Icon (Repetition with Variation)

Dimensions: 18 x 24 Inches

Medium: Screenprint on cream Speckletone Paper

Provenance: Hand-signed, numbered and dated by Shepard Fairey. Comes with Verisart certificate of authenticity from Obey Giant. 

Edition: Limited Edition of 250 (#91/250)

Year: 2026

Condition: Excellent

ABOUT THE ART

"I started my sticker campaign in 1989, and I continue to value the power of a small but mighty source of disruption and expression. When I was younger and had few resources, my strategy was to print lots of smaller stickers that I could afford to produce myself and disseminate in a variety of ways. I was fascinated by experimenting with different backgrounds and color combinations for my most prominent images. I love repetition with variation! Over time, stickers have remained a foundational source for my overall art campaign. The icon face became my most recurrent image in 1996 and has persisted as a source of inspiration for some and irritation for others to this day!"

-Shepard Fairey

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Frank Shepard Fairey (born February 15, 1970) is an American contemporary graphic designer, and illustrator who emerged from the skateboarding scene. He first became known for his "Andre the Giant Has a Posse" (…OBEY…) sticker campaign, in which he appropriated images from the comedic supermarket tabloid Weekly World News. His work became more widely known in the 2008 U.S. presidential election, specifically his Barack Obama "Hope" poster.

The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston calls him one of today's best known and most influential street artists. His work is included in the collections at The Smithsonian, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.