Artist and activist Ai Weiwei receives the Shepard Fairey treatment in this new illustrated portrait. Fairey pays tribute to the Chinese artist ahead of his show at the Brooklyn Museum. The exhibition will run April 18-August 10.
Fairey created the portrait in collaboration with Friends of Ai Weiwei, a group of Ai Weiwei supporters trying to promote awareness of the artist’s legal status in China where authorities have seized his passport. All proceeds for the sales will go to support their goals of advocating free speech and other artistic initiatives.
They are only 350 pieces produced and 100 will be sold at the exhibition.
The original photo taken in 2010 by Gao Yuan.
Shepard Fairey’s rendition of Yuan’s photo.
via: Arrested Motion
