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 In this murder, arresting the boyfriend was a big mistake. Bizarre video shows thieves pulling an ATM out of store with SUV. Sammy Davis Jr.'s ex, Swedish actor May Britt, is dead at 91. Veteran TV actor Pat Finn is dead at 60. Report an error