Artist Statement
“As a teen, punk rock changed my life because it provided a raucous soundtrack, but also a rebellious, creative eco-system that was an alternative to the bland mainstream. One of the English punk bands I discovered, along with the Sex Pistols and the Clash, was the Jam. Paul Weller as the frontman for The Jam and the main songwriter is somebody that I think contributed tremendously to punk rock, but also English music of the '70s and '80s in general. He's special in that his inspiration from The Kinks and The Who, founders of the mod movement, was a little bit of a different take both in his f
About This Print
The Tranquility of Solitude (Paul Weller) is a 2025 Obey Giant screen print, 18 x 24 inches on 80# cream Speckletone paper, in a numbered edition of 500. It portrays Paul Weller, frontman and main songwriter of the English punk and mod band The Jam. The image is an original illustration based on a photograph by Steve Rapport, and the title draws from a lyric in The Jam's song "That's Entertainment." Created in collaboration with Rapport, the print is signed by both Shepard Fairey and the photographer and comes with a digital Certificate of Authenticity from Verisart. It priced at $75 on release.
Market Context
Estimated market value: 130.5. Observed range 100.0–500.0. Latest recorded sale: Nov 30, 20. Value is the median of recorded public sales (>= $100); low-high shows the observed sale range.