Unless you’re legally blind, you’ve seen Shepard Fairey’s “Hope” poster wheat pasted everywhere in the world. Well Shepard has decided to donate a fine art version of the poster to the charity auction, Art For Life, which is an annual event that benefits Russell Simmon’s Rush Philanthropic Art Foundation. The piece up for auction is one of three in existence, measures 4′ x 6′, and to me is absolutely beautiful. I love that Shep took his wheat paste/stencil/layering style and applied it to this poster, I think it looks really rad. The only catch is that currently the piece is going for $32,777, and you have to increase the bid by at least $5,000. So if you have a spare forty grand lying around, you should definitely pick yourself up a new piece for the mantle!

Bobby

2 Comments »

1. Legally blind, or Canadian =)

   Comment by miss lissie — July 15, 2008 #

2. Actually, I live in Brazil and I haven’t seen the Hope poster anywhere! I like this new version quite a bit.

   Comment by Michael — July 16, 2008 #

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