{"id":5944,"date":"2017-02-03T15:45:11","date_gmt":"2017-02-03T23:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.plazahotelcasino.com\/?p=5944"},"modified":"2019-07-02T11:53:08","modified_gmt":"2019-07-02T18:53:08","slug":"street-artist-political-activist-shepard-fairey-creates-downtown-mural-masterpiece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.plazahotelcasino.com\/blog\/street-artist-political-activist-shepard-fairey-creates-downtown-mural-masterpiece\/","title":{"rendered":"Street Artist and Political Activist, Shepard Fairey, Creates Downtown Mural Masterpiece"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/shepard-fairey-plaza-mural-1000x1333-min.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5947\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/shepard-fairey-plaza-mural-1000x1333-min.jpg\" alt=\"shepard fairey plaza mural downtown las vegas\"  title=\"shepard fairey plaza mural downtown las vegas\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.plazahotelcasino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/shepard-fairey-plaza-mural-1000x1333-min.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.plazahotelcasino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/shepard-fairey-plaza-mural-1000x1333-min-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.plazahotelcasino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/shepard-fairey-plaza-mural-1000x1333-min-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nStreet artist and political activist, Shepard Fairey, has completed his latest masterpiece, and the largest art mural in Las Vegas, on the side of the Plaza Hotel Casino in Downtown Las Vegas.\r\n\r\nThe mural titled, \u201cCultivate Harmony,\u201d reminds us that peace and harmony are the only way to maintain what sustains us.\r\n\r\nFairey, known for his iconic 2008 \u201cHope\u201d poster of President Obama has transformed American pop culture with his modern art and now he\u2019s transformed the Plaza into a living piece of artwork. Fairey is one of the most recognized street artists of our generation and an icon in the art scene.\r\n\r\nFairey began work on the building-length mural Wednesday, which is captured in a stunning high-definition video by JUSTKIDS, a creative house that conceives and promotes modern art projects.\r\n\r\nThe video series details the painstaking process of planning and executing the complex mural. Shot with aerial drones and HD cameras, the video series captures Fairey and team at work high above the Plaza Hotel Casino.\r\n\r\n<strong>Watch the series below.<\/strong>\r\n<div class=\"embed-container\" style=\"float: left; padding-right: 10px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/201073975\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/201230468\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"embed-container\" style=\"float: left; padding-right: 10px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/201441484\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/201754592\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"embed-container\" style=\"float: left; padding-right: 10px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/201786402\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/202040776\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\r\nCovering all three panels of the hotel\u2019s northern facade, the Plaza hotel becomes the latest Fairey creation and addition to the growing art murals found throughout Downtown Las Vegas.\r\n<h2>Street Art in Downtown Las Vegas<\/h2>\r\nLas Vegas has been a destination for Street Art over the last few years, specifically downtown. When you walk around downtown Las Vegas, you can\u2019t miss the murals and art decorating the walls. The streets of Downtown Vegas have been a blank canvas for the world\u2019s most influential street artists including Shepard Fairey.\r\n\r\nShepard Fairey has been one of those influential artists in the Las Vegas art scene and a common fixture at Life is Beautiful, a one-of-a-kind festival that brings music, art, and food to downtown Las Vegas.\r\n\r\nFairey\u2019s art can be found throughout the Las Vegas Valley but none match the size of his latest piece at the Plaza Hotel.\r\n\r\nUsing suspended scaffolding and working through gusts of wind, Fairey and his team covered the Plaza with black and red paint. They then used spray paint to color open areas to create the masterpiece on display.\r\n\r\nUnaware that a world renowned artist was transforming the Plaza Hotel, on-lookers casually passed by, not realizing the Plaza was to become the next installment in Shepard Fairey\u2019s legendary career.\r\n\r\nShepard Fairey isn\u2019t the only renowned artist transforming the Plaza Hotel. English multimedia artist D*Face will bring his pop art-style, bright colors, and comic book inspired artwork to his own mural in downtown.\r\n\r\nBoth murals will add color and life to an already vibrant downtown Las Vegas and Fremont Street Experience. Come see the mural today.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"\/blog\/dface-unveils-latest-las-vegas-downtown-art\">Click here to view Plaza&#8217;s Second 21 Story Mural (by D*Face)<\/a>.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"\/blog\/the-plaza-hotel-casino-adds-third-21-story-mural\/\">Click here to view Plaza&#8217;s Third 21-Story Mural (by Faile)<\/a>.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Street artist and political activist, Shepard Fairey, has completed his latest masterpiece, and the largest art mural in Las Vegas, on the side of the Plaza Hotel Casino in Downtown Las Vegas. The mural titled, \u201cCultivate Harmony,\u201d reminds us that peace and harmony are the only way to maintain what sustains us. 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