What do you think of Shepard Fairey’s image of Aung San Suu Kyi?
I like Shepard Fairey’s portrait of Aung San Suu Kyi. I find it very interesting that artists may represent the same subject in completely different ways through individual interpretation. Shepard Fairey conceived his piece as a half figure portrait while I focused on the image of her face. I also notice that his work emphasizes a rich image with many elements and details, whereas mine is more minimal. I would say that we have different styles (he is more graphic and I am more pictorial) and conceptual approaches, but we both work on images for a powerful, significant and effective comunication and I think Aung San Suu Kyi has been so inspiring for both of us. Do you think this form of art can help make this human rights struggle an internationally prominent issue? Sometimes it seems like these issues stay in the margins of mainstream media. What’s your hope? Will this artwork influence change and action? I think any form of art is important and can be useful. It is true that media lik
