According to “Facing the Giant: Three Decades of Dissent” co-curator, Pedro Alonzo:
A little girl cradles a grenade with a rose unaware of the military planes that fly overhead. Her posture is deliberately innocent, appearing to have her eyes closed, with her lips nearly kissing the weaponry in her hands, as if a doll. The sense of danger is pervasive, with her fingers positioned on the trigger. The image seems to ask the question, “How did war become so commonplace and banal that it seems fitting in a paint-by-numbers style image?”
Looking to the haunting 1964 political ad for then-presidential candidate Lyndon B. Johnson, which featured a young blonde-haired girl initiating a nuclear countdown by pulling petals from a daisy, Fairey is interested in continuing American culture of fear. With the escalation of US military action over the years, from the Vietnam War to the Iraq War, the artist searches for meaning by portraying this young girl as both a potential victim of conflict or a possible savior for the future, capable of breaking the cycle of violence with a peaceful act.
War By Numbers. Serigraph on Coventry Rag, 100% Cotton Custom Archival Paper with hand-deckled edges. 30 x 41 inches. Signed by Shepard Fairey. Numbered edition of 89. Comes with a certificate of authenticity. $900. Available Tuesday, July 30th @ 10 AM PDT at store.obeygiant.com/collections/prints. Max order: 1 per customer/household. *Orders are not guaranteed as demand is high and inventory is limited.* Multiple orders will be refunded. International customers are responsible for import fees due upon delivery. ALL SALES FINAL.
If all the LFs were sold as a matching number set, I wonder how many would have sold at $27k. Certainly more than a handful IMO. Think of the money you would save on shipping.
Right, I mean it would have been more interesting to see new art as a snapshot of new things to come. Dont get me wrong I love most of these images but, at $900 bucks...Id rather get a Peace Turtle or something.
submethod wrote:Right, I mean it would have been more interesting to see new art as a snapshot of new things to come. Dont get me wrong I love most of these images but, at $900 bucks...Id rather get a Peace Turtle or something.
On the plus side, I feel like it's shaking a lot of flippers off, leaving the editions to those that actually want stuff for their walls.
I've only gone for Defend Dignity. I have a lot of my favorites already as 18x24s. Other upcoming releases -- like Andre Hendrix -- really do offer a chance to get an image that so few have, so I may go for more.
submethod wrote:Right, I mean it would have been more interesting to see new art as a snapshot of new things to come. Dont get me wrong I love most of these images but, at $900 bucks...Id rather get a Peace Turtle or something.
You can get a real turtle for that kind of money.
The Lincoln Squirrel has been assassinated! - Kent Brockman
I like them. I'm planning on picking one up that I have an "original" of. Large Formats are always a step above in quality. That said I am only going to buy one from the edition based on size and wall space.
submethod wrote:Right, I mean it would have been more interesting to see new art as a snapshot of new things to come. Dont get me wrong I love most of these images but, at $900 bucks...Id rather get a Peace Turtle or something.
You can get a real turtle for that kind of money.
Why stop there? How about a Peace Dolphin to save the whales in Somalia?
submethod wrote:Right, I mean it would have been more interesting to see new art as a snapshot of new things to come. Dont get me wrong I love most of these images but, at $900 bucks...Id rather get a Peace Turtle or something.
You can get a real turtle for that kind of money.
Why stop there? How about a Peace Dolphin to save the whales in Somalia?
submethod wrote:Right, I mean it would have been more interesting to see new art as a snapshot of new things to come. Dont get me wrong I love most of these images but, at $900 bucks...Id rather get a Peace Turtle or something.
You can get a real turtle for that kind of money.
Why stop there? How about a Peace Dolphin to save the whales in Somalia?
