Shepard Fairey + Alfredo Gonzalez 'Make Art Not War' Prints Available Again

Artist: Shepard Fairey + Alfredo Gonzalez
Title: Make Art Not War (Black)
Medium: Hand Pulled Multi Color Screen Print
Size: 18 x 24 Inches
Edition: 150
Prices: $250

 

The artistic journey of 

Alfredo Gonzalez

 reveals a profound exploration of human emotion through the lens of disrupted realism. Based in Oxnard, California, this American artist, often known by the moniker Dofre, has successfully transitioned from a background in construction and graffiti to becoming a prominent figure in the fine art and limited edition print world. His transition to a dedicated art career began in earnest during his time at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, where he balanced the physical demands of labor with the rigorous discipline of oil painting, drawing, and printmaking.

Education played a pivotal role in refining his technical prowess and conceptual depth. Alfredo Gonzalez earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting in 2021, a milestone that allowed him to move beyond his street art roots and into the sphere of high-end galleries. His work is characterized by a unique ability to capture what he calls life altering quiet moments, utilizing layered textures and deliberate erasure to create portraits that blur the line between presence and decay. This specific style has garnered significant attention from collectors of posters and limited edition giclee prints who value the visceral connection and technical complexity inherent in his process.

One of his most significant career accomplishments was being named a grand prize winner in the 2022 Next Original Artist competition hosted by The Kessler Collection. This accolade resulted in his artwork being featured on a digital billboard in Times Square and led to a residency program where he participated in live painting events. Collectors of rare art prints often look for such institutional validation, and his inclusion in the Grand Bohemian Gallery roster further cements his status within the professional art market. His participation in the pARTisan exhibition at David Lusk Gallery in Nashville also highlights his involvement in community driven and socially conscious art dialogues.

Notable pieces in his portfolio include the striking Human Grace, which is available in hand embellished giclee formats, and the evocative oil on canvas work titled Remnants of February. Other famous pieces that have captured the interest of the print collector community include A Sonar (To Dream), Luz de Oro, Tarde Gris (Golden Light on a Gray Afternoon), and Una Lagrima (A Tear). His gallery shows, such as LIFE ALTERING Quiet Moments and the 2025 exhibition Moments Between Movement at the Grand Bohemian Gallery, showcase his evolution as a master of figurative illustration. By merging traditional oil techniques with the raw energy of aerosol, he has established a voice that resonates deeply with those seeking art that explores the broad emotional spectrum of the human experience.

Shepard Fairey/Obey + Alfredo Gonzalez/Dofre 'Make Art Not War' (Black) Print Release Details

Artist: Shepard Fairey/Obey + Alfredo Gonzalez
Title: Make Art Not War (Black)
Medium: Handpulled Multi Color Screen Print
Size: 18 x 24 Inches
Edition: 150
Prices: $120

 

*available at 1pm EST on Thursday November 6th, 2025

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Frank Shepard Fairey, born 15 February 1970 in Charleston, South Carolina, is the creative force behind the global OBEY movement. While studying illustration at Rhode Island School of Design he launched the 1989 sticker campaign André the Giant Has a Posse, transforming a grainy newspaper photo of the wrestler into a stark black-and-white icon accompanied only by the command “OBEY”. The project was never about the man; it was an experiment in viral psychology, testing how a meaningless image could propagate through skate parks, city walls and college dorms once it looked official and appeared everywhere. Fairey’s answer came quickly: the sticker multiplied, becoming one of the most ubiquitous street images of the 1990s and laying the groundwork for his clothing label OBEY Clothing (est. 2001) and design agency Studio Number One (2003).

Fairey’s style marries the visual punch of propaganda posters with the immediacy of DIY print culture. Hand-cut stencils, bold blocks of red, white and black, and crisp vector lines deliver messages that are easy to read from a moving bus yet rich in layered meaning. He cites Soviet constructivism, 1980s skateboard graphics and punk flyers as equal influences, and his philosophy is simple: “question everything”. That ethos turned political in 2008 when he created the HOPE portrait of then-senator Barack Obama, a screen-print that fused his signature palette with a forward-gazing gaze and the single word “HOPE”. The image became the unofficial emblem of Obama’s presidential campaign, praised by The New Yorker as the most efficacious American political illustration since Uncle Sam Wants You.

Since then Fairey has focused on issues rather than personalities, tackling climate change, campaign-finance reform, gun violence and human rights through posters, murals and limited-edition prints. His process remains hands-on: he cuts stencils by hand, pulls his own screens and pastes works on walls from Los Angeles to Lisbon, insisting that reproducibility keeps art democratic. Institutions including MoMA, the Smithsonian and London’s V&A have acquired his prints, yet he continues to paste illegally, proving that museum validation has not dulled his subversive edge.

Today Fairey lives and works in Los Angeles, producing monumental murals, album covers and clothing graphics that continue to blur the boundary between fine art, commerce and activism. Whether painting a five-storey portrait of a voting rights activist or releasing a run of anti-NRA stickers, he treats every surface as public space for civic dialogue, demonstrating that ink on paper can still shift consciousness and, occasionally, history itself.

Alfredo Gonzalez, who signs his work Dofre, is an Oxnard-based contemporary artist represented by Sugar Press Art. Born with graffiti roots, he merges traditional oil painting with bold, deconstructed portraiture to create what critics call “disrupted realism”. Using brushes, palette knives and aerosol, he builds fractured faces where eyes, mouths and hands float across raw linen, suggesting emotional dislocation rather than physical likeness.

His palette balances classical ochres with neon sprays, allowing thick impasto to collide with transparent glazes so the surface flickers between old master depth and street art immediacy. Recent series such as Aún Así layer metallic gold over asphalt black, then scratch away sections to reveal under-painting, a technique that mirrors the way memory erodes and reforms. Each limited edition is hand embellished, ensuring no two prints are identical.

Gonzalez exhibits widely, from Grand Bohemian Gallery group shows to online drops that sell out within hours. Through every ruptured portrait he offers a single message: identity is never fixed, but always in flux, painted and repainted by experience, culture and the city that raised him.

Shepard Fairey/Obey + Alfredo Gonzalez/Dofre 'Make Art Not War' (Cream) Print Release Details

Artist: Shepard Fairey/Obey + Alfredo Gonzalez
Title: Make Art Not War (Cream)
Medium: Handpulled Multi Color Screen Print
Size: 18 x 24 Inches
Edition: 150
Prices: $120

 

*available at 1pm EST on Thursday November 6th, 2025

________________

Frank Shepard Fairey, born 15 February 1970 in Charleston, South Carolina, is the creative force behind the global OBEY movement. While studying illustration at Rhode Island School of Design he launched the 1989 sticker campaign André the Giant Has a Posse, transforming a grainy newspaper photo of the wrestler into a stark black-and-white icon accompanied only by the command “OBEY”. The project was never about the man; it was an experiment in viral psychology, testing how a meaningless image could propagate through skate parks, city walls and college dorms once it looked official and appeared everywhere. Fairey’s answer came quickly: the sticker multiplied, becoming one of the most ubiquitous street images of the 1990s and laying the groundwork for his clothing label OBEY Clothing (est. 2001) and design agency Studio Number One (2003).

Fairey’s style marries the visual punch of propaganda posters with the immediacy of DIY print culture. Hand-cut stencils, bold blocks of red, white and black, and crisp vector lines deliver messages that are easy to read from a moving bus yet rich in layered meaning. He cites Soviet constructivism, 1980s skateboard graphics and punk flyers as equal influences, and his philosophy is simple: “question everything”. That ethos turned political in 2008 when he created the HOPE portrait of then-senator Barack Obama, a screen-print that fused his signature palette with a forward-gazing gaze and the single word “HOPE”. The image became the unofficial emblem of Obama’s presidential campaign, praised by The New Yorker as the most efficacious American political illustration since Uncle Sam Wants You.

Since then Fairey has focused on issues rather than personalities, tackling climate change, campaign-finance reform, gun violence and human rights through posters, murals and limited-edition prints. His process remains hands-on: he cuts stencils by hand, pulls his own screens and pastes works on walls from Los Angeles to Lisbon, insisting that reproducibility keeps art democratic. Institutions including MoMA, the Smithsonian and London’s V&A have acquired his prints, yet he continues to paste illegally, proving that museum validation has not dulled his subversive edge.

Today Fairey lives and works in Los Angeles, producing monumental murals, album covers and clothing graphics that continue to blur the boundary between fine art, commerce and activism. Whether painting a five-storey portrait of a voting rights activist or releasing a run of anti-NRA stickers, he treats every surface as public space for civic dialogue, demonstrating that ink on paper can still shift consciousness and, occasionally, history itself.

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Alfredo Gonzalez, who signs his work Dofre, is an Oxnard-based contemporary artist represented by Sugar Press Art. Born with graffiti roots, he merges traditional oil painting with bold, deconstructed portraiture to create what critics call “disrupted realism”. Using brushes, palette knives and aerosol, he builds fractured faces where eyes, mouths and hands float across raw linen, suggesting emotional dislocation rather than physical likeness.

His palette balances classical ochres with neon sprays, allowing thick impasto to collide with transparent glazes so the surface flickers between old master depth and street art immediacy. Recent series such as Aún Así layer metallic gold over asphalt black, then scratch away sections to reveal under-painting, a technique that mirrors the way memory erodes and reforms. Each limited edition is hand embellished, ensuring no two prints are identical.

Gonzalez exhibits widely, from Grand Bohemian Gallery group shows to online drops that sell out within hours. Through every ruptured portrait he offers a single message: identity is never fixed, but always in flux, painted and repainted by experience, culture and the city that raised him.

Obey Shepard Fairey 'Make Art Not War' 100% + 400% Release Details

Artist: Obey Shepard Fairey
Title: Make Art Not War 100% + 400%
Medium: Vinyl Figure
Size: 3 Inches + 12 Inches
Edition: OPEN
Price: $140

*available at 1pm EST on Thursday January 23rd, 2025

Obey 'Liberte Egalite Fraternite' Poster Available For FREE

I now I am a little late with this one, but here is the direct link.

Check it out HERE

Obey 'Make Art Not War' Offset Release Details

Artist: Shepard Fairey of Obey
Title: Make Art Not War
Medium: Offset Print
Size: 24 x 36 Inches
Edition: OPEN
Price: $35

Check it out HERE

*available at 1pm EST on Tuesday June 2nd

*these will come signed but NOT numbered