[lukehiggy]

anybody get one of these had one in my basket and said sold out on checkout at 1 minute past

[WOOF]

Too bad this print had to be in support of a pizza place, it could have been 1000x better...

[Whitefish]

Apr 13, 2017 18:55:00 GMT 1 WOOF said:

Too bad this print had to be in support of a pizza place, it could have been 1000x better...

I BEG TO DIFFER...  It is all about OG remembering where he came from

"My connection to Nice Slice goes back to meeting Al Read in 1988 during the first week of my freshman year at RISD. I saw Al and his friend Mondo, who were sophomores, walking with skateboards on campus. I went up to them and asked if there were any half-pipes to skate in Providence and Al gave me a dismissive “uh, no.” However, I ran into Al and Mondo again a week later while street skating late at night, and they seemed impressed with my skills. In fact, Al asked if I wanted to ride the half-pipe at his house! I reminded Al that he’d just told me a week before he didn’t know of ANY ramps in the area, much less his own, and he simply told me he had to make sure I “wasn’t a kook” first! We started skating together all the time, and as a native of the area, Al showed me a lot of the cooler grimy spots in Providence, including Atlantic Mills in Olneyville where I’d have my art and screen-printing studio, complete with my own half-pipe a few years later.

Al hooked me up in a bunch of ways back then. I was broke and hustling, so Al got me work printing stickers and tees for Fellini’s Pizza where he worked part time, and where he developed his insane pizza making talent. Al kept me fed when his boss wasn’t lurking and saved me from starving. I also did my first semi-legit art show on the cafe side of Fellini’s in 1991 and even sold a couple of pieces. Like I said I was super broke then, but working very hard to keep the dream alive. In ’95 or ’96 I was deep in debt, trying to do my street art and t-shirt designs when Al asked me if a loan would be helpful. Al didn’t have much money either, but I think he felt genuine compassion for my struggles. Al’s loan helped me to survive the most financially difficult period of my life when I was on the verge of giving up on my creative endeavors. It is hard to explain how much it meant to me to have Al’s support when my parents and even a lot of friends told me to abandon art and “get a real job.”

When Al founded Nice Slice in 2005, he asked if I wanted to take a crack at a logo design. I owed Al big time, so I did a couple of logos, and he liked one. He got a bunch of our other RISD friends to do sticker and box designs as well as doing a bunch of stuff himself. Al is loyal. In 2009 when I was doing my first solo museum show at the Boston ICA, Al made the hour drive several times to bring pizza to my crew and me. One day we headed to Providence and did a wheat-pasted mural in Nice Slice. Al was thankful, but actually, I was getting prime real estate in the coolest spot on hip Thayer Street in Providence.

I found out recently that Nice Slice is being evicted from that space prematurely by a greedy landlord as he and his partner Rob are working to open a new Nice Slice in a more “up-and-coming” area further west, not far from my old studio. The Nice Slice “Spirit of Independence” print is being released to celebrate and support Nice Slice. 100% of profits will go to moving and transition expenses for Nice Slice. Where else are you gonna get traditional and exotic varieties… including vegan? The print is $45, and an edition of 400. 300 will be available on ObeyGiant.com and 100 available at Nice Slice on Saturday, April 15.

Thanks for supporting independent businesses and for helping me help my friend!"
– Shepard

[WOOF]

I get why he did it, I just think the image without the bottom is more aesthetically pleasing.

[Coach]

This is a picture I took a few years ago, when looking around an old locked up building in London.

[Jaylove]

Another missed release.  Great price.

[Whitefish]

"I first illustrated the Dark Wave piece in 2010 as a response to the BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico. I made some fine art pieces of the image that I liked even more than the screen prints and decided I’d like to release an offset of the fine art version. I am releasing this both because I like the image, and because unfortunately, the environmental hazards of off-shore drilling are just as relevant today as they were in 2010…especially with the relaxed regulations under the new administration. I enjoy doing illustrations of water with its hypnotic ripples and reflections. There’s oil in this water, which mixes ok in an illustration, but not so well in real life. I want future generations to inhabit a livable planet." - Shepard

Dark Wave. 24 x 36 inches.
Offset poster on thick cream Speckle Tone paper. Signed by Shepard Fairey.
Open edition. $35.
Available Thursday, April 20 at 10AM (PDT) on ObeyGiant.com in Store under Prints.

[Whitefish]

The Misfits are a punk rock revelation and a band that have mesmerized me from my first introduction to them in 1985. Being asked to do a Misfits 40th anniversary logo recently was a huge honor, and that art is still available as a t-shirt now on the band’s websites - MisfitsOfficialMerch.com and MisfitsRecordsOfficial.com. I’m also very excited that the art is going to be dropping next week as two different variations of fine art screen prints. The Misfits art is pure alchemy genius and the best example of remixing marginal subculture imagery into a cohesive cult brand in history. From horror films, comics, serials, and B-movies the Misfits culled, cut, pasted, inked, and crafted possibly the most recognizable and enduring punk iconography ever. The thing that I love about the classic Misfits imagery is that it is well designed, but has a do-it-yourself charm that is organic and unfussy. I tried to channel this history through my artistic sensibility in the 40th logo and poster. We’re releasing two versions of this print - a “Grave” edition and a “Crypt” edition. The Grave edition will be available on my website ObeyGiant.com on Tuesday, May 31st at 10am PST and the “Crypt” edition will be available on the Misfits stores - MisfitsOfficialMerch.com and MisfitsRecordsOfficial.com. I’ll be seeing you again! - Shepard

Misfits 40th Grave. 18 x 24 inches. #Screenprint on cream Speckle Tone paper. Signed by Shepard Fairey. Numbered edition of 450. $50. Available Tuesday, May 31 at 10AM (PDT) on ObeyGiant.com. Limit 1 per person/household.

Misfits 40th Crypt . 18 x 24 inches. #Screenprint on cream Speckle Tone paper. Signed by Shepard Fairey. Numbered edition of 450. $50. Available Tuesday, May 31 at 10AM (PDT) on MisfitsRecordsOfficial.com and MisfitsOfficialMerch.com. Limit 1 per person/household.

[team3d]

i just snatch both version, very happy !

[Whitefish]

Not an art release but more of a inside the head of Fairey release.

Fast forward to 14 minutes and 26 seconds to start
soundcloud.com/aidpodcast/aid589

Get deep at: 
33 minutes

fast forward through the commercial from 35 minutes 40 seconds picks back up at 37 minutes 30 seconds

@ 51 minutes and 1 second is the reason I took interest in this bloke

Nonsence from 54 minutes and 50 seconds to 57min 40sec

Cleon Peterson fans listen at 1 hour 9 min 5 sec ...  I spit my beer all over my cpu 

JUST A CALL OUT TO YOU TROLLs OUT THERE and online warriors 1hr 16min 13 sec 

for the constructive criticism analysis listen at 1hr 31min 0sec

The End @ 1hr 41 min 48 sec

[Whitefish]

The Lotus Ornament letterpress is inspired by the symbolism and beauty of the Lotus flower. The lotus is something beautiful that grows out of the mud. I see the Lotus as a metaphor for what is especially needed in this moment… an effort to lift ourselves out of the mud of political and environmental irresponsibility in pursuit of harmony with each other and and the planet. – Shepard

Lotus Ornament.
10 x 13 inches.
Letterpress on 100% cream cotton paper with hand-deckled edges.
Signed by Shepard Fairey, edition of 450.

Available Thursday, June 8 @ 10AM (PDT)

[Sub Method]

Oh...that's nice.

[jay4077]

DOH! missed it ... had to put my kid to bed.

[oxfordwelshchap]

I went for this. Sold out before I could get through PayPal, ah well, there ll be another in a few hours

[thisisit]

I was really excited about this one, managed to get it!
then realised it was letter-pressed on white paper...
not a fan of white Shepard Fairey paper but its still a keeper  its a gorgeous one.

[oxfordwelshchap]

Yer better than most. Love Shep's prices.

[Whitefish]

My “Target Exceptions” print addresses the challenges of both visiting and becoming a resident of the United States for many people. As it turns out, there are various target criteria that make a person an ideal candidate to immigrate, but most people who might long to fulfill the “American Dream” are exceptions to the target qualifications, especially considering the attitudes and attempted policies of the current administration.

Resident status in the U.S. is hypothetically granted for four main reasons: family ties, employment, status as a refugee, and to promote diversity.

In other words, it will most likely be family or business/employment connections that are the most viable route to a U.S. visa considering that refugees and people who would expand diversity seem altogether unwelcome in the U.S. at the moment. I’ll be donating proceeds of this print to the ACLU to support their advocacy work for immigrant communities.

Target Exceptions. 18 x 24 inches. Screen print on cream Speckle Tone paper. Signed by Shepard Fairey. Numbered edition of 450. $55. Available Thursday, June 15 @ 10AM (PDT)

[gmidd]

I'm really liking the new style. Going to need this one to go with Welcome Visitors.

[dolamite24]

Looking for a "Target Exceptions" print to keep the recent collage series going...

Will trade "Ideal Power" if that interests anyone...

[cyberkid]

Jun 19, 2017 16:48:14 GMT 1 dolamite24 said:

Looking for a "Target Exceptions" print to keep the recent collage series going...

Will trade "Ideal Power" if that interests anyone...

Target Exceptions is one of his better images. looks really nice !

[maxs13]

Snagged a 'Target Exceptions' but lost out on the diptych...
Though I've recently found myself going back to his earlier stuff like the Israel Palestine print, Burmese monk and 'Clementine.' Can't decide which style I prefer.

[Iqra'a]

Jun 19, 2017 17:01:17 GMT 1 maxs13 said:

Snagged a 'Target Exceptions' but lost out on the diptych...
Though I've recently found myself going back to his earlier stuff like the Israel Palestine print, Burmese monk and 'Clementine.' Can't decide which style I prefer.

I like his new collage style but I'm in a similar boat - big fan of his older work and have recently acquired Israel Palestine and looking for reasonable Burmese Monk. 

I personally prefer his older stuff because I find the message more subtle. I keep an eye out for new stuff that carry the same weight as his older stuff and I think his new collage series is quite similar in that sense - especially Welcome Visitor and Target Exceptions. 

[Whitefish]

Over 200 originals went out on the PDF for the Fairey show in Sydney Printed Matters. If you are looking to pick up some originals by Shepard Fairey at cost contact the gallery. Here are some pics of a few of the pieces available.

[Whitefish]

[Whitefish]

[Whitefish]

DESTRUCTION & DENIAL 18X24
DISINFORMATION & CHAOS 18X24
coming soon....

Details of the official release information will be relased tomorrow at obeygiant.com

Collaboration between Shepard Fairey and Francisco Reyes, Jr. better known by his alias Never Made

2 Screen prints

http://instagram.com/p/BWMMRHOlWXA

[Whitefish]

[mercboy]

Thanks for the Info Whitefish- Just found out about the 21 project print dropping Sat. In House only at Subliminal. ed of 250.

[Whitefish]

Jul 6, 2017 6:43:58 GMT 1 mercboy said:

Thanks for the Info Whitefish- Just found out about the 21 project print dropping Sat. In House only at Subliminal. ed of 250.

YUP in person only 

releasing a limited edition screenprint of the original subliminal show design by shepard Fairey and remixed by Studio Number One! Stop by this saturday, july 8 from 12pm-6pm to purchase! please note, only 250 prints will be available to purchase on a first-come, first-serve basis so plan your day accordingly!
twenty-one. 18 x 24 inches. screen print on white speckletone paper. signed by #shepardfairey. numbered edition of 250. $45. available saturday, july 8 at subliminal projects (in-store only).

[fielderglenn]

I really like the new collab. Strong images IMO.