'These Sunsets Are To Die For' by Shepard Fairey, 2025
Open edition print based on the artist's 'Sunsets' print from 2007.
24 x 36 Inches
61 x 91.4 Centimeters
Offset lithograph print on cream, Speckletone fine art paper.
Open edition.
Hand-signed and dated ('26) by the artist in pencil, bottom right.
ABOUT THE ART
Internationally acclaimed street artist Shepard Fairey, 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, Sunsets 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.
These Sunsets Are To Die For 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, "These Sunsets Are To Die For!", 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.
Reissued as an open-edition offset lithograph, 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 hand-signed and dated ('26) by Shepard Fairey in pencil at the lower right. Combining nostalgic Americana, environmental awareness and the artist's unmistakable propaganda-inspired aesthetic, These Sunsets Are To Die For remains a powerful example of Fairey's ability to transform an attractive image into a compelling statement about contemporary society.