About the artwork
This work presents a three-quarter-length woman, Rosario Dawson, who challenges our gaze. This colorful edition incorporates several references to peace, such as the lotus flower in the lower right, the dove bearing a cross and the earrings bearing the "peace and love" symbol. The portrait of Rosario Dawson supports the feminist cause championed by the actress, who is a member of the Lower Eastside Girl's Club. Shepard Fairey considers her a true role model, and immortalizes her struggle and influence here. He also underlines his affection for the New York neighborhood of the Lower East Side, a true place of creation and experimentation.
Expert opinion
This work is one of a series of portraits of celebrities that Shepard Fairey regularly creates to associate himself with them and support their cause.
About the artist
American artist, born in 1970. Lives and works in Los Angeles (USA). Muralist, illustrator and silkscreen artist, Shepard Fairey (Obey) is one of the most influential figures in urban art. Influenced by Andy Warhol, Barbara Kruger and Diego Rivera, he is best known for the HOPE portrait of Barack Obama he created for his presidential campaign in 2008, which has since been acquired by the National Portrait Gallery (Washington, USA). Following the attacks in France on November 13, 2015, Shepard Fairey created a Marianne with the motto "Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité", a work that has now become a national symbol and is on display at the Élysée Palace. In 2019, he will create his hundredth fresco at Place Igor Stravinsky in Paris, next to the Centre Pompidou. Internationally renowned, Shepard Fairey can be found in the collections of the Smithsonian (Washington, USA), the Museum of Modern Art (New York, USA) and the Victoria and Albert Museum (London, UK). He has also exhibited in prestigious venues such as the Fondation Cartier for the "Né dans la rue - Graffiti" exhibition in 2009, and the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston (USA), where his retrospective "Supply & Demand" was organized in 2009.
“I created the "Power & Equality" image as a call for gender equality and women's empowerment everywhere, but with a direct link to the Lower East Side through the portrait of actress, activist and Lower East Side Girl's Club board member Rosario Dawson.”
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