Obey (Shepard Fairey), Oil Lotus Woman, silkscreen, 46x61 cm,2018

Oil Lotus Woman is a silkscreen print by American artist and street artist Shepard Fairey, also known as Obey. The work depicts a woman looking proudly straight into the eyes of the viewer; the choice of pattern is based on primary colours: red, cyan, and yellow.

The female figure wears a hat, on which appears the ever-present Obey symbol: the face of André the Giant. The title refers to the lotus flower at the bottom which produces a black drop of oil, a symbol of nature invaded by pollution, due to man's hyper-consumerist production choices, highlighted by the presence at the bottom of factories and brands of large multinationals, such as Coca-Cola.

Obey created this silkscreen print in support of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), an international non-profit environmental defence group. As is often the case, the artist champions social causes of public relevance by exposing himself through his art. The silkscreen print is from 2018, is signed in the bottom right-hand corner and is numbered in a limited edition of 450.