UPDATE: Lisbon Print Release Giveaway / Solo Exhibition / Mural

July 19, 2017

I’m in Lisbon and a lot is happening! Be sure to check out the print giveaway that Underdogs Gallery is releasing, details below! Thanks for caring!

-Shepard

SHEPARD FAIREY: EDITION RELEASE & GIVEAWAY

Print available Friday, 21 July, exclusively at Underdogs Gallery.

Released online Wednesday, 26 July, 4pm GMT+1 (Lisbon summer time) at www.under-dogs.net/shop.

To win one of these for free:

– tag 3 friends on Underdogs (@underdogs_gallery) or Shepard Fairey (@obeygiant) social media accounts – sign up to Underdogs newsletter at www.under-dogs.net/newsletter

Winner announced 26 July via Underdogs newsletter + email

Peace Guard 2 Stencil (Lisbon release)
Edition of 450
Screen print on paper
Signed and numbered by Shepard Fairey
60.96 × 45.72 cm

SHOW DETAILS: PRINTED MATTERS – LISBON

SHEPARD FAIREY

Solo exhibition
21 to 31 July | 01 to 23 September 2017

Opening reception with the artist: Friday, 21 July 2017, 7pm – 10pm

Exhibition open from 21 to 31 July, and from 01 to 23 September.
The gallery will be closed during August.

Gallery opening hours:
Tuesday to Saturday, from 2pm to 8pm

Free admission

Underdogs Gallery
Rua Fernando Palha, Armazém 56 – Lisbon, Portugal

Underdogs Gallery is proud to present “Printed Matters – Lisbon”, the first solo exhibition by renowned American visual artist Shepard Fairey in Lisbon, Portugal.

“Printed Matters” is a continuous series of exhibitions which focus on the importance of printed material in Shepard Fairey’s art. Each exhibition highlights this significance by incorporating a variety of the artist’s printed material—including screen prints on paper, editions on wood, editions on metal, and fine art collage—with new works added for each venue, making each “Printed Matters” exhibition a unique experience. Beginning in 2010, the “Printed Matters” platform was first presented in Los Angeles and for its next installment will exhibit in Lisbon at Underdogs Gallery and will be on view from 21 to 31 of July, and 1 to 23 of September. The gallery will be closed during August.

According to the artist:

“I’m a product of the era of mass production and the mass culture it has created. I can’t imagine my art practice without the influence of, and the use of, printing. Some of my biggest art influences were not paintings, but printed things like album covers, skateboard graphics, punk flyers, and T-shirt designs. When I discovered stencil making and screen printing in high school, I used them to make t-shirts and stickers, but by college I began to use screen printing to make art. I enjoyed illustration, photography, collage, and graphic design separately, but with screen printing I could synthesize those techniques into an integrated final product. Screen printing also provided latitude for experimentation and the ability to make multiples, and my style began to evolve as I explored the graphic nature of the medium. I tried to make images that would translate well to screen print production. A harmony of beauty, power, and utility was my goal.

Some people say print is on its way out, that it will be wiped out by digital media, but I say you can never replace the provocative, tactile experience of an art print on the street or in a gallery. Printing still matters.”

Photo cred: Jon Furlong