{"product_id":"shepard-fairey-these-sunsets-are-to-die-for-2025-offset-lithograph-print","title":"SHEPARD FAIREY 'These Sunsets Are To Die For' (2025) Offset Lithograph Print","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'These Sunsets Are To Die For'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e by Shepard Fairey, 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOpen edition print based on the artist's \u003cem\u003e'Sunsets'\u003c\/em\u003e print from 2007.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e24 x 36 Inches\u003cbr\u003e61 x 91.4 Centimeters\u003cbr\u003eOffset lithograph print on cream, Speckletone fine art paper.\u003cbr\u003eOpen edition.\u003cbr\u003eHand-signed and dated ('26) by the artist in pencil, bottom right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eABOUT THE ART\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInternationally acclaimed street artist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShepard Fairey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, creator of the iconic OBEY campaign, has long explored the intersection of art, politics and environmental activism through his powerful graphic imagery. Originally conceived in 2007, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSunsets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e reflects the artist's ongoing concerns about industrial pollution, fossil fuel dependency and humanity's increasingly destructive relationship with the natural world. Drawing inspiration from vintage travel advertisements and propaganda posters, Fairey transforms the familiar romantic imagery of a sunset into a provocative commentary on the environmental consequences of industrial progress.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese Sunsets Are To Die For\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e presents a seemingly idyllic scene of a couple standing hand in hand, admiring a dramatic red-and-gold sunset over an industrial waterfront. Yet the beauty of the landscape is deliberately deceptive, as smokestacks on the distant horizon release dark, swirling emissions into the glowing sky. Rendered in Fairey's signature palette of bold reds, golden yellows and deep blacks, the composition creates a striking contrast between natural beauty and industrial destruction. The ironic declaration, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"These Sunsets Are To Die For!\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, reinforces the artwork's underlying message, suggesting that the very pollution responsible for such spectacular skies may ultimately threaten the environment and those who inhabit it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReissued as an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eopen-edition offset lithograph\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this impressive 36 x 24-inch print revisits Fairey's celebrated 2007 imagery with the crisp graphic detail and rich colors characteristic of his work. Printed on cream-colored Speckletone fine art paper, the edition is individually \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehand-signed and dated ('26) by Shepard Fairey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in pencil at the lower right. Combining nostalgic Americana, environmental awareness and the artist's unmistakable propaganda-inspired aesthetic, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese Sunsets Are To Die For\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e remains a powerful example of Fairey's ability to transform an attractive image into a compelling statement about contemporary society.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Signari Gallery ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67767866916958,"sku":"152628","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0027\/5408\/4976\/files\/ShepardFairey-TheseSunsets_OL_-1.jpg?v=1792185235","url":"https:\/\/signarigallery.com\/en-au\/products\/shepard-fairey-these-sunsets-are-to-die-for-2025-offset-lithograph-print","provider":"Signari Gallery ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}