Artist Statement
“"This Sid image is a stencil I made from a portrait by Jim Jocoy. The portrait was taken at a party after the Sex Pistols final show at Winterland in San Francisco. Jim was kind enough to give me permission to use this recently published photo as a reference. "The interesting thing about Sid is that he did not really do much to shape Punk music, yet he remains one of its most enduring images. Sid really had the fashion image down, but he only actually plays on two songs on Never Mind the Bollocks. Sid is a classic example of style over substance. I was a sucker for his image. At age 15, one o
About This Print
Sid Jocoy is a 2003 screen print published by Obey Giant in a first edition of 93, measuring 36 x 48 inches. Fairey created the image as a stencil based on a photograph of Sid Vicious taken by Jim Jocoy after the Sex Pistols' final show at Winterland in San Francisco, used with the photographer's permission. The print depicts the punk icon in Fairey's high-contrast graphic style. In the accompanying text, Fairey reflects on Sid Vicious as a figure of style over substance, recalling that one of the first stencils he ever made as a teenager was of Sid.
Market Context
Estimated market value: 2623.51. Observed range 2098.81–3148.21. Latest recorded sale: 2022-12-03. Very limited recorded sales (1-2). Hypothetical estimate at ~15% flat annual growth (80-120% band) is INDICATIVE ONLY.