In the solo exhibition "FRACTURED" at San Francisco's Minnesota Street Project, Shepard Fairey presents an eclectic collection of his work that delves into themes of duality and the fractured nature of humanity. The title signifies both the sociopolitical climate and the imperfections in life, which he deems sources of beauty. Fairey employs motifs of rips and tears to symbolize the chaos of urban life and the transformative power that can arise from destruction, paralleling the beauty and scars seen in our world.
The title of this show, "Fractured," reflects not only the current state of our culture and sociopolitical dialogue, but also the theme of duality that I explore in much of my work.
This body of work explores the fractured nature of humanity and modern life, as well as the beauty found in the fractures such as the rips and tears of layered works on the street.
These imperfections symbolize depth, transformation, and the unexpected beauty of a new creation poetically resulting from a destructive act of transgression.
The recurrent use of rips as a motif in the work reflect the chaos of the streets where much of my art has lived and died.
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