ᐅ Black Earth Society by Shepard Fairey (OBEY) (2021) | Print

Artwork information

Technique

Screen print on thick cream Speckletone paper

Date

2021

Dimensions

61 cm x 91 cm

Signature

Signed

Proof(s) of authenticity

Screen print sold with a certificate of authenticity.

State of conservation

Very good

Framing

Location

Rhône-Alpes, France

Description

Sublime original large-format silkscreen, hand-signed and numbered on 600 prints by Shepard Fairey (OBEY).

This work is part of an ecological approach, presenting the excesses of our consumer society and our abusive use of fossil fuels.

Dimensions: 24 x 36 inches - 61 x 91 cm.

Provenance

Artist's 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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