ᐅ Third Eye Open by Shepard Fairey (OBEY) (2024) | Print

Artwork information

Technique

Screen print on Speckletone cream paper

Date

2024

Dimensions

61 cm x 46 cm

Signature

Signed lower right

Proof(s) of authenticity

Work sold accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.

State of conservation

Very good

Framing

Location

Bourgogne, France

Description

"I created this version of the Third Open Eye by incorporating the portrait I originally made for my Make Art Not War print during the Iraq war. I created it for my friends and family as a message of peace for the holiday season, but I distribute a very small number to my collectors to thank them for their support. This printed image also includes a third eye that blooms like a flower. I believe that what the third eye represents: a dialogue with one's inner self, a higher consciousness and a quest for enlightenment, is essential to achieve peace and harmony. I have often used the expression "open eyes-open mind" and I think that "third open eye" is a similar idea, but a little heavier, because it is about looking not only outwards to observe, but also inwards." Shepard Fairey

Screen print on Speckletone cream paper
Signed at the bottom right by Shepard Fairey
Numbered edition of 550 prints
Dimensions: 24 x 18 inches - 61 x 46 cm

Provenance

Obey Studio

The artist

Painter

Drawer

Shepard Fairey (OBEY)

Famous artist

Painter

Drawer

Born in 1970

United States

Bio

Shepard Fairey, known as Obey, was born on February 15, 1970 in Charleston in the United States.

From an early age, he has been passionate about drawing. He is also passionate about skateboarding. At the age of 14, he drew images for t-shirts and skateboards.

Obey is very influenced by Andy Warhol and Alexander Rodchenko. At the end of the 80s, he invented the famous Obey symbol thanks to a poster campaign with a bunch of friends.

His art became world famous thanks to his Hope poster which became Barack Obama's campaign poster in 2008. The artist is now considered one of the pillars of international street art.

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