Artist Statement
“My Obey Fire Sale print is a comment on the challenges any individual faces pushing for environmental and climate responsibility, especially when confronted with the massive power of fossil fuel industries whose short-sighted, profit-driven tactics include lobbying and bribing politicians who are supposed to work for the citizenry. The term "fire sale" means the liquidation of goods damaged in a fire, or it can mean a rush to sell off inventory before a bankruptcy. I was actually finished with this art before the record number of California wildfires broke out, but the literal fires, which cl
About This Print
Obey Fire Sale is a 2018 Shepard Fairey screenprint, 18 x 24 inches on cream Speckle Tone paper, published by Obey Giant. It is signed and numbered in an edition of 550, released at $55. The print comments on the difficulty of pushing for climate responsibility against the power of fossil-fuel industries, using the double meaning of 'fire sale' to critique short-sighted, profit-driven choices. Fairey notes he finished the art before record California wildfires, which he sees as amplifying his metaphor about low-lying areas. He pledged to donate proceeds to The Climate Reality Project, framing the work as a call to vote and pressure politicians and corporations.
Market Context
Estimated market value: 210.0. Observed range 149.95–350.0. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-29. Value is the median of recorded public sales (>= $100); low-high shows the observed sale range.