Obey + Dface
_____________________ Show 11-25 oct 2008
Dface, 2008
Apostles of the visual disobedience, Shepard Fairey (aka. Obey) and D-face, are now amongst the most talented and famous artists in street art. As D-face claims " I want to encourage people to not just 'see', but to look at what surrounds them and their lives, re-thinking and reworking cultural figures and genres to comment on our ethos of conspicuous consumption". Shepard Fairey adds that in his art, his aim "is to reawaken a sense of wonder about one's environment, to stimulate curiosity and bring people to their relationship with their surroundings". Using the political and advertisement propaganda codes, they are leaders of a visual revolution of their own.
D-Face, aka. Dean Stockton, grew up in London and had a childhood interest in graffiti. He credits this to Henry Chalfant's coverage of New York subway graffiti in Spraycan Art and Subway Art, later as a teenager skateboarding and in particular Thrasher magazine's coverage of skateboard deck graphics led his interest in stickers and the DIY mentality associated with skate and punk fanzines. He is now one of the most prolific street artist in the UK, always destroying icons to give them a better second street life. Influences included Jim Philips, hip hop, punk music, and popular animated cartoons.
Obey (Shepard Fairey), 2008Obey, aka. Shepard Fairey, is a world famous artistic activist. Even if you haven't realized that you're familiar with his work, you are. They are all around the world. Shepard Fairey is a contemporary artist who emerged from the skateboarding scene and became known initially for his "André the Giant Has a Posse" sticker campaign in 1989. The Boston Institute of Contemporary Art calls him one of today's best known and most influential street artists. In a manifesto he wrote in 1990, he links his work to Heidegger's concept of phenomenology. His "Obey" Campaign draws from the John Carpenter movie "They Live" which starred pro wrestler Roddy Piper, taking a number of its slogans, including the "Obey" slogan, as well as the "This is Your God" slogan. Some see him having cynically turned graffiti culture into a self-promoting ad campaign. On the other hand, art critic Robert L. Pincus says Fairey's art is "political art with a strong sense of visual style and emotional authenticity. Even in times when political art has ebbed, Fairey's has just the right balance of seriousness, irony and wit to fit the mood of the moment."
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______________Catalogue
(obey118)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Peace bomber
HPM (collage, serigraphy, paint, etc.)
102x70 cm
(obey119)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Duality of Humanity 1
HPM (collage, serigraphy, paint, etc.)
102x70 cm
(obey120)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Duality of Humanity 1
HPM (collage, serigraphy, paint, etc.)
102x70 cm
(obey121)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Vegetarian
HPM (collage, serigraphy, paint, etc.)
102x70 cm
(obey129)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Power and Equality
HPM (collage, serigraphy, paint, etc.)
102x70 cm
(obey127)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Ear
HPM on LP cover (collage, serigraphy, paint, etc.)
in 8 versions
33x33 cm
(obey128)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Face
HPM on LP cover (collage, serigraphy, paint, etc.)
in 8 versions
33x33 cm
(obey122)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Joan Jett
HPM on LP cover (collage, serigraphy, paint, etc.)
in 8 versions
33x33 cm
(obey125)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
All city sound
HPM on LP cover (collage, serigraphy, paint, etc.)
in 8 versions
33x33 cm
(obey124)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Don't need no water
HPM on LP cover (collage, serigraphy, paint, etc.)
in 8 versions
33x33 cm
(obey123)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Molotov hips
HPM on LP cover (collage, serigraphy, paint, etc.)
in 8 versions
33x33 cm
(obey126)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Stereo fidelity
HPM on LP cover (collage, serigraphy, paint, etc.)
in 8 versions
33x33 cm
(obey130)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Radio Obey
HPM on LP cover (collage, serigraphy, paint, etc.)
in 8 versions
33x33 cm
(obey131)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
60's couple
HPM on LP cover (collage, serigraphy, paint, etc.)
in 8 versions
33x33 cm
(obey132)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Obey Records
HPM on LP cover (collage, serigraphy, paint, etc.)
in 8 versions
33x33 cm
(dface18)
D-face
State Of America
Mixed Media On Canvas
275 x 123 cms.
(dface17)
D-face
Green Lady
Artist Proof
edition of 15
21 colour screenprint with varnish on 410 BFK reeves paper Signed and numbered 81.5cm x 68cm
(dface19)
D-face
United State Of America
Artist Proof, Edition of 20
Screenprinted in 3 colours
Signed and numbered 98cm x 42cm
(dface24)
D-face
St Improvements 1
Artist Proofs Each from an edition of 20
9 colour screen print with varnish on 410gsm somerset satin paper
Signed & numbered 79 cm x 40.5 cm
(dface23)
D-face
St Improvements 2
Artist Proofs Each from an edition of 20
9 colour screen print with varnish on 410gsm somerset satin paper
Signed & numbered 79 cm x 40.5 cm
(dface22)
D-face
St Improvements 3
Artist Proofs Each from an edition of 20
9 colour screen print with varnish on 410gsm somerset satin paper
Signed & numbered 79 cm x 40.5 cm
(dface20)
D-face
St Improvements 4
Artist Proofs Each from an edition of 20
9 colour screen print with varnish on 410gsm somerset satin paper
Signed & numbered 79 cm x 40.5 cm
(dface21)
D-face
St Improvements 5
Artist Proofs Each from an edition of 20
9 colour screen print with varnish on 410gsm somerset satin paper
Signed & numbered 79 cm x 40.5 cm