By Shepard Fairey
Located in Kansas City, MO
Shepard Fairey
Chaos Mandala 2
Screen print on thick cream Speckletone paper
Year: 2025
Size: 24 x 18 inches (60.96 x 45.72 cm)
Edition: 550
Signed by Shepard Fairey, dated and numbered by hand
COA provided
*Edition number may vary from the image shown.
Chaos Mandala 2 is the follow-up to Shepard Fairey’s earlier Chaos Mandala print and continues his exploration of the tension between disorder and balance. In this composition, Fairey merges two seemingly opposing ideas—chaos and harmony—drawing inspiration from the layered visual environment of urban streets. Posters, graffiti, and fragments accumulate over time only to be torn, weathered, and reshaped by human intervention and natural forces. For Fairey, this evolving process reveals an unexpected beauty within impermanence and the countless variables that shape the urban landscape.
The artist frequently attempts to recreate the textured layering of street surfaces within his studio practice, using patterns, collage, and distressed backgrounds that echo the aesthetic of urban walls. In contrast, the mandala functions as a symbol of harmony, wholeness, and cosmic order. The work reflects a philosophical duality rooted in Buddhist thought, where the pursuit of harmony coexists with the acceptance of impermanence. The tradition of Buddhist monks creating and then dismantling intricate sand mandalas serves as a poetic metaphor for this balance. As a complementary counterpart to the earlier Chaos Mandala, this print continues Fairey’s meditation on the coexistence of destruction, renewal, and visual equilibrium.
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Category
2010s Street Art Shepard Fairey Art