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OP-ART ICON (FOUR PRINTS) PORTFOLIO
$1,800.00
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All four colorways are included (four screen prints total).

All four prints have matching numbers.

This is an extremely iconic Obey release, these are some of the best looking screen prints Shepard Fairey has released in years.

Prints do not come framed. We do offer archival framing on all of our pieces. Please inquire for framing options.

The work(s) are in hand and will ship
Immediately from the USA.

FROM THE ARTIST;

”In the early ’90s, I fell in love with ’60s psychedelic posters from artists like San Francisco’s Victor Moscoso, Stanley Mouse, Alton Kelley, and Rick Griffin, as well as 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, and I decided it was time to branch out with some playful backgrounds and color theory, so I began experimenting with op-art patterns and intense vibrating colors.”

”Part of the fun was the journey of improving at color theory, and the other part was seeing the polarizing reactions to the psychedelic Andre stickers.”

”Some people thought they were annoying, even nauseating, while others found them exhilarating.”

”Considering my prior punk-rock-minimalism, some people saw the color and style as a betrayal!”

”Coincidentally, in 1992, as I was releasing these psychedelic Andre stickers into the world, the techno rave scene was gaining steam.”

”The rave scene used a mix of early digital and psychedelic aesthetics, which led to an enthusiastic audience for the stickers and t-shirts of my op-art variations.”

”I was torn because I was not really a fan of techno music, but I was broke, and selling t-shirts to ravers was helping to keep me alive.”

”I’m also fascinated by how underground scenes develop.”

”However, as rave became extremely trendy, I decided that despite the fact that it would be bad for my cash flow, I needed to separate my art from the rave scene.”

”Thirty years have passed, and I’ve gotten over my distaste for an association with rave to the point that I felt like exploring psychedelic patterns and colors again.”

”These Op-Art Icon prints are nostalgic in some ways and of-the-moment in others.”

”They relate to my early ’90s explorations but push a lot further with the way the colors weave through the Icon Face image and have the effect of subtle translucency through the spray paint texture.”

”I always have fun finding new ways to use some of my staple images, like the Icon Face, because repetition with evolution is an important principle for the Obey Giant campaign.”

-Shepard

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CARE & MAINTENANCE

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