Description
Offered here is a fine condition original, limited edition silkscreen print signed and dated by Shepard Fairey. It depicts another street artist Keith Haring at work based on a photo by the celebrity portraitist Patrick McMullan. It is print #422 from an edition of 450 prints created in 2010 and titled “Keith Haring.” 18 x 24 inch print in a 24 x 30 inch frame.
“Expanding on the legacies of artists such as Keith Haring and Andy Warhol, Shepard Fairey’s practice disrupts the distinction between fine and commercial art. A major artist of the street art movement, Fairey rose to prominence in the early 1990s through the dispersion of posters, stickers, and murals, related to his Obey Giant campaign, which yielded an international cultural phenomenon. Fairey’s iconic poster of President Barack Obama was adopted as the official emblem associated with the presidential campaign and encapsulates a number of recurring concerns in the artist’s work, including propaganda, portraiture, and political power.” (Artsy.net)
