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Art - Shepard Fairey: Oil Lotus Woman

Item Number: 522

Estimated Value: 175 USD
Sold: 250 USD to epad82f13

Number of Bids: 20 - Bid History

Item Description

18 x 24 inch screen print on cream Speckletone paper. Numbered edition of 450. Signed. Sold out.

The Oil Lotus Woman symbolizes the courage it requires for an individual with a conscience,
to both acknowledge and stand up to the obvious and insidious forces of industry and money
that put profit before the future of the planet and all of its species. The air and water
that we all share collectively should not be compromised for the profits of the few, and we
should not spoil those assets ourselves, with irresponsible habits. We all share responsibility.

Shepard Fairey is an American graphic artist and social activist. Part of the Street Art movement along with
other artists including Banksy. Fairey blurs the boundary between traditional and commercial art through type
and image, communicating his brand of social critique via prints, murals, stickers, and posters in public spaces.
“Art is not always meant to be decorative or soothing, in fact, it can create uncomfortable conversations and
stimulate uncomfortable emotions,” he stated. Born on February 15, 1970 in Charleston, SC, Fairey attended the
Rhode Island School of Design, creating his seminal Obey series during the early 1990s. The artist is perhaps
best known for his Hope (2008) campaign, which portrays in red, white, and blue, a portrait of then-presidential
candidate Barack Obama. In 2017, the artist created a series of three posters— featuring portraits of culturally
diverse women in red, white, and blue—in response to the xenophobic rhetoric of President-elect Donald Trump.
Fairey currently lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. His works are included in the collections of the Smithsonian
in Washington, D.C., the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.