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M OUNT PLEASANT-bOrN
artist Shepard Fairey’s most
recognizable work is the iconic
“Hope” poster he designed
for Barack Obama’s 2008
presidential campaign, and
the medium for one of Fairey’s
latest efforts brings to mind another of the 44th president’s
famed slogans: “Yes We Can.”
In March, Holy City Brewing
announced that a partnership with
environmental group Don’t Drill SC had landed a Fairey
print as the artwork on a limited-edition can series for the
brewery’s new session IPA, Paradise.
Fairey’s work, “Paradise Turns,” depicts a pair of beach-
goers casually lounging under an umbrella as the tide
approaches. An air of menace is introduced by a forest of oil
derricks looming in the background, and an inscription in the
top left corner reads, “Enjoy paradise until the tide turns.”
Fairey said the piece was inspired by old photos of
derricks on beaches at Playa Del Rey and Long Beach in
California. A Google search of those images boggles the
Don’t Drill Lowcountry, Shepard Fairey
and Holy City Brewery crush it
Paradise
inaCan
Fairey said his
artwork for the
Paradise beer was
inspired by old
photos of derricks
on beaches at Playa
Del Rey and Long
Beach in California.
By DanieL BRoCk
Photo by Daniel Brock.