Shepard Fairey (OBEY)
Sticker Kit
2009
Screen printing
61 × 46 cm
Ed.137/450
Location: Paris, France
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About the artwork
Featuring a retro graphic style inspired by technical manuals and propaganda posters, this silkscreen print is both a parody and a call to action. It features a layout divided into several sections that humorously describe the steps for using stickers. The illustrations combine symbolic elements drawn from Shepard Fairey’s visual vocabulary, such as the “Obey” logo and the use of striking red and black typography. The work adopts an ironic tone, reminiscent of advertising or educational campaigns, while highlighting the subversive potential of urban art.
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"Sticker Kit" is a work that perfectly embodies the spirit of Shepard Fairey: ironic, accessible, and subversive. It reflects his approach—both playful and committed—to the democratization of art, transforming everyday objects into vehicles for personal expression and social protest.
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.
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