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Shepard Fairey — War By Numbers
Shepard Fairey

War By Numbers

"War By Numbers" is a striking stencil collage on paper by Shepard Fairey, combining bold graphic imagery with layered typographic and geometric elements characteristic of his signature street art aesthetic. The work employs a limited, high-contrast color palette to deliver a pointed political commentary on the bureaucratic and dehumanizing nature of armed conflict. Fairey's precise stencil technique gives the piece a raw yet calculated energy, blurring the line between fine art and activist propaganda.

Medium
stencil collage on paper

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Under the Influence

March 8, 2013

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Shepard Fairey, War By Numbers

"War By Numbers" is a striking stencil collage on paper by Shepard Fairey, combining bold graphic imagery with layered typographic and geometric elements characteristic of his signature street art aesthetic. The work employs a limited, high-contrast color palette to deliver a pointed political commentary on the bureaucratic and dehumanizing nature of armed conflict. Fairey's precise stencil technique gives the piece a raw yet calculated energy, blurring the line between fine art and activist propaganda.

Medium
stencil collage on paper
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Street Art Legend, Stencil Art, Street Art, Male Artist, Mixed Media, Collage, American Artist, Bold Graphics, Contemporary Era, Political Commentary, Red Black And White, Anti-War

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Alex Capecelatro, Hamilton Selway Gallery