ᐅ In honor of Vincent Jen Chin by Shepard Fairey (OBEY) (2021) | Print

Artwork information

Technique

Screen print on thick cream Speckle Tone paper

Date

2021

Dimensions

61 cm x 46 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

In honor of Vincent Jen Chin, Shepard Fairey (OBEY), 2021

Screen print on thick cream Speckle Tone paper. Signed by Shepard Fairey and Gordon Cheung.
Limited edition of 350.

Dimensions: 61 x 46 cm - 24 x 18 inches.

"I was delighted to collaborate with Gordon Cheung because his art is beautiful but woven with both overt and sublime social commentary. We chose to create a collaborative portrait of Vincent Chin, who was murdered in a hate crime, to call attention to the history and ongoing issue of anti-Asian racism." Shepard Fairey

Provenance

Obey Studio

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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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