Artwork details

Artist

Shepard Fairey

Title

Black Gold

Description

Black Gold

By Shepard Fairey

Shepard Fairey is a prominent street artist and graphic designer celebrated for his iconic “Hope” poster of Barack Obama and his pioneering work in promoting social and political activism through art.

2015

Screenprint on paper

45.7 x 61 cm

Edition of 450

Signed, dated and numbered

Shepard Fairey's Black Gold combines the visual language of cigarette packaging with an oil-derrick emblem. A hand grips the tilted pack against a radiating red field, while black and cream shapes give the image a forceful graphic contrast. The pairing of industrial imagery and consumer branding lends the composition a sharply satirical edge.

View Black Gold by Shepard Fairey at Dovehouse Contemporary.

All works are supplied with a Certificate of Authenticity issued by Dovehouse Contemporary.

Date

2015

Medium

Screenprint

Edition

Edition of 450

Signature

Signed

Image

61 x 45.7 cm

Sheet

61 x 45.7 cm

Status

Available

Price

Price on request

Shepard Fairey

Originally a skateboarder, Shepard Fairy came into the art world from the streets. As a contemporary graphic designer, illustrator, street artists and activist, his stickers, stencils, screen prints, illustrations, collages and works in wood and metal provide an authentic, inspiring and provocative voice. His aim with his art is to encourage the audience to question themselves, their environment and their assumptions – he wants to provoke a reaction. He first came to prominence with a sticker campaign, ‘Andre the Giant Has a Posse’, with images sourced from the tabloid publication, Weekly World News. He uses images from popular culture to hold up a mirror to the way his audience thinks, feels and consumes. Along with his partners Dave Kinsey and Philip DeWolff, he is a founder member of the BLK/MRKT Inc design studio, that supplies guerrilla marketing for organisations as diverse as Pepsi, Mozilla and Hasbro. He’s had exhibitions at several notable galleries, including: The National Portrait Gallery in Washington DC, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. One of his most renowned works is a poster he produced for Barak Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign with the word ‘Hope’ emblazoned on it.