Artist Statement
“This Gears of Justice print is based on a retired stencil I made recently using my "Star Gear" as the central element. I designed the star gear in the late 90s as a recurrent motif in many of my constructivist and industrial-style pieces and an easy-to-apply stencil for the streets. I liked the gear as a symbol of empowerment and industriousness. I've always enjoyed the term industrious because, to me, it suggests clever ways of working that are productive even if the creator has far fewer resources than a powerful corporation. Perpetuating my earlier art on a very limited budget forced me to
About This Print
Gears of Justice is a 2024 Shepard Fairey screen print built around his "Star Gear" motif, a symbol he designed in the late 1990s for his constructivist and industrial-style work. Measuring 18 x 24 inches on thick cream Speckletone paper, it is a signed, numbered first edition of 550 from Obey Giant at $60. Based on a recently retired stencil, the gear represents empowerment, industriousness, and the resourcefulness of underdogs competing against monopolistic power. Fairey ties the image to the idea that real justice requires leveling the playing field. A portion of proceeds supports Brave New Films.
Market Context
Estimated market value: 149.98. Observed range 119.99–225.0. Latest recorded sale: 2026-04-24. Value is the median of recorded public sales (>= $100); low-high shows the observed sale range.