‘Dove’ 2015 by Shepard Fairey

‘Dove’ is a hand pulled screenprint from the ‘Peace Dove’ series, completed in 2015 and signed in pencil by the artist.

Shepard Fairey is undoubtedly one of the most influential urban artists in the world. Born in 1970 in Charleston, South Carolina in 1984, he started drawing to customize t-shirts and skateboards. In 1992, he graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). Fairey has always wanted to give a political dimension to his work:

“I call my art propaganda because I believe that any art that defends specific objectives contains elements of propaganda. There is a difference between propaganda in the sinister sense of the word, which wants to have the last word in a conversation, and art that aims to open a conversation”.

Shepard Fairey is inspired by artists such as Andy Warhol, Alexander Rodtchenko, Diego Rivera, Robbie Conal and Barbara Kruger.