Year2005
MediumScreen Print
Dimensions24 x 18 in
EditionOrange · Red
Edition size300
PublisherObey Giant
Original release price$30
SeriesMusic Series
EraMusic Era
Collector7/10
Visual7/10
Historical6/10
ScarcityModerate
Artist Statement
“I've been a fan of Black Sabbath for a very long time. Coincidentally, a friend of mine happens to work for Ozzy, and has planted a lot of my art in the Ozzy camp, whether simply showing it to Sharon and Ozzy or getting Jack to wear Obey shirts on the TV show. In 2004, they asked me to make the VIP band and crew shirts, which said "Black Sabbath has a Posse," with each member of the band in the original Andre sticker format. This piece here is from the poster and T-shirt I designed for Sabbath's 2005 tour.” — Shepard Fairey
About This Print
Black Sabbath (Red) is a 2005 screen print by Shepard Fairey, published by Obey Giant in an edition of 300 at 18 x 24 inches, issued in Orange and Red colorways. Per Fairey's own account, the piece derives from the poster and T-shirt he designed for Black Sabbath's 2005 tour, following a 2004 commission to create VIP band and crew shirts reading "Black Sabbath has a Posse," with each member rendered in the original Andre sticker format. It fuses heavy-metal music culture with Fairey's OBEY iconography.
Market Context
No recorded public sales >= $100 - pieces like this are typically held long-term by investors/collectors, were destroyed or consumed, or do not surface on the open market.