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New Lotus Angel Mural in West Palm Beach, Florida!

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New Lotus Angel Mural in West Palm Beach, Florida!

The crew and I just finished this Lotus Angel mural on Flamingo Park’s West Palm Walls located in West Palm Beach, Florida. The mural is part of a very cool project that is in progress with several amazing artists. Stay tuned to see more next year! Thanks to Dan Flores, Rob Zagula, and Jon Furlong for the help. Photos by Jon Furlong.
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SHEPARD FAIREY: OUT OF PRINT IS ON VIEW UNTIL JANUARY 11th!

📍 BEYOND THE STREETS | 434 N La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036

On view Wednesday–Sunday, 11 AM–6 PM
Holiday Hours: Closed December 25th, December 31st, and January 1st
FREE ENTRY

For sales inquiries please contact sales@beyondthestreets.com

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Lost & Found is a series of releases pulling from the archives of Obey Giant Art. We are excited to announce the release of a limited number of Cold Chillin screenprints from 2008 in red or blue, which will be available on December 11th at 10 AM PT in the Obey Giant Store. A limited number of screenprints will be available as matching numbered sets

The “Cold Chillin” print was created when I was working regularly on my series of faux 12” LP sleeves that were a tribute to album covers and the influence music has had on my aesthetics and philosophy. While working on a hip hop penguin for one of the album cover tribute pieces, I decided that the “Cold Chillin” penguin worked well enough as a two color image to make print editions in two color ways. I found it amusing to take the metaphor of “cold chillin” and present it very literally with the penguin on a floating bit of ice with a fan that doubles as a turntable literally and metaphorically blowing cool air on him. The frame is inspired by the hip hop/graffiti device of making tag stickers out of “Hello My Name Is” labels. Track suit and dookie rope chain are also tributes to the gear of hip hop pioneers like RUN DMC, LL Cool J, etc… if you speak the lingo you get it!
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PRINT DETAILS: Cold Chillin (Blue) and Cold Chillin (Red). 24H x 18W inches. Screen print on 80# cream Speckletone paper. Signed by Shepard Fairey in 2008. Numbered edition of 350. Comes with a Digital Certificate of Authenticity provided by Verisart. $200. Available on Thursday, December 11th @ 10 AM PDT at https://store.obeygiant.com. Max order: 1 per customer/household. International customers are responsible for import fees due upon delivery (Except UK orders under $160).⁣ ALL SALES FINAL.

*Price Note: These highly sought-after limited edition prints are priced according to the increased value of the print over time.

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The crew and I just finished this Lotus Angel mural on Flamingo Park’s @WestPalmWalls located in West Palm Beach, Florida. The mural is part of a very cool project that is in progress with several amazing artists. Stay tuned to see more next year! Thanks to Dan Flores, Rob Zagula, and Jon Furlong for the help.
-Shepard

Photos by @jonathanfurlong

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The crew and I just finished this small mural at Factory Town in the Little Haiti district of Miami. The project was curated by my friend Casey from @KnownGallery, and I was proud to paint with a great group, including Revok and Risk.

The “They Live We Sleep” mural is inspired by several things: my original interest in skulls came from their recurrent presence in skateboard and punk rock iconography of the 80s, especially the Powell Peralta “Bones Ripper” illustrated by Vernon Courtlandt Johnson. I was also a big fan of Lance Mountain’s and Ric Clayton’s skull drawings for Suicidal Tendencies. Skulls were also a prominent part of the alien ghoul characters in the movie “They Live,” which inspired my use of the word OBEY in my art. Graffiti on a wall in the movie “They Live” said “They Live We Sleep”. That graffiti basically summed up the premise of the film… that the powerful get away with nefarious acts and manipulation because we are not conscious enough of what is really going on. In the case of this mural, I’ve pulled from all of those influences and added an oil derrick in the forehead of this particular skull to focus on the (in my opinion) greatest threat to our health and the planet’s health. The money pattern is a reminder that greed is the driving force. Regardless of what corporations and science deniers say, those of us with a conscience can’t sleep on climate change!
-Shepard

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OBEY - The Art of Shepard Fairey Signed Book

20 Year Edition Supply & Demand Signed Book

COVERT TO OVERT Signed Book

OBEY Playing Cards Signed BOX SET

OBEY STICKER PACK 5

ICON Complete Series Sticker Pack

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