Year2017
MediumOffset Lithograph
Dimensions24 x 36 in
EditionCream · Large Format · Offset Poster · Rising Sun · White
PublisherObey Giant
Original release price$35
SeriesOffset Lithograph
EraEnvironmental Era
Collector6/10
Visual8/10
Historical6/10
ScarcityOpen
Artist Statement
“24 x 36 inches. Offset poster on thick cream Speckle Tone paper. Signed by Shepard Fairey. Open edition. I first illustrated the Dark Wave piece in 2010 as a response to the BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico. I made some fine art pieces of the image that I liked even more than the screen prints and decided I'd like to release an offset of the fine art version. I am releasing this both because I like the image, and because unfortunately, the environmental hazards of off-shore drilling are just as relevant today as they were in 2010…especially with the relaxed regulations under the new administrat
About This Print
Dark Wave (Offset Poster) is a 2017 Shepard Fairey offset lithograph on thick cream Speckle Tone paper, 24 x 36 inches, signed and issued as an open edition by Obey Giant. Fairey first illustrated the Dark Wave image in 2010 as a response to the BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico, later making fine-art versions he preferred to the screen prints; this poster reproduces that fine-art version. The image depicts hypnotic, rippling water laced with oil, carrying an environmental warning about off-shore drilling. Original price was $35.
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.