TPMtv interviews artist Shepard Fairey. He’s the guy behind the iconic “Hope” and “Progress” portraits of Obama.

He’s also responsible for those Andre the Giant images that pop up every now and then — there used to be one spray painted on the low concrete wall by the Fletcher Free Library. Not sure if it’s still there.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=THXGnLx-7as%26color1%3D0xb1b1b1%26color2%3D0xcfcfcf%26feature%3Dplayer_embedded%26fs%3D1

This article appears in Jan 14-20, 2009.

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