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Shepard Fairey — Star with Target
Shepard Fairey

Star with Target

2024

Star with Target is a compelling synthesis of Shepard Fairey's street-art vocabulary and the recurring iconography of power, aim, and aspiration, rendered in his signature mixed media approach of stencil, silkscreen, and collage on paper. The star and target motifs carry layered meanings: the star as a symbol of fame, idealism, and authority, the target as both a site of focus and a point of vulnerability — a tension Fairey has long exploited in his OBEY movement work. The collage elements ground the piece in a tactile, found-world aesthetic that honors the guerrilla origins of street art, while the precision of the silkscreen ensures graphic clarity and visual impact at scale. Within the broader Triple Trouble collaboration, this piece speaks to shared thematic concerns across all three artists — Hirst's spot and target paintings find an echo here — suggesting a deliberate visual dialogue between collaborators. The work ultimately asks whether being a star means being in someone's crosshairs, a quietly subversive question wrapped in arresting design.

Medium
Mixed media (stencil, silkscreen and collage) on paper
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Shepard Fairey, Star with Target, 2024

Star with Target is a compelling synthesis of Shepard Fairey's street-art vocabulary and the recurring iconography of power, aim, and aspiration, rendered in his signature mixed media approach of stencil, silkscreen, and collage on paper. The star and target motifs carry layered meanings: the star as a symbol of fame, idealism, and authority, the target as both a site of focus and a point of vulnerability — a tension Fairey has long exploited in his OBEY movement work. The collage elements ground the piece in a tactile, found-world aesthetic that honors the guerrilla origins of street art, while the precision of the silkscreen ensures graphic clarity and visual impact at scale. Within the broader Triple Trouble collaboration, this piece speaks to shared thematic concerns across all three artists — Hirst's spot and target paintings find an echo here — suggesting a deliberate visual dialogue between collaborators. The work ultimately asks whether being a star means being in someone's crosshairs, a quietly subversive question wrapped in arresting design.

Medium
Mixed media (stencil, silkscreen and collage) on paper
Dimensions
55.9 x 45.7 cm
Year
2024
Seen at
HENI, London, United Kingdom

Related themes

Street Art, Symbol Driven, American, Mixed Media, Stencil Based, Geometric Form, Graphic Design, Target Motif, Contemporary, Minimalist approach

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Collected by

Alex Capecelatro, Hamilton Selway Gallery