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Peace & Justice Woman
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch
£893
Yellow Mandala Large Format
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 76.2 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Print - 30 x 30 x 0.1 inch
£849
Rise from the Ashes (Red)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 106.5 x 74 cm Print - 41.9 x 29.1 inch
£1,429
Marilyn in Vogue (1962)
Bert Stern
Photography - 25 x 21 x 1 cm Photography - 9.8 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch
£1,420
Handball In Central Park - Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 76.2 x 76.2 cm Photography - 30 x 30 inch
£2,635
Raise the Level (Peace)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Print - 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch
£715
Voting Rights are Human Rights
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
£491
Muhammad Ali - Heavyweight Ideals
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
£670
Styles Change - Style Endures - Black
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 48.26 x 36.83 x 0.2 cm Print - 19 x 14.5 x 0.1 inch
£536
Universal dignity letterpress
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 49.53 x 38.1 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.5 x 15 x 0 inch
£447
Lennon peace and liberty (red)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
£536
Protect The Blue Planet
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.5 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.2 inch
£795
Henry Rollins Tour 2012
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
£447
" The world is in our hands " (HOLIDAY PRINT 2015)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 45 cm Print - 24 x 17.7 inch
£1,117
Shepard Fairey (Obey) P.O.P WAVE (Blue) Shepard Fairey X Craig Stecyk III
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 60.96 x 45 cm Print - 24 x 17.7 inch
£1,786
Electric Warrior (Party At The Moontower)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
£536
This Changes Everything
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch
£447
Barb Wire Dove Collage
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
£469
Black Earth Society
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 91 x 0.3 cm Print - 24 x 35.8 x 0.1 inch
£447
Peace & freedom dove
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
£491
Sedation in bloom (red and cream)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
£447
Sedation in Bloom (Black And Blue)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
£447
Revolutionary Woman With Brush
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 inch
£1,331
Sans titre
JonOne
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 41 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 16.1 x 0 inch
£1,786
Tomas Vincent Young
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 45.5 x 0.5 cm Print - 24 x 17.9 x 0.2 inch
£607
American Icons
Since the middle of the 20th century, the United States has become the leader of the art market. The awarding of the Golden Lion to the American Rauschenberg at the Venice Biennale in 1964 testifies to the shift in prestige from the Paris school to that of New York. Today, in addition to its vast network of museums with remarkable collections, New York has the highest concentration of artists, which translates into the city's extremely creative DNA.
Some of the American icons of the artistic sphere that may come to mind include the following mentors of modern art: Edward Hopper, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Georgia O'Keeffe, Man Ray, Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, Keith Haring... Someone like Norman Rockwell is known for his storytelling. Rockwell was able to present a realistic depiction of daily life behind the facade of the American Dream. Jean-Michel Basquiat for example, showed the elevation of urban art to the rank of fine art. These American artistic icons paved the way for more recent talents such as Shepard Fairey (1970), JonOne (1963) and Jeff Koons (1955). These artists amongst many others on Artsper play with the ideas of commercial art, the elevation of street art and politics activism in their artwork that depicts a true image of life in modern America. Check out some American artists who follow in their footsteps.