Gauntlet Gallery — Shepard Fairey Print Index
P.O.P WAVE (Blue) Shepard Fairey X Craig Stecyk III
About This Print
Around the year 2000 I reached out to Stecyk to get his OK to do a “Paste and Destroy”(a poster wheat-sting reference) tee shirt design inspired by his “Skate and Destroy.” He gave me his blessing, and in hindsight, I’m glad I asked permission, because shortly after that I was asked to design the soundtrack package for the documentary film Dogtown and Z-Boys which featured Stecyk’s photography. Stecyk didn’t hate the work I did on the soundtrack package, so he let me make an illustration of legendary skateboarder Jay Adams based on one of his photos. Craig and I have remained friends and the opportunity recently came up for us to collaborate again on imagery for a mural in Venice, CA, Stecyk’s stomping grounds. I have enjoyed making illustrations of waves as part of my environmentally themed art over the last few years, so I was excited to make an illustration based on Stecyk’s 1970’s photo of a wave curling in front the decaying Pacific Ocean Park pier (P.O.P.). The Zephyr surf team used to localize the pier and shoot the waves through its ragged pilings in poetic demonstrations of humankind and nature in harmony rather than conflict. The P.O.P. Wave is a reminder not to mess with nature unless you want to be punched back hard. In the battle of the waves versus the P.O.P., the surfers knew who would prevail.” 18 x 24 inches screen print on cream Speckle Tone paper. Signed by Shepard Fairey and Craig Stecyk III. Numbered edition of 300. Limit 1 per person/household.
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