Lot 268A
Shepard Fairey (American, b. 1970). "Power to the People - Power and Equality" serigraph, 2007. Edition 83 of 300. Hand signed and dated in pencil on lower right. Numbered in pencil at lower left. A rare, limited edition serigraph depicting Angela Davis by Shepard Fairey (also known as Obey Fairey and Frank Shepard Fairey) in his signature bold style. Fairey is perhaps best known for his iconic "Hope" poster depicting U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama in 2008. A muralist as well as a graphic artist, his works garner their power from a street-art activist spirit. This composition presents the legendary activist Angela Davis gazing upward, her afro creating a black halo around her beautiful visage, her striking earrings inspiring the background design motif which is interspersed with the text "POWER TO THE PEOPLE" complemented by "POWER & EQUALITY" rendered in black on a red banner below. Size (sheet): 24" L x 18" W (61 cm x 45.7 cm) Size (image): 22.25" L x 16.5" W (56.5 cm x 41.9 cm)
About the artist: "Born in 1970 in Charleston, South Carolina, Shepard Fairey is an American street artist, graphic designer, activist, illustrator, and founder of OBEY Clothing, who emerged from the skateboarding scene. He attended the Idyllwild Arts Academy in Palm Springs, California and first became known for his 'Andre the Giant Has a Posse' (OBEY) sticker campaign while attending the Rhode Island School of Design, from which he earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1992. He currently lives and works in Los Angeles, California.
Fairey blurs the boundary between traditional and commercial art through type and image, communicating his brand of social critique via prints, murals, stickers, and posters in public spaces. Responsible for the most successful presidential campaign poster of all time (Obama's unauthorised Hope image), he is behind some of the world's most instantly-recognisable street art. The Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston has described him as one of the best known and most influential street artists of the 21st century for his bold iconic style that is based on styling and idealizing images.
Fairey has exhibited internationally in institutions such as Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, South Korea; CAC Malaga Museum, Málaga, Spain; The Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, Charleston, SC, USA; The Public Trust, Dallas, TX, USA, Contemporary Arts Center (CAC), Cincinnati, OH, USA, Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; and the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) Boston, MA, USA. In 2017, he won the Art Wynwood Tony Goldman Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award. His works are in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York, NY, USA; the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK; the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, Washington D.C. USA; the Boston Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA, USA; the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA, USA; and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA, USA amongst others." (Source: Opera Gallery website)
Provenance: private Golden, Colorado, USA collection
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- Condition: Overall excellent. Hand signed and dated in pencil on lower right. Numbered in pencil at lower left. Has been stored in a tube.
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