Obey Icon HPM Available Thursday, July 20th @ 10 AM PDT!

July 18, 2023

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The “OBEY Icon” HPM (Hand-Painted Multiple) is a collaboration produced with my good friend and former co-worker Ernesto Yerena. I have worked with and collaborated with Ernesto for many years and it has been amazing to see him develop and flourish as an artist and activist. The Obey Icon Face evolved at the end of 1995 out of my desire to move further away from the association with Andre the Giant and toward a more streamlined and universal “Big Brother” (as in George Orwell’s 1984) image. I was heavily influenced by the art of Russian Constructivism and Barbara Kruger when creating the Icon Face. Since its creation the Icon Face has remained a foundational and versatile part of my street art, fine art, and clothing graphics, but this is the first fine art edition of the Obey Icon Face I have made. The pieces are all different stencil paintings with the icon face and OBEY text screen printed over the unique backgrounds. Check them out! A portion of proceeds will go to support the valuable work of Brave New Films.
–Shepard

Half of the edition will be available on hechoconganas.bigcartel.com

  • A print with a stylized black face against a patterned background, and a red bar with 'OBEY' in white letters.
  • A print with a stylized black face and a small bird against a patterned background, and a red bar with 'OBEY' in white…
  • A print with a stylized black face and a red rose against a patterned background, and a red bar with 'OBEY' in white letters.
  • A print with a stylized black face and a small bird against a patterned background, and a red bar with 'OBEY' in white…
  • A print with a stylized black face and a blue lotus flower against a patterned background, and a red bar with 'OBEY' in…
  • A print with a stylized black face and a red rose with a tear against a patterned background, and a red bar with 'OBEY' in…
Close-up of the bottom left corner of a print, showing a signature and text '100 HPM' on a patterned background.
Close-up of the bottom right corner of a print, showing a signature and '23' on a patterned background.
Close-up of a print showing a stylized black face and a red rose on a patterned background.
Close-up of the top right corner of a print, showing a stylized black face and a patterned background.

PRINT DETAILS:
Obey Icon HPM. 19 x 28 inches. Hand painted multiple on thick Coventry Rag paper. Signed by Shepard Fairey. Numbered edition of 100. Comes with a Digital Certificate of Authenticity provided by Verisart. $650. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Brave New Films. Hecho Con Ganas publishing chop in lower left corner. Available on Thursday, July 20th @ 10 AM PDT at https://store.obeygiant.com. Half of the edition will be available on hechoconganas.bigcartel.com. Max order: 1 per customer/household. International customers are responsible for import fees due upon delivery.⁣ ALL SALES FINAL.