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Shepard Fairey — Dominatio Terrae
Shepard Fairey

Dominatio Terrae

2022

'Dominatio Terrae,' Latin for 'dominion over the earth,' is a commanding solo work by Shepard Fairey that distills his most urgent political and ecological concerns into a monumental four-part modular format executed in stencil, silkscreen, and collage on wood. The modular structure itself is significant — it allows the work to be reconfigured and recontextualized, echoing Fairey's belief in art as a mutable, democratic tool rather than a fixed commodity. His signature layered technique, combining stencil precision with silkscreen's graphic flatness and the textural depth of collage, produces an image of striking visual authority that demands both distance and close inspection. The title carries a sobering ambiguity: it can read as a statement of human hubris over nature or as a call to responsibility toward the planet. Rooted in the OBEY movement's tradition of using the visual language of power against itself, this work is among Fairey's most philosophically ambitious.

Medium
Mixed media (stencil, silkscreen and collage) on wood (four parts modular)
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Shepard Fairey, Dominatio Terrae, 2022

'Dominatio Terrae,' Latin for 'dominion over the earth,' is a commanding solo work by Shepard Fairey that distills his most urgent political and ecological concerns into a monumental four-part modular format executed in stencil, silkscreen, and collage on wood. The modular structure itself is significant — it allows the work to be reconfigured and recontextualized, echoing Fairey's belief in art as a mutable, democratic tool rather than a fixed commodity. His signature layered technique, combining stencil precision with silkscreen's graphic flatness and the textural depth of collage, produces an image of striking visual authority that demands both distance and close inspection. The title carries a sobering ambiguity: it can read as a statement of human hubris over nature or as a call to responsibility toward the planet. Rooted in the OBEY movement's tradition of using the visual language of power against itself, this work is among Fairey's most philosophically ambitious.

Medium
Mixed media (stencil, silkscreen and collage) on wood (four parts modular)
Dimensions
182.9 x 182.9 cm
Year
2022
Seen at
HENI, London, United Kingdom

Related themes

Bold Colors, Political Subject, Mixed Media, Serious Mood, Street Art Style, American Artist, 2020s Era, Stencil Technique, Collage Elements, Modular Format

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Alex Capecelatro, Hamilton Selway Gallery