Artist Statement
“I shot the photo while working in the garage one day. The funny thing is that I originally shot the photo because shep was experimenting with color, because he used bright purples on that piece so i though to myself that i would grab some evidence of his color knowledge to figth some backlash of him just being able to work in black red and cream. Then when I got home i realized I was shooting black and white film. But it worked out. I loved to photo and I printed shep a copy on silver paper. when he saw it he though we should make a print of it. It is a silkscreen Print it is 24 by 24 and the
About This Print
I Love Rock Collage is a 2008 screen print published by Obey Giant, released April 16, 2008, in a First Edition of 350. Measuring 24 by 24 inches, it is based on a photograph by Ernesto Yerena, who shot it in the garage while Shepard Fairey was experimenting with color. Yerena's note recounts that he intended to capture Fairey's use of bright purples but had loaded black-and-white film; the result was printed on silver paper, and Fairey decided to make a print of it. The square image uses Black, Dark Silver, and Light Silver, blending collage and music-influenced imagery.
Market Context
Estimated market value: 245.0. Observed range 132.5–2008.0. Latest recorded sale: 2021-06-30. Value is the median of recorded public sales (>= $100); low-high shows the observed sale range.