Janette Beckman

Slick Rick

2017

ENDLESS POWER PETROL PALACE (RED) screen print by Shepard Fairey with dimensions 18 inches by 24 inches. Edition 299 of 350, signed and numbered by Shepard Fairey. Energy awareness and renewable energy activism inspired collage style with beautiful red, black and cream block style with clean lines. A lot of shrewd advertising has been created to suggest that things we want are also good for us and society. Perfect examples are the ads celebrating the health benefits of liquor and cigarettes. My inclusion of the badge stating “with lung tonic” is a humorous nod to the absurd health claims historically made for harmful products. The claim that petrol provides an unlimited future is a snapshot of the overly-optimistic wish that oil is unlimited. Though oil is finite, our reliance on it is so extreme that the power wielded by those who control oil is virtually unlimited, a situation that inspired the title ‘Endless Power”. Oil and gas companies and the car manufacturers who profit heavily from gas powered engines used their power and influence to overturn a zero emissions law in the state of California, effectively delaying electric cars arriving on the market accessibly for ten plus years. It is dangerous for an industry to have that much power. Scientists hired by fossil fuels corporations represent the minority of the scientific community who claim oil stocks...

32 x 8 inches (81.3 x 20.3 cm) from an Edition of 50. Produced by Beyond the Streets, Los Angeles. Deck is in good condition, in the pastic, and has been stored flat since purchase....

Black Flag Legend and Punk Icon Henry Rollins 50 Birthday Shepard Fairey 18 x 24″ Screen Print, Signed. Artist proof, apart from the standard edition of ...

This is from an open edition released over 24 hours. The print is double stamped from Graffiti Prints & Fin Dac. Born in Cork, Ireland, but actively plying his trade worldwide, Fin ...