Third Eye Open Letterpress

Dimensions: 20 x 16 Inches / 52 x 40 cm

Medium: Letterpress print on cream, deckled edge 300gsm fine art paper.

Provenance: Signed, embossed, numbered and dated by the artist. Comes with Verisart digital blockchain certificate of authenticity.

Edition: Limited Edition of 450 (#76/450)

Year: 2024

Condition: Excellent

ABOUT THE ART

"The Third Eye Open letterpress incorporates the portrait I originally made for my Make Art Not War print back during the Iraq War. This print image also includes a third eye blooming like a flower, I believe that what the third eye represents: a dialogue with one’s inner self, higher consciousness, and quest for enlightenment, is essential to achieve peace and harmony. I’ve often used the phrase “eyes open-mind open” and I think “third eye open” is a similar but slightly weightier idea because it addresses looking not only outward to observe, but inward as well. I’m very happy with how this image translated as a letterpress. The debossed impression in the paper adds a subtle, elegant depth to the print."

- Shepard

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.