Gauntlet Gallery — Complete Shepard Fairey Print Index
Op-Art Icon (Offset Edition)
Work Summary & Collector Notes
Op-Art Icon (Offset Edition) is a 2024 Shepard Fairey offset lithograph published by Obey Giant, measuring 24 x 36 inches and printed on 80# Natural White Cougar Smooth paper. Priced at $35 and signed by the artist, it places the OBEY Icon Face over vibrating op-art patterns inspired by 1960s psychedelic poster artists. Fairey describes weaving intense, optically active colors through the Icon Face with a subtle translucency over a spray-paint texture. The work revisits his early-1990s color-theory experiments while pushing the pattern and color further, continuing the OBEY campaign principle of repetition with evolution.
Collector notes: Legacy catalog label: Aqua · Aqua Gradient · Green · Green Gradient · Offset Edition; total quantity was not documented in the saved record. The saved release record describes: signed. Verify each feature against a documented example of this edition. Gauntlet groups this work under OBEY iconography for discovery; that category is a navigation aid, not an authentication conclusion.
Historical Context
In the artist's words / from the release record:
“Today, I'm releasing this NEW Op-Art Icon offset print, which is nostalgic in some ways and of the moment in others. Here's the story - In the early '90s, I fell in love with '60s psychedelic posters from artists like San Francisco's Victor Moscoso, Stanley Mouse, Alton Kelley, Rick Griffin, and LA's John Van Hamersveld. I was especially drawn to the op-art patterns and color theory used in psychedelic art. I had been making black and white Andre stickers for a couple of years. I decided it was time to branch out with some playful backgrounds and color theory, so I began experimenting with op
Documented Release Details
- Object type
- Editioned lithograph
- Release date
- 2024-11-20
- Release-date note
- Catalog-listed release year/date from the saved secondary record; primary release-page confirmation remains pending.
- Series
- OBEY Icon Series
- Medium and materials
- Offset Lithograph; catalog dimensions 36 x 24 in.
- Edition details
- Legacy catalog label: Aqua · Aqua Gradient · Green · Green Gradient · Offset Edition; total quantity was not documented in the saved record.
- Signature and marks
- The saved release record describes: signed. Verify each feature against a documented example of this edition.
Documented History and Meaning
History note: Shepard Fairey's OBEY / Andre the Giant campaign began in 1989 and grew into a long print and public-art practice; this page treats that as career context, not proof that this specific edition belongs to any single exhibition.
Meaning / interpretation: In the artist's or release record's own words: “Today, I'm releasing this NEW Op-Art Icon offset print, which is nostalgic in some ways and of the moment in others. Here's the story - In the early '90s, I fell in love with '60s psychedelic posters from artists like San Francisco's Victor Moscoso, Stanley Mouse, Alton Kelley, Rick Griffin, and LA's John Van Hamersveld. I was especially drawn to the op-art patterns and color theory used in psychedelic art. I had been making black and white Andre stickers for a couple of years. I decided it was time to branch out with some playful backgrounds and color theory, so I began experimenting with op. This can be read as the documented intent for the work; no additional endorsement is assumed. This interpretive note follows the cited artist or publisher context.
Release context: The saved catalog lists 2024-11-20 and attributes the edition to Obey Giant. It is grouped under OBEY Icon Series in the saved record. The saved record notes an original release price of USD $35.00.
Authentication, Presentation and Provenance
- Original presentation
- Original packaging or presentation was not documented in the release sources reviewed.
- Authentication note
- Compare the support, dimensions, edition number, and signature against a documented example of this edition. Gauntlet Gallery does not authenticate works purchased from third parties.
- Provenance note
- Edition origin is attributed in the saved record to Obey Giant. That does not establish the ownership history of an individual copy: retain the original invoice, reseller or gallery paperwork, labels, correspondence, and condition photographs.
Sources and Verification
Verification status: Secondary catalog snapshot; artist-level context added
- Saved release record — Art Collectorz · secondary catalog snapshot · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Starting record for title, date, edition, dimensions, medium, release price, and release description. Primary confirmation against the original release page remains pending.
- About — Shepard Fairey / OBEY GIANT — Obey Giant · primary artist source · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Official OBEY GIANT artist biography and career context; it is not an individual-edition record.
- Shepard Fairey — Wikipedia · reference encyclopedia · Accessed 2026-07-13 · General artist-level biographical and career reference.
- Shepard Fairey (Q1142847) — Wikidata · reference knowledge base · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Structured identifier used for the artist across catalog metadata.