Obey (Shepard Fairey), Print and Destroy HPM, mixed media on paper, 74x107 cm, 2009

Print and Destroy HPM is a mixed media on paper by American artist and street artist Shepard Fairey, better known as Obey.

The silkscreen print on paper is retouched by hand by the artist with stencils and collage, which makes it very interesting indeed. The title of the work takes up C.R. Stecyk's quote "Skate and Destroy" and shows how street art and skateboarding share the same rebellious energy.

The printing machine depicted in the silkscreen print, which we see printed with the artist's symbol Obey Giant, represents the democratisation of art for Obey: through prints, the artist can spread messages in public spaces, making the dialogue accessible to everyone. The silkscreen print is hand-signed in the lower right-hand corner and numbered in the lower left-hand corner in an edition of only 10.