Artist Statement
“35 years ago, while attending the Rhode Island School of Design, I wrote a paper I initially called "A Social and Psychological Explanation of Andre the Giant Has a Posse" for a great class examining human factors and environmental controls in architecture. I was an illustration major, so I looked for relevant material in my medium, so it made sense for me to write about my sticker project. I later shortened that paper to a one-pager (see below) I could mail out with some stickers and renamed it my "manifesto". While researching for that paper, I read about Heidegger's theory of Phenomenology
About This Print
Phenomenology In Bloom is a 2025 screen print reflecting on the philosophical roots of Fairey's OBEY project. Measuring 18 x 24 inches on 80# cream Speckletone paper, it is a signed, numbered first edition of 550, published by Obey Giant at $65. Fairey ties the work to a paper he wrote 35 years earlier at the Rhode Island School of Design about his Andre the Giant Has a Posse sticker campaign, later shortened into his 'manifesto.' He credits Heidegger's theory of Phenomenology as the seed that bloomed his entire career. The print serves as a reminder of those origins. Each comes with a Verisart Digital Certificate of Authenticity.
Market Context
Estimated market value: 300.0. Observed range 299.99–400.0. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-19. Value is the median of recorded public sales (>= $100); low-high shows the observed sale range.