Artist Statement
“The title "Print & Destroy" is a nod to the phrase "Skate and Destroy" coined by C.R. Stecyk. Street art and skateboarding share a lot of the same rebellious energy. I'm a product of the era of mass production, and the mass culture printing has created. I can't imagine my art practice without the influence of, and the use of, printing. Some of my biggest art influences were not paintings but printed things like album covers, skateboard graphics, punk flyers, and t-shirt designs. The printing press began the democratization of art, and I have used printed posters to spread my artwork and messa
About This Print
Print & Destroy is a 2019 Shepard Fairey offset lithograph published by Obey Giant on cream Speckletone paper, measuring 24 x 36 inches in a signed open edition. The title nods to C.R. Stecyk's phrase 'Skate and Destroy,' linking street art and skateboarding's shared rebellious energy. Fairey frames the work as a celebration of printing itself, crediting album covers, skateboard graphics, punk flyers, and t-shirt designs as formative influences. He argues the printing press democratized art and that his Obey Giant campaign uses printed posters to compete with commercial advertising. The piece asserts that print still matters in a digital age.
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.