Artwork information

Category

Print

Technique

Archival pigment print on perforated blotting paper

Date

2020

Dimensions

19.1 cm x 19.1 cm

Signature

Signed

Proof(s) of authenticity

Work sold with a certificate of authenticity.

State of conservation

Very good

Framing

No

Location

Rhône-Alpes, France

Description

Edition signed & numbered by Shepard Fairey & John Van Hamersveld.

Technique: Archival pigment print on perforated blotting paper.
Dimensions of print: 19.1 x 19.1 cm (7.5 x 7.5 inches).

This work is signed and dated in pencil and ink along the lower edges. It is numbered in pencil in the lower right-hand corner. Limited edition of 419.

The artist

Painter
Drawer

Shepard Fairey (OBEY)

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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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