Shepard FaireyIdeal Power Limited Edition Screenprint Large Format Shepard Fairey Obey Urban2017
2017
About the Item
- Creator:Shepard Fairey (1970, American)
- Creation Year:2017
- Dimensions:Height: 33.5 in (85.09 cm)Width: 47.5 in (120.65 cm)Depth: 0.5 in (1.27 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Draper, UT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1327214050312
Shepard Fairey
Expanding on the legacies of artists such as Keith Haring and Andy Warhol, Shepard Fairey’s practice disrupts the distinction between fine and commercial art.
A major artist of the street art movement, Fairey rose to prominence in the early 1990s through the dispersion of prints, posters, stickers and murals, related to his Obey Giant campaign, which yielded an international cultural phenomenon. Fairey’s iconic poster of President Barack Obama was adopted as the official emblem associated with the presidential campaign and encapsulates a number of recurring concerns in the artist’s work, including propaganda, portraiture and political power.
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