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Ian Curtis - Heart and Soul
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$486
Icons (Subliminal Projects)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$474
Peace Dove HPM
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Painting - 93 x 71 x 0.5 cm Painting - 36.6 x 28 x 0.2 inch
$20,874
Peace Guard 2 HPM 5/6
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Painting - 61 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$14,400
Scratch on the Wire
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 60.96 x 60.96 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$502
God Save the Queen - (an American Homage to Queen Elizabeth II)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 45.7 cm Print - 24 x 18 inch
$2,800
Culinary Heights
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 x 0 cm Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.001 inch
$4,119
Creativity, Equity, Justice
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 46 x 61 x 0.1 cm Print - 18.1 x 24 x 0 inch
$424
Peace Bomber (Dance Floor Riot)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$447
Obey Fist Guitar (Dance Floor Riot)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$335
Voting rights are human rights
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 46 x 61 x 0.2 cm Print - 18.1 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$447
Paul McCartney NYC Change Begins Within
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 inch
$781
Skull of a black planet
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 33 x 25.4 x 0.2 cm Print - 13 x 10 x 0.1 inch
$447
You Will Do What We Say
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$469
Prevent Police Boredom
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch
$391
Floral Takeover 2017 (RedCream)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 inch
$447
Eyes Of The King Verdict
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$391
Cultivate justice (Blue)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$474
Bias by numbers HPM
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Painting - 104 x 76 x 1 cm Painting - 40.9 x 29.9 x 0.4 inch
$19,925
Desert Today Ocean Tomorrow
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$469
Deceit and disruption 6/6
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Painting - 61 x 46 x 1 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch
$9,153
Fragile Peace 6/6
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 62 x 46 x 3 cm Print - 24.4 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch
$7,535
JUSTICE WOMAN 3/6
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Painting - 61 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$9,767
God Saves Satan Invests
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch
$557
Perfect Kiss (Dance Floor Riot)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$335
Ocean Today Desert Tomorrow
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$469
Green power factory (letterpress)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 33.02 x 25.4 x 0.1 cm Print - 13 x 10 x 0 inch
$474
Just Future Rising II
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch
$335
Green power factory - Red
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$447
Barb Wire Dove - Red
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 33.02 x 25.4 x 0.2 cm Print - 13 x 10 x 0.1 inch
$502
Post Punk Flower - Black
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$530
Flower Woman (Blue)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 45 x 0.5 cm Print - 24 x 17.7 x 0.2 inch
$391
Conformity Trance Black
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch
$474
Obey Funk (Dance Floor Riot)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$335
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.