Artist Statement
“I've enjoyed bringing some of the spray paint textures from my fine art into my screen prints. I like the subtle color shifts and ethereal gradients that can be achieved with spray paint. This "The Angles of Sedation and Destruction" print features bold geometric minimalism fused with spray gradients and a hypnotic poppy pattern. The poppy pattern and flame, symbols of sedation and destruction, are woven into a seemingly balanced geometry, but all is not perfectly harmonious. Climate change and environmental degradation are subtle and gradual, with only periodic extreme weather events to remi
About This Print
The Angles Of Sedation And Destruction is a 2023 Obey Giant screen print, 18 x 24 inches on thick cream Speckletone paper, in a numbered edition of 550 and signed by Shepard Fairey. The source describes bold geometric minimalism fused with spray-paint gradients and a hypnotic poppy pattern. The poppy pattern and flame, symbols of sedation and destruction, are woven into a seemingly balanced geometry that is not perfectly harmonious, evoking the subtle, gradual nature of climate change. A portion of proceeds goes to Greenpeace USA, and the print is on recycled paper. It was offered at $65 with a Verisart Digital Certificate of Authenticity.
Market Context
Estimated market value: 215.05. Observed range 105.0–550.0. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-04. Value is the median of recorded public sales (>= $100); low-high shows the observed sale range.