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What triggered Shepard Fairey's success in street art?
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What triggered Shepard Fairey's success in street art was the dissemination of prints, posters, stickers and murals during the 1990s. His Obey the Giant campaign, featuring an image of wrestler and actor Andre the Giant, captured the imagination of the public and launched him into the spotlight. Years later, 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. Shop a variety of Shepard Fairey art on 1stDibs.
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Global Warning - Global Warming (Andy Warhol museum Edition) - Signed/N politics
By Shepard Fairey
Located in New York, NY
SHEPARD FAIREY
Global Warning - Global Warming (Andy Warhol Edition), 2009
Silkscreen on wove paper
24 × 18 inches
Pencil signed and numbered 264/450 on the front
Unframed
Global War...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
Shepard Fairey Screenprint "Bliss At The Cliff's Edge" Global Warming Fine Art
By Shepard Fairey
Located in Draper, UT
"Fairly self-explanatory, but I’ll share my thoughts. Our planet Earth is often called 'Mother Earth' for reasons that seem obvious to me. Mothers are often the primary caregivers fo...
Category
2010s Landscape Prints
Materials
Screen
Shepard Fairey "Sub-Standard" Silkscreen Print Street Contemporary Art Dove
By Shepard Fairey
Located in Draper, UT
"This print is a comment on the relationship between corporate greed, fossil fuels, and the warming of the planet and collapsing ecosystems. Standard operating, pushed by players like Standard Oil and its many offshoots, should be redefined as sub-standard. If we want to maintain the standard of health our planet needs to avoid catastrophe, we can't allow big oil to put profits before the planet and profits before people (as well as many other threatened species). Keep in mind that big oil, which is already very profitable, is subsidized by you, the taxpayer, for up to $50 billion per year. In contrast, renewable energy sources are subsidized for only a quarter of that amount. We need to push for change." -Shepard Fairey
A portion of proceeds from this print went to Greenpeace USA.
Materials:
Fine Art Paper with Gold Metallic Inks
Size:
24 × 12 in 61 × 30.5 cm
Rarity:
Limited edition
Medium:
Print
Condition:
Print is in pristine condition and has been stored flat since purchase.
Signature:
Hand-signed by artist, Hand signed and numbered by the artist in pencil, Shepard Fairey.
Certificate of authenticity
Included (issued by gallery)
Publisher:
Obey Giant Studio...
Category
2010s Street Art Interior Prints
Materials
Screen
Shepard Fairey, Bureau of Public Works Twice Signed work on wood panel unique 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
Power - Lenticular Print
By Shepard Fairey
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Shepard Fairey
Title: Power - Lenticular Print
Medium: 2-Phase flip Lenticular Print
Signed: Hand Signed by Shepard Fairey on the Certificate of Authenticity
Edition Numb...
Category
2010s Pop Art More Prints
Materials
Lenticular
Obey Giant AR-15 Lily Signed & Numbered Shepard Fairey Print Vietnam War Peace
By Shepard Fairey
Located in Draper, UT
Signed to lower right
Edition 409/550
Published by Obey Giant
These images are inspired by Vietnam War protesters who would put flowers in the gun...
Category
2010s Street Art Still-life Prints
Materials
Screen
