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Shepard Fairey — Angry Nubian (Large)
Shepard Fairey

Angry Nubian (Large)

2024

Angry Nubian (Large) is a bold statement work that channels Shepard Fairey's long-standing engagement with themes of identity, resistance, and cultural empowerment through his commanding mixed-media technique of stencil, silkscreen, and collage on paper. The layered process — building up imagery through stencil cuts, screenprinted colour fields, and collaged elements — is central to Fairey's practice, creating works that feel simultaneously mass-produced and intimately handcrafted, echoing both propaganda posters and underground zine culture. The subject, a Nubian figure rendered with fierce dignity, speaks to Fairey's history of celebrating marginalised voices and challenging Eurocentric art-historical canons, giving the work a charged political and cultural significance within the Triple Trouble context. The scale suggested by the 'Large' designation amplifies the confrontational quality of the piece, demanding that the viewer reckon with its subject on equal or greater terms. This work reflects Fairey's conviction that art is inseparable from social commentary, using visual power to assert presence, pride, and resistance.

Medium
Mixed media (stencil, silkscreen and collage) on paper
Dimensions

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Shepard Fairey, Angry Nubian (Large), 2024

Angry Nubian (Large) is a bold statement work that channels Shepard Fairey's long-standing engagement with themes of identity, resistance, and cultural empowerment through his commanding mixed-media technique of stencil, silkscreen, and collage on paper. The layered process — building up imagery through stencil cuts, screenprinted colour fields, and collaged elements — is central to Fairey's practice, creating works that feel simultaneously mass-produced and intimately handcrafted, echoing both propaganda posters and underground zine culture. The subject, a Nubian figure rendered with fierce dignity, speaks to Fairey's history of celebrating marginalised voices and challenging Eurocentric art-historical canons, giving the work a charged political and cultural significance within the Triple Trouble context. The scale suggested by the 'Large' designation amplifies the confrontational quality of the piece, demanding that the viewer reckon with its subject on equal or greater terms. This work reflects Fairey's conviction that art is inseparable from social commentary, using visual power to assert presence, pride, and resistance.

Medium
Mixed media (stencil, silkscreen and collage) on paper
Dimensions
81.8 x 65.4 cm
Year
2024
Seen at
HENI, London, United Kingdom

Related themes

Empowering Mood, Portrait Subject, Mixed Media, Street Art Style, American Artist, Warm Colors, 2020s Era, Stencil Technique, Large Scale, Cultural Identity

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Alex Capecelatro, Hamilton Selway Gallery