[LAZAKY]

I love that wall and I'm sure this HPM will be a hit, but $2200 is definitely too high, even if it's hand painted and limited to 40 pieces!

But thanks for the head up mate!

[Happy Shopper]

Yeah, that seems expensive for an edition of 40.
Aren't the usual HPMs, editions of 3, around the same price (if you can score one from source!?).

I guess this has no standard edition of 450 though.... at least, not yet !!

[LAZAKY]

At that price, obey could ship it for free!

[jusdeep]

True, but when you factor in the price of an HPM Risk, (like the recent editioned one's on HPM-project) and a HPM by Shep (although doesn't look like a lot of work on his side of the collab), size and edition, the price is probably around the money.

[Con Art Studio]

Oct 3, 2013 14:02:45 GMT 1 jusdeep said:

True, but when you factor in the price of an HPM Risk, (like the recent editioned one's on HPM-project) and a HPM by Shep (although doesn't look like a lot of work on his side of the collab), size and edition, the price is probably around the money.

each piece was hand collaged by Shepard, hand painted over by RISK and then screened on top by Shepard. Seems to me that more was done on Shepard's part than RISK's, don't know why you think it was the other way around.

[jusdeep]

Personally I cannot see any hand collaging of any kind on any of the examples shown. All I see are a few patches of pattern and the top layer white screen done by Shep or one of his posse. I'm guessing the rainbow fade is Risk, the sprayed dot pattern, circles, lines and paint splats. So I'll stick by what I said until otherwise proven wrong by someone who can a. prove me wrong in pictures or b. knows what they're talking about and is not just quoting the sales bumf.

[anarquee]

About a year ago I had the opportunity to collaborate on a mural in Miami during the Art Basel weekend with graffiti legend and friend, RISK. Surprisingly this was the first time we had the chance to collaborate and it was a true honor. RISK went down to Miami first and laid a beautiful spectrum and I came a few days later with my crew and painted in the cream details. The mural turned out so well that RISK and I decided to collaborate once again and turn the mural concept into a HPM (Hand Painted Multiple) Edition. RISK hand painted the background with his custom color fades and geometric shapes/patterns over my collage then we screen printed the imagery on top and varnished the whole thing. Each of the pieces has unique details. The Edition looks amazing! Oh, they are also signed by both of us. We are going to be releasing the 1st half of the edition on OBEY this coming Tuesday and the other half on Buckshot Prints at a later date, so stay tuned for info their release.
- Shepard

[robinprint]

Corporate America that fairey........

[Chrisp]

Oct 4, 2013 10:46:36 GMT 1 robinprint said:

Corporate America that fairey........

As much as I like some of his work Shep is exactly what he says he is not.

[gravity1]

Oct 4, 2013 10:59:47 GMT 1 Chrisp said:

Oct 4, 2013 10:46:36 GMT 1 robinprint said:

Corporate America that fairey........

As much as I like some of his work Shep is exactly what he says he is not.

[b

I agree... he is now decorating car park walls in LA for a fee.

[fattyramone]

Oct 4, 2013 7:34:09 GMT 1 jusdeep said:

Personally I cannot see any hand collaging of any kind on any of the examples shown. All I see are a few patches of pattern and the top layer white screen done by Shep or one of his posse. I'm guessing the rainbow fade is Risk, the sprayed dot pattern, circles, lines and paint splats. So I'll stick by what I said until otherwise proven wrong by someone who can a. prove me wrong in pictures or b. knows what they're talking about and is not just quoting the sales bumf.

Apologies , if these pics don't show , but they are all unique collages.

[jusdeep]

They may well be collaged, but they just don't look like it. The images in the original document were enlargeable and I struggle to see the work. Maybe Risk has covered the majority of detail with spray, but it still looks more like a few sprayed patterns and lacks the pasted and level of detail of Shep's regular HPM's. Personally I'd want to see more detailed shots before shelling out over 2k, probably nearer 3k by the time postage and any tax or import duty is added.

[Coach]

Oct 4, 2013 12:07:51 GMT 1 fattyramone said:

Oct 4, 2013 7:34:09 GMT 1 jusdeep said:

Personally I cannot see any hand collaging of any kind on any of the examples shown. All I see are a few patches of pattern and the top layer white screen done by Shep or one of his posse. I'm guessing the rainbow fade is Risk, the sprayed dot pattern, circles, lines and paint splats. So I'll stick by what I said until otherwise proven wrong by someone who can a. prove me wrong in pictures or b. knows what they're talking about and is not just quoting the sales bumf.

Apologies , if these pics don't show , but they are all unique collages.

It's like one of those spot the difference puzzles you get as a nipper.

[Stoko]

Love that stooges one, all time heroes. If anyone got one and wants rid, hit me up.

[randomname]

His stuff is pretty hit and miss for me. But I don't put too much stock into it when people say he's sold out. He still supports a ton of causes he believes in. He's probably raised millions for various charities over the years. People act like he's a sellout because he doesn't live like bum on the streets. As far as I can tell, he became rich and successful doing exactly the same thing as he did before he was rich and successful.

[mmmike]

Oct 4, 2013 18:16:40 GMT 1 randomname said:

His stuff is pretty hit and miss for me. But I don't put too much stock into it when people say he's sold out. He still supports a ton of causes he believes in. He's probably raised millions for various charities over the years. People act like he's a sellout because he doesn't live like bum on the streets. As far as I can tell, he became rich and successful doing exactly the same thing as he did before he was rich and successful.

Plus he still sells prints at prices that a lot more people can afford and in quantities where people can actually get one if they want. 

[Chrisp]

Oct 4, 2013 19:45:42 GMT 1 mmmike said:

Oct 4, 2013 18:16:40 GMT 1 randomname said:

His stuff is pretty hit and miss for me. But I don't put too much stock into it when people say he's sold out. He still supports a ton of causes he believes in. He's probably raised millions for various charities over the years. People act like he's a sellout because he doesn't live like bum on the streets. As far as I can tell, he became rich and successful doing exactly the same thing as he did before he was rich and successful.

Plus he still sells prints at prices that a lot more people can afford and in quantities where people can actually get one if they want. 

Not knocking the guy, we all know he does plenty for various charities but he needs to stop selling the non corporate BS as he is pretty much part of it to an extent. On the print side of things his prints are certainly not that easy to get, his company because that's what it is needs to invest in better server technology for the website. i have spent hours being very disappointed n releases i have wanted to get.

[Deleted]

Oct 4, 2013 23:13:45 GMT 1 Chrisp said:

Oct 4, 2013 19:45:42 GMT 1 mmmike said:

Plus he still sells prints at prices that a lot more people can afford and in quantities where people can actually get one if they want. 

Not knocking the guy, we all know he does plenty for various charities but he needs to stop selling the non corporate BS as he is pretty much part of it to an extent. On the print side of things his prints are certainly not that easy to get, his company because that's what it is needs to invest in better server technology for the website. i have spent hours being very disappointed n releases i have wanted to get.

Sounds to me like your knocking the guy a little.
I'd like to see him do more corporate knocking myself and I find it a little sad that the prints he produces with a personal message of his hang around for a while whilst his 'pretty picture' pictures or Obey 'corporation' logos sell out in a flash and those unable to score one then blame him.
I think Shep is a pretty good example that capitalism can work if you mean well.

[Chrisp]

Not knocking him for the fact i cant score a print from time to time. I just think he should invest in some decent technology instead of using Paypal checkout sytem. I could set that system up in less than a few hours and have done, the bit that annoys me about his payment method is it takes you 2 hours of trying to buy to find out they are all sold. But yeah thinking about it he does niggle me a little i suppose

I think Shep is a pretty good example that capitalism can work if you mean well.

Yeah that is true, never thought of like that.

[Deleted]

Oct 4, 2013 23:47:20 GMT 1 Chrisp said:

Not knocking him for the fact i cant score a print from time to time. I just think he should invest in some decent technology instead of using Paypal checkout sytem. I could set that system up in less than a few hours and have done, the bit that annoys me about his payment method is it takes you 2 hours of trying to buy to find out they are all sold. But yeah thinking about it he does niggle me a little i suppose

Send him a message.Tell him you can sort his shit out or just tell him to sort his shit out.
His drops can be painful in a very slow way for sure so better to speed up the pain.

[randomname]

Oct 4, 2013 23:13:45 GMT 1 Chrisp said:

Oct 4, 2013 19:45:42 GMT 1 mmmike said:

Plus he still sells prints at prices that a lot more people can afford and in quantities where people can actually get one if they want. 

Not knocking the guy, we all know he does plenty for various charities but he needs to stop selling the non corporate BS as he is pretty much part of it to an extent. On the print side of things his prints are certainly not that easy to get, his company because that's what it is needs to invest in better server technology for the website. i have spent hours being very disappointed n releases i have wanted to get.

I've always had an easy time buying his prints. I've bought about 30 of them over the years. I've only missed out on maybe two that I went for. More often that not, I end up accidentally buying two and get refunded on the second one. Yes, the PayPal system times out. But if you keep refreshing, you usually get through.

[Quinnster]

I not seen much of his that would make my walls....

[Chrisp]

Oct 4, 2013 23:55:42 GMT 1 @happymeal said:

Oct 4, 2013 23:47:20 GMT 1 Chrisp said:

Not knocking him for the fact i cant score a print from time to time. I just think he should invest in some decent technology instead of using Paypal checkout sytem. I could set that system up in leyss than a few hours and have done, the bit that annoys me about his payment method is it takes you 2 hours of trying to buy to find out they are all sold. But yeah thinking about it he does niggle me a little i suppose

Send him a message.Tell him you can sort his s**t out or just tell him to sort his s**t out.
His drops can be painful in a very slow way for sure so better to speed up the pain.

I was only a hobbiest, but I still can see its a very old and no where near the type of sale/cart system they should have. Anyone with a little bit of know how could set that up for a couple of hundered pounds no problem.
In reply to a few of the other comments we in England seem to have more problems than you do over the other side of pond and visa versa, its not like tapping your mate on the shoulder when your thousands of miles away.
I have written one email to them but never got a reply

[randomname]

Oct 5, 2013 20:12:54 GMT 1 Quinnster said:

I not seen much of his that would make my walls....

I have a few of his prints up. But usually I'll buy them and sell them six months to a year later. Cheap prints and a large fan base makes for an easy profit. 

[Quinnster]

Oct 6, 2013 16:52:19 GMT 1 randomname said:

Oct 5, 2013 20:12:54 GMT 1 Quinnster said:

I not seen much of his that would make my walls....

I have a few of his prints up. But usually I'll buy them and sell them six months to a year later. Cheap prints and a large fan base makes for an easy profit. 

Shhhhhh keep that to yourself round these parts the flipper police can be vicious.

[randomname]

Oct 6, 2013 17:50:41 GMT 1 Quinnster said:

Oct 6, 2013 16:52:19 GMT 1 randomname said:

I have a few of his prints up. But usually I'll buy them and sell them six months to a year later. Cheap prints and a large fan base makes for an easy profit. 

Shhhhhh keep that to yourself round these parts the flipper police can be vicious.

That isn't flipping.

[Deleted]

Didn't know if the Flaming Lips were still going! Don't hear much from them in the UK anymore.

[jayTown]

Great prints. Will be picking these up for sure!

[warsaw project]

Loving the shape of that ! Thanks for sharing..

[Graham H]

Not sure if this should go in the FS thread.. but matches his latest release.. anyone on the look out of a Shepard Fairey - Tony Alva Skate legend Colab.. I have a matching set.. for sale at cost that I bought them on the secondary... £250 ..inc UK delivery.. Beautiful simple pieces for the Skateboarders out there.

Cheers

G