Artist Statement
“This Eyes Open lithograph is the follow-up to the Wake Up letterpress I released over last summer. It is important to look to the future with our eyes open to our shared humanity. The image is an urge for us all to be alert, conscious, and analytical. Disinformation, division, and apathy have led to the weakening of pillars of our democracy, an ineffective response to Covid-19, and a lack of meaningful action on environmental destruction and climate change. We accomplish amazing things when we unite and focus on constructive goals, planting seeds, and nurturing them together until they bloom.
About This Print
Eyes Open (Signed Offset) is a 2021 offset lithograph, 24 x 36 inches on thick cream Speckletone paper, issued as a signed open edition by Obey Giant at an original price of $35. The image urges viewers to stay alert, conscious, and analytical, and is presented as a follow-up to the earlier Wake Up letterpress. Fairey ties it to the dangers of disinformation, division, and apathy, which he says have weakened pillars of democracy, hampered the Covid-19 response, and stalled action on environmental destruction and climate change. He frames living with eyes and minds open as essential to confronting these crises.
Market Context
Estimated market value: 150.0. Observed range 100.0–295.0. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-30. Value is the median of recorded public sales (>= $100); low-high shows the observed sale range.