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What style of art is Shepard Fairey known for?
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The style of art that Shepard Fairey is best known for is contemporary art. Specifically, Fairey is a famous street artist. He rose to prominence in the early 1990s through the dispersion of prints, posters, stickers and murals related to his Obey Giant campaign, which yielded an international cultural phenomenon. Fairey's iconic poster of President Barack Obama was adopted as the official emblem associated with the presidential campaign and encapsulates a number of recurring concerns in the artist's work, including propaganda, portraiture and political power. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of Shepard Fairey art.
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Barbed Wire Dove Collage
By Shepard Fairey
Located in London, GB
Barbed Wire Dove Collage, 2023
Screen print by Shepard Fairey on thick cream Speckletone paper
45.72 x 60.96 cm
18 x 24 inches
Signed by Shepard Fairey
Numbered edition of 450
Category
2010s Street Art Animal Prints
Materials
Screen
Shepard Fairey, Bureau of Public Works Twice Signed work on wood panel AP
By Shepard Fairey
Located in New York, NY
SHEPARD FAIREY
Bureau of Public Works (on Wood), 2004
Silkscreen on wood panel. Hand signed and annotated on both the recto and verso. In original handmade artist's frame.
24 × 18 in...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Wood, Screen
$9,750 Sale Price
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Shepard Faiery AK-47 Silkscreen Letterpress Print Contemporary Street Art War
By Shepard Fairey
Located in Draper, UT
Letterpress on thick cream cotton paper with hand-deckled edges.
13 × 10 in 33 × 25.4 cm
Edition of 450
Part of a limited edition set
"Inspired by Vietnam War protesters who would...
Category
2010s Street Art Interior Prints
Materials
Screen
Shepard Fairey "Paint It Black" Letterpress Edition Contemporary Rolling Stones
By Shepard Fairey
Located in Draper, UT
I've made a few Paint it Black themed images and this letterpress print was made especially for my New Clear Power show at AMUSEUM in Munich, Germany.
Unfortunately, the topic r...
Category
2010s Contemporary Interior Prints
Materials
Screen
Arab Woman Gold (2007), Screen Print, Limited Edition of 300
By Shepard Fairey
Located in Palm Desert, CA
'Arab Woman Gold' by Shepard Fairey, 2007
18 x 24 inches (45 x 61 cm)
Screen Print on Fine Art Paper.
Limited edition of 300 (AP)
Hand-signed and dat...
Category
Early 2000s Street Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
"Poster For George Harrison" Shepard Fairey Silkscreen Print Obey The Beatles
By Shepard Fairey
Located in Draper, UT
Signed to lower margin
Edition 239/400
Published by Obey Giant, Los Angeles
"My parents were Beatles fans and introduced me to them at a young age. In college I grew to especially love the later Beatles albums like Sgt. Peppers, The White Album, and Abbey Road. George Harrison started to contribute more songs to the later Beatles albums that were just as strong as any Lennon...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
