Obey (Shepard Fairey),Death or Glory AC HPM,silkscreen print and collage paper on LP cover,30.5x30.5 cm, 2013
Death or Glory AC HPM, is a silkscreen print and paper collage, executed on an LP (vinyl) cover, by the American street artist Shepard Fairey, also known as Obey.
The work looks exactly like a record cover: this recalls Obey's great connection with the world of music and his great interest in the singers he portrays in many of his subjects. From an elegant pattern, rendered in the colours beige and black, the figure of a skull emerges prominently in the centre, outlined by a circle; on the front of it we find the face of André the Giant, symbol of the artist's artistic production.
At the top we find the word 'DEATH', written on a beige background, while below it appears on a black background and in a smaller format the word 'Glory'. The work is dated 2013, is signed at the bottom right and numbered in a limited edition of only eight pieces.