Artist Statement
“Some of my earliest inspiration in art and design comes from Punk and Post-Punk album art as well as the do-it-yourself ethos of the movements themselves. I love that Punk was not about virtuosity, but ingenuity, creativity, attitude, and fearlessness. If you don’t like it, rip it up, or slice it up, and start over. Malcolm McLaren once told me “be prolific, not precious”… words to live by. -Shepard 18 x 24 inch screen print. Signed and numbered edition of 100. $45. Release date: Thursday January 9, 2014” — Shepard Fairey
About This Print
Slice It Up is a 2014 Shepard Fairey screen print, an 18 x 24 inch signed and numbered edition of 100 published by Obey Giant and released January 9, 2014. The work draws on Fairey's stated roots in Punk and Post-Punk album art and the do-it-yourself ethos of those movements. In his accompanying text he cites Malcolm McLaren's advice to 'be prolific, not precious' and the punk impulse to rip up or slice up work and start over. The print pairs Fairey's graphic, layered design language with counterculture-inspired typography and imagery tied to that punk sensibility.
Market Context
Estimated market value: 239.0. Observed range 131.38–350.0. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-11. Value is the median of recorded public sales (>= $100); low-high shows the observed sale range.