Artist Statement
“This "Peace Fingers" (Variable Stencil Edition) is a collaboration produced with my good friend and former co-worker Ernesto Yerena. Each piece is a stencil painting with unique variations in background painting and relief texture created with a thick application of acrylic medium through pattern stencils. The price difference between the two variable editions is because of the greater technical and labor-intensive demands of the geometric version. A portion of the proceeds from these stencil pieces will go to Amnesty International to support their efforts to improve human rights conditions a
About This Print
Peace Fingers VSE (Geometric) is a 2021 hand-painted multiple by Shepard Fairey, produced in collaboration with Ernesto Yerena and published by Obey Giant. Each piece is a stencil painting on paper with unique variations in background and relief texture created by thick applications of acrylic medium through pattern stencils. The geometric version measures 20.5 x 26.5 inches, is signed by Fairey, and was issued in a numbered edition of 14 with a release price of $4000 and a Certificate of Authenticity. The source notes a portion of proceeds supports Amnesty International, and that the Peace Fingers image originated in 2006 as an anti-war response, later updated with a floral pattern.
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.