OBEY THE ARTIST explores how technology, politics, and music inform Shepard Fairey's iconographic work. Tracing his punk rock roots from his early days of rigging copy machines and tagging, to helping a thriving independent business by harnessing the power of technology. The film follows Fairey as he transforms a photograph by National Geographic's Aaron Huey form a digital print to the streets of L.A in the form of a remarkable 12-foot mural in order to give voice to the forgotten history of Native Americans. The latest in a series from A TOTAL DISRUPTION, OBEY THE ARTIST looks at this groundbreaking artist who is innovating his independence and embracing technology in order to magnify his impact on social issues.
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