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Shepard FaireyEndless Power Petrol Palace, Blue (Propaganda, Critique, Climate Change)2019
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Shepard Fairey
Endless Power Petrol Palace, Blue
Screen print on 80# Cream Speckletone Paper
Year: 2019
Size: 18 x 24 inches (45.72 x 60.96 cm)
Edition: 350
Signed, dated and numbered by hand
COA provided
*Edition number may vary from the image shown.
In Endless Power Petrol Palace, Shepard Fairey simultaneously celebrates and critiques the seductive visual language historically used to promote the petroleum industry. The composition deliberately evokes the look and tone of a vintage American advertisement—one that promises abundance, progress, and the optimism of the American Dream through bold graphic design and nostalgic iconography.
At first glance, the poster appears to glorify limitless energy and prosperity. However, Fairey uses this familiar propaganda aesthetic to expose a deeper contradiction: while oil is a finite resource, the political and economic power exercised by those who control it has long appeared virtually unlimited. What was once perceived as an endless supply is now understood to be both exhaustible and environmentally catastrophic.
Grounded in scientific research, the work underscores the urgent reality that the planet does not possess the “endless power” required to maintain a stable climate if carbon emissions from oil, gas, and other sources are not dramatically reduced. Fairey further highlights the imbalance in U.S. government subsidies, noting the disproportionate financial support given to the highly profitable fossil fuel industry compared to renewable energy initiatives—an imbalance sustained by the lingering influence of a declining oil and gas sector.
Endless Power Petrol Palace confronts a central paradox of modern life: contemporary society remains deeply dependent on fossil fuels, yet the planet cannot survive if their use continues at current levels. The work functions as both warning and call to action, urging the cultivation of renewable energy before ecological tipping points become irreversible. A portion of the proceeds from this print supports 350.o.r.g, reinforcing the artwork’s commitment to climate advocacy through tangible action.
Endless Power Petrol Palace, petroleum propaganda critique, fossil fuel commentary, climate change art, energy politics, environmental activism art, oil industry critique, vintage propaganda aesthetic, American Dream symbolism, carbon emissions awareness, renewable energy advocacy, climate justice art, political poster art, environmental warning imagery, Shepard Fairey environmental work
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- Creator:Shepard Fairey (1970, American)
- Creation Year:2019
- Dimensions:Height: 18 in (45.72 cm)Width: 24 in (60.96 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Kansas City, MO
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU608317437882
Shepard Fairey
Expanding on the legacies of artists such as Keith Haring and Andy Warhol, Shepard Fairey’s practice disrupts the distinction between fine and commercial art.
A major artist of the street art movement, Fairey rose to prominence in the early 1990s through the dispersion of prints, posters, stickers and murals, related to his Obey Giant campaign, which yielded an international cultural phenomenon. Fairey’s iconic poster of President Barack Obama was adopted as the official emblem associated with the presidential campaign and encapsulates a number of recurring concerns in the artist’s work, including propaganda, portraiture and political power.
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