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19.00 x 15.00 inches(48.26 x 38.1 cm) Original Price: 80.00USD Run: 450 Markings: Signed & Numbered
Here's a new Paint it Black piece that I'm releasing as a larger-sized letterpress print next Tuesday. I've made a few Paint it Black themed images, but unfortunately, the topic remains in need of urgent address and action!
Paint it Black, in addition to referencing a great Rolling Stones song, is about oil dictating too much of our energy policy and our foreign policy. Imagine if all the money spent on wars and strategic interests in the Middle East had been spent on developing green energy alternatives? Instead, our government subsidizes the highly profitable oil and gas industries for $40 billion a year, because no politician wants a rise in the price of gas to be blamed on them. Newsflash: we are still paying more for gas whether it's at the pump or through our taxes. The need for gas will remain, but we need to invest in sustainable energy alternatives as we transition off of the finite supply of fossil fuels that are also terrible for CO2 emissions. Proceeds from this print will go to NRDC to support their efforts to shape responsible environmental policy. Thanks for caring.
-Shepard
Paint it Black Letterpress on cream cotton paper with hand-deckled edges. 14.5 x 19 inches. Signed by Shepard Fairey. Numbered edition of 450. $80.
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Regular Edition
Dimension (x,y,z):
18.00 x 24.00 Inches(45.72 x 60.96 cm) Run: 450 Markings: Signed & Numbered
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Positive Propaganda Letterpress
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12.00 x 16.00 inches (30.48 x 40.64 cm) Original Price: 95.00USD Run: 275 Markings: Signed & Numbered
Letterpress on white cotton paper with hand-deckled edges
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Large Format Edition
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30.00 x 41.00 Inches(76.2 x 104.14 cm) Original Price: 900.00USD Run: 89 Markings: Signed & Numbered
According to co-curator of "Facing the Giant: Three Decades of Dissent," Pedro Alonzo: This sinister hand offering a can of black paint refers to the oil industry's common use of misinformation to deny humanity's impact on climate change. The artist Shepard Fairey signals the oil industry's lobbyists and public relations campaigns used to maintain positive public opinion of fossil fuels in spite of the devastating effects of carbon emissions on the environment. Fairey suggests that the oil industry is willing to paint the world black with oil spills to extract as much crude oil as possible cheaply. The artwork evokes new coverage of the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska and the 2010 BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico, environmental catastrophes that were caused by human error, poor oversight, and cost-cutting. The words "Decadent" and "Luxurious" remind us that the continued extraction and use of oil is a luxury humanity cannot afford.
Fairey's practice is abundant with references to popular culture, a strategy employed to create artworks that are simultaneously accessible and thought-provoking. The title, "Paint It Black" references the 1966 song by the Rolling Stones that deals with depression due to a lost loved one. It presents a bleak worldview of desperation where the entire world is painted black. The artist invites us to ponder issues of environmental devastation due to pollution and carbon emissions.
Paint it Black. Serigraph on 100% Cotton Custom Archival Paper with hand-deckled edges. 30 x 41 inches. Signed by Shepard Fairey. Numbered edition of 89. Comes with a certificate of authenticity. $900.
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Relief Edition
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31.00 x 41.00 Inches(78.74 x 104.14 cm) Original Price: 3000.00USD Run: 25 Markings: N/A
Three-color relief on handmade paper "Shepard Fairey: On Our Hands" @ Jacob Lewis Gallery, NYC
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Wood Edition
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18.00 x 24.00 Inches(45.72 x 60.96 cm) Run: 6 Markings: Signed & Numbered
"Silkscreen and mixed media collage on wood in artist's frame 24 x 18 x 1 in (60.96 x 45.72 x 2.54 cm) Edition of 6 Signed, dated and numbered, recto
