Politics | Shepard Fairey Artist Fairey: Obama Hasn't Lived Up to Hope Poster Esquire interviews Shepard Fairey By Newser Editors Posted May 28, 2015 5:59 PM CDT Copied In this 2009 file photo, Shepard Fairey poses for a picture in front of his Barack Obama "HOPE" posters in the Echo Park area of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File) Esquire interviewed artist Shepard Fairey to talk about his web series Rebel Music, but the part getting the most attention centers on that famous Hope poster he made of a candidate named Barack Obama. A snippet: Esquire: Do you think Obama has lived up to your "Hope" poster? Fairey: Not even close. Esquire: How come? Fairey: Obama has had a really tough time, but there have been a lot of things that he's compromised on that I never would have expected. I mean, drones and domestic spying are the last things I would have thought [he'd support]. I've met Obama a few times, and I think Obama's a quality human being, but I think that he finds himself in a position where your actions are largely dictated by things out of your control. ... Click for the full interview. Read These Next Lily Allen's 'revenge dress' literally has the receipts. Rumors of Iran invasion swirl after Army calls off major drill. Two animals thought to have vanished 6K years ago are back. After 12-year-old boy's crash on e-motorcycle, his dad is charged. Report an error