Artist Statement
“This Chaos Mandala print merges two seemingly contrasting concepts and aesthetics…chaos and harmony. I have always been fascinated by the cyclical chaos of posters and graffiti accumulating on the streets and then being ripped at by humans and the elements. There is beauty in the layering and in accepting that there are too many variables of push and pull for any of us to control them all. For me, the philosophy to embrace is "enjoy the ride and savor the ephemeral". In my backgrounds I'm often trying to replicate in my studio the charm of the layering and chaos one finds on the streets but u
About This Print
Chaos Mandala is a 2025 screen print, 18 x 24 inches, on 80# cream Speckletone paper, signed and numbered in a first edition of 550 published by Obey Giant. The image merges two contrasting ideas: chaos and harmony. Fairey draws on his fascination with the cyclical accumulation and tearing of street posters and graffiti, recreating that layered street decay with his own patterns and collage backgrounds. He pairs this with the mandala, a symbol of harmony, wholeness, and the universe in ideal form, citing Buddhist monks who create and destroy sand mandalas as a model for reconciling harmony with impermanence. Priced at $60.
Market Context
Estimated market value: 174.44. Observed range 100.0–415.0. Latest recorded sale: Oct 29, 20. Value is the median of recorded public sales (>= $100); low-high shows the observed sale range.