Artist Statement
“The "Endless Power Petrol Palace" poster is both a celebration and critique of the seductive graphic propaganda used for the petroleum industry. I designed this print to feel like a vintage ad celebrating the abundance of America and the bright future of the American Dream. Though oil is finite, our reliance on it is so extreme that the power wielded by those who control oil is virtually unlimited. Though oil may have seemed initially to be endless, we now know the world's oil reserves will run out eventually but more importantly, we know from thorough scientific research that the planet does
About This Print
Endless Power Petrol Palace (Blue On Cream) is a 2019 Shepard Fairey screen print published by Obey Giant on cream Speckletone paper, measuring 18 x 24 inches in a signed, numbered edition of 350. Fairey designed it to mimic a vintage ad celebrating American abundance while critiquing the seductive propaganda of the petroleum industry. The work warns that reliance on finite oil grants near-unlimited power to those who control it and that carbon emissions threaten climate stability. The source notes a companion Red On Cream version, also editioned at 350, and that proceeds support 350.org's climate work.
Market Context
Estimated market value: 180.0. Observed range 100.0–350.0. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-30. Value is the median of recorded public sales (>= $100); low-high shows the observed sale range.