Shepard Fairey (OBEY) - EARTH CRISIS

Works on paper that can be framed

Provenance of a 2015 edition (2 volumes)

Size of each silkscreen: 43 x 34 cm

Shepard Fairey, also known as Obey, is an American street art artist and graphic designer born in 1970 in Charleston, United States. A graphic design enthusiast since the age of 14, he began by creating designs for T-shirts and skateboards. Influenced by Andy Warhol and Alexander Rodchenko, he quickly pursued artistic studies.

In June 2025, Shepard Fairey unveiled a monumental mural on the façade of Paris City Hall, as part of the exhibition “From Paris to Belém: 10 years of global action for the climate,” celebrating the Paris Agreement, and the appeal of his works to collectors, institutions and art lovers seeking engaged and visually powerful creations.

In the late 1980s, with friends from the Rhode Island School of Design, he launched a viral sticker and poster campaign using the image of wrestler André the Giant. Stuck clandestinely in major American cities, these works marked the history of contemporary street art and demonstrated the power of this new form of artistic expression.

Shepard Fairey achieved worldwide fame in 2008 with his iconic HOPE poster, created for Barack Obama, which became a symbol of the presidential campaign, and, more broadly, a symbol of the French Republic, blending urban art with a political message in homage to freedom.

Despite legal controversies over intellectual property, Shepard Fairey continues to exhibit his works in the world’s leading contemporary art museums. In 2022, he created a monumental mural in Munich, in collaboration with the Department of Art and Culture, to promote renewable energy.

Still active, Shepard Fairey proves that street art is a powerful tool for social and political change, combining art, activism and commitment.

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