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Shepard Fairey — Rise Above Flower
Shepard Fairey

Rise Above Flower

2022

'Rise Above Flower' represents a tender and politically charged counterpoint within Shepard Fairey's practice, wedding his revolutionary graphic language to one of nature's most universal symbols of beauty and resilience. Executed in mixed media — stencil, silkscreen, and collage on a four-part modular wood panel — the work deploys Fairey's layered visual system to build a composition that feels simultaneously like a protest banner and a devotional image. The flower motif has long served as a pacifist symbol, and here Fairey charges it with the confrontational energy of his OBEY iconography, creating a visual argument that beauty and defiance are not opposites. The modular format reinforces the democratic spirit of street art — the work can be installed across different surfaces and scales, maintaining its public accessibility while occupying gallery walls. It is one of the more hopeful works in the Triple Trouble collection, proposing elevation through natural grace rather than institutional power.

Medium
Mixed media (stencil, silkscreen and collage) on wood (four parts modular)
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Shepard Fairey, Rise Above Flower, 2022

'Rise Above Flower' represents a tender and politically charged counterpoint within Shepard Fairey's practice, wedding his revolutionary graphic language to one of nature's most universal symbols of beauty and resilience. Executed in mixed media — stencil, silkscreen, and collage on a four-part modular wood panel — the work deploys Fairey's layered visual system to build a composition that feels simultaneously like a protest banner and a devotional image. The flower motif has long served as a pacifist symbol, and here Fairey charges it with the confrontational energy of his OBEY iconography, creating a visual argument that beauty and defiance are not opposites. The modular format reinforces the democratic spirit of street art — the work can be installed across different surfaces and scales, maintaining its public accessibility while occupying gallery walls. It is one of the more hopeful works in the Triple Trouble collection, proposing elevation through natural grace rather than institutional power.

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

Floral Subject, Mixed Media, Street Art Style, American Artist, Hopeful Mood, 2020s Era, Stencil Technique, Vibrant Colors, Collage Elements, Modular Format

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Alex Capecelatro, Hamilton Selway Gallery