Artist Statement
“The "Rose Shackle" (Variable Stencil Edition) & "OBEY Icon" (Variable Stencil Edition) are collaborations 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. This rose represents the archetype of an individual or society who has endured oppression but perseveres and rises above. The Obey Icon face evolved at the end of 1995 out of the desire to move further away from the association with Andre the Giant and
About This Print
Rose Shackle (VSE) is a 2022 Variable Stencil Edition produced by Obey Giant as a collaboration between Shepard Fairey and Ernesto Yerena. Each of the 20 hand-painted multiples is a stencil painting with unique variations in background painting and relief texture built up with thick acrylic medium through pattern stencils. Measuring 20.5 x 26.5 inches on paper, it is signed by Shepard Fairey and carries a Hecho Con Ganas publishing chop in the lower left corner. The rose motif represents an individual or society that has endured oppression but perseveres and rises above, paired with the streamlined OBEY Icon face. Released November 29, 2022.
Market Context
Estimated market value: 375.0. Observed range 147.0–1000.0. Latest recorded sale: 2025-06-08. Value is the median of recorded public sales (>= $100); low-high shows the observed sale range.