Designer and activist Shepard Fairey, known for the "Hope" image he created for Senator Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign, has now produced new images emblazoned on t-shirts in support of the Vermont senator and his run for the Oval Office.
"I'm supporting Bernie Sanders because I want to push principles, not personalities," Fairey said in a Bernie Sanders campaign video posted to Twitter.
#BernieSanders shirts avail. NOW! https://t.co/4jPAX8WdR7 #feelthebern #obeygiant #shepardfairey @BernieSanders pic.twitter.com/hlNAA5gJ4o
— Shepard Fairey (@OBEYGIANT) February 17, 2016
The artist stated that his new design, without a recognizable face, focuses on "images about people of substance."
"I'm tired of portraits," he remarked. "I want to make images about people of substance, about the issues they care about."
Acclaimed artist and actvist Shepard Fairey has a new design in the Bernie Store: https://t.co/TeOfYwtwWohttps://t.co/i9RIoz9AsO
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) February 18, 2016
The somewhat busy new graphic image depicts several motifs, including Sanders' famous ‘Feel the Bern' slogan, along with other pieces of text stating ‘a political revolution' and ‘a future to believe in.'
Fairey's endorsement claims to speak to the ‘ordinary man' and is made in support of and endorsed by Democratic frontrunner Sanders' campaign, touting the slogan: "Paid For by Bernie 2016 (not the billionaires)."
"Bernie needs help from people like you and me and I think he'll look out for the needs of people like you and me," Fairey stated.
