About the artwork
This work features an eye shedding a tear, with the symbol of justice at its center. It also features the words "Wide awake" and "Eyes open". The work was produced as part of the Wide Awakes organization, of which Shepard Fairey is a member. Wide Awakes is a network of thousands of artists working together to create artworks that encourage voter participation and bring about change. The Wide Awakes initiative aspires to unify all artistic creations under a single banner. Produced in 2020, an election year in the United States, this edition is in line with the artist's vision, for whom art represents a means of educating and mobilizing American citizens to encourage them to exercise their right to vote.
Expert opinion
This work, characteristic of the artist's struggles, embodies the political commitment of art.
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.
“Wide Awakes believes that art has the power to wake people up. Art is a tool to educate, motivate and activate our citizens.”
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