Back when I was in high school, I came across a book called Queedrophonics, a book filled with the greatest arts in the twenty-first century. I have only looked at the sketches and the artworks and praised them for being so urban and pop. But as I looked at it closely, I realized that there were several famous artists who were involved in this book, and were contributing to show-off their styles and trends that signify them.
In my opinion, the artist that stood out the most was Shepard Fairey. Not because of his fame in the art industry, but because I adore his stencil, urban art that relates to the social, political issues of today. For the past few years, he has been noticed for his Obama Hope posters- in fact his simplicity in colors draws a lot of attention. Many of his works were criticized a lot for turning graffiti culture into a self promoting ad campaign. Yet, his art gives great balance to the messages he tries to portray as well as successfully creating it so visually.
Overall, this book shows how designs are now in the present- very urban, pop, and stylish. And thus, it covers how different each style can be. The book emphasizes that styles do create the artist and vice versa. From photographs to little, tiny sketches, all art in any form are considered to be very important and make an impact in the society.
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