Year2023
MediumScreen Print | Hand Finished
Dimensions28 x 19 in
EditionHPM · VSE
Edition size100
PublisherObey Giant
Original release price$650
SeriesOBEY Icon Series
EraContemporary Era
Collector7/10
Visual7/10
Historical7/10
ScarcityRare
Artist Statement
“The "OBEY Icon" HPM (Hand-Painted Multiple) is a collaboration produced with my good friend and former co-worker Ernesto Yerena. I have worked with and collaborated with Ernesto for many years and it has been amazing to see him develop and flourish as an artist and activist. The Obey Icon Face evolved at the end of 1995 out of my desire to move further away from the association with Andre the Giant and toward a more streamlined and universal "Big Brother" (as in George Orwell's 1984) image. I was heavily influenced by the art of Russian Constructivism and Barbara Kruger when creating the Icon
About This Print
Obey Icon (HPM) is a 2023 hand-painted multiple by Shepard Fairey, produced in collaboration with Ernesto Yerena and published by Obey Giant in a signed, numbered edition of 100. Measuring 19 x 28 inches on thick Coventry Rag paper, each piece features a unique stencil-painted background with the Obey Icon face and OBEY text screen printed over it, making every example different. Fairey notes this is the first fine art edition of the Obey Icon Face. Signed by Shepard Fairey, it carries the Hecho Con Ganas publishing chop and a Digital Certificate of Authenticity provided by Verisart. Released at $650, a portion of proceeds supports Brave New Films.
Market Context
Recently released - limited secondary-market history to date.