at some point. But that's just a drop in the bucket. His art is really awesome to behold in person.

Today a different friend IMed me a link to this SF Gate article about Shepard Fairey and his exhibition, which you might like to read.

"I could teach any 15-year-old to do what I do," Fairey said. "I learned everything I still do when I was 15 - stenciling, photocopying, printing. But that's what punk rock is about. Your technical ability doesn't limit your ability to impact people. That's empowering to people; you don't need to be an impresario."

Enjoy!


P.S. - "The Duality of Humanity: New Works by Shepard Fairey" runs through Oct. 4 at White Walls Gallery, 835 Larkin St., San Francisco. (415) 931-1500