Shepard Fairey | Artist Investigation

So, for this investigation page, I'm choosing to do small investigation on Shepard Fairey, the creator of the OBEY image and also the Obama Hope image. Here is the image:

In this image, he stylized an image of Barack Obama and added the word, "HOPE," to it. The use of the word hope is to show that he feels about Obama, and in which he uses the interaction of text and image, in which the two different pieces of this image would not make sense simply by themselves; them being combined together is what creates Fairey's meaning behind the artwork.

Reflection:

What have I learned about Text and Image? I've learned that text and images can be combined to create more meaning within a piece of art, and that since artwork can always have different meanings, different text could always be placed to change the specific way something is seen.

How do contemporary artists use the concept of Text and Image? Same as before, they use it in ways to try and bring attention to their ideals or the world in general and possibly ways on how to change it as well.

How might you be able to use Text and Image in your own art? In my current project, The Marvelous Spider-Man - Shocking Developments, I have the idea where one of the character who eventually goes down the dark path believes everybody is against him, even someone who has been attempting to become his friend and make amends for what other people have done. I could include some sort of image or propaganda that this dark character could see that could show that maybe these heroes we see and know may not always be seen as the good guys, and have it be something that's ambiguous.

Is there something that you found in your investigation that specifically interested or inspired you? Just the idea that text and image colliding can really force someone to look at something from an entirely new perspective, whether they agree with that side or not.