Obey Enhanced Disintegration (Pink)

Year2019

Hand SignedLower Right in Pencil 

Condition Mint 

Not Framed 

Provenance / HistoryIt was bought in person at Stolenspace Gallery in London during the opening of the show by Shepard Fairey, think show was called "30 years of dissent". 

Story / Additional InfoEnhanced Disintegration - is a painting and print I created for my 30th year in street art based on a decayed and (mostly) defaced sticker of the Obey “Icon Face,” one of my most versatile and ubiquitous images. The sticker was on a yellow pole with old cracked paint, which peeled off when portions of the sticker were ripped away. The Icon Face was scratched and written on with a felt-tip marker, yet remains legible. I love the textures of the disintegration and transgression that leaves my image almost scarred into the pole’s surface. Bloodied but unbowed and persisting, this image is as good as any to represent the power of tenacity and the beauty of patina. 

Certificate of AuthenticityArt Brokerage 

LID131875

Shepard Fairey - United States

Art Brokerage: Shepard Fairey American Artist: b. 1971. Frank Shepard Fairey (born February 15, 1970) is an American contemporary street artist, graphic designer, activist, illustrator and founder of OBEY Clothing who emerged from the skateboarding scene. He first became known for his "Andre the Giant Has a Posse" (…OBEY…) sticker campaign while attending the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), which appropriated images from the comedic supermarket tabloid Weekly World News. He became widely known during the 2008 U.S. presidential election for his Barack Obama "Hope" poster. The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston has described him as one the 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 City, the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Listings wanted.