Logo-driven art reached its peak in the ’80s and ’90s. During this time, artists began using postal labels to create their “slap” art. In 1989, Shepard Fairey, a student at the Rhode Island School of Design, created a sticker featuring the face of French wrestler André the Giant. While the sticker was inspired by an in-joke and didn’t hold deeper meaning beyond what met the eye, it was printed in the millions, with André’s face appearing all across the United States. The early 2000s saw the rise of street art, with artists like Banksy, Faile, D*Face, and Miss Van leaving their mark globally, establishing sticker bombing as a powerful visual language. By the early 2000s, stickers had spread to other countries like France, Japan, Brazil, the UK, and beyond.
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