'Dark Wave' by Shepard Fairey, 2024
Oversized re-issue of Fairey's 'Dark Wave' from 2010.
24 x 36 Inches
61 x 91.4 Centimeters
Offset lithograph print on cream, Speckletone fine art paper.
Open edition.
Hand-signed and dated by the artist in pencil bottom right.
ABOUT THE ART
"I will be donating a portion of the proceeds from this print to the NRDC-¦ Natural Resources Defense Council. They are concerned with changing policy to achieve environmental and energy solutions, not just putting a band-aid on existing problems. Check them out at www.nrdc.org".
- Shepard
ARTIST BIO
Frank Shepard Fairey (born February 15, 1970) is an American contemporary graphic designer, and illustrator who emerged from the skateboarding scene. He first became known for his "Andre the Giant Has a Posse" (…OBEY…) sticker campaign, in which he appropriated images from the comedic supermarket tabloid Weekly World News. His work became more widely known in the 2008 U.S. presidential election, specifically his Barack Obama "Hope" poster.
The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston calls him one of today's best known and most influential street artists. His work is included in the collections at The Smithsonian, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.