Face & Head

2 artworks

  • Chalino Sanchez Original Colorway HPM Silkscreen by Ernesto Yerena Montejano- Hecho Con Ganas

    Ernesto Yerena Montejano- Hecho Con Ganas Chalino Sanchez Original Colorway HPM Silkscreen by Ernesto Yerena Montejano- Hecho Con Ganas

    Chalino Sanchez Original Colorway HPM Silkscreen by Ernesto Yerena Montejano- Hecho Con Ganas 4-Color Screen Print Spray Paint on Hand Deckled Fine Art Paper Limited Edition Pop Street Art Artwork. 2022 Signed & Numbered Stencil Spray Paint Hand Deckled HPM Embellished Limited Edition of TBD Unique Artwork Size 20.5x26.5 El Rey del Corrido Original Colorway. Ernesto Yerena Montejano's Tribute to a Musical Legend Ernesto Yerena Montejano's "Chalino Sanchez Original Colorway HPM" is a striking piece of pop street art that pays homage to the late Mexican singer-songwriter Chalino Sanchez, El Rey del Corrido. This artwork is a unique blend of Montejano's signature style and the spirit of Sanchez's music, a genre deeply rooted in the narrative tradition of corridos, which are ballads that tell stories of passion, struggle, and resistance. Created in 2022, the piece showcases the rich interplay between visual art and music, symbolizing cultural identity and remembrance through its vibrant 4-color screen print and spray paint on hand-deckled fine art paper. Capturing the Essence of Chalino Sanchez in Street Pop Art Montejano's artwork captures the essence of Chalino Sanchez with a visual language that resonates in street pop art and graffiti. The use of bold colors and the hand-deckled edges of the paper give the work a raw and authentic feel, echoing the gritty reality of Sanchez's lyrics and life story. The limited edition, signed and numbered by the artist, reflects the intimate connection between the art and its subject. It offers unique cultural memorabilia to art and music enthusiasts alike. Street Art Techniques and Pop Art Sensibilities The techniques employed in creating "Chalino Sanchez Original Colorway HPM" are characteristic of street art's spontaneity and pop art's penchant for bold imagery. Montejano's use of stencil spray paint adds a layer of texture and depth, making each print in the series a one-of-a-kind piece. The spray paint, a tool often associated with the rebellious nature of graffiti, contrasts with the controlled process of silkscreen printing, resulting in a piece that is both planned and improvised, meticulous and expressive. Ernesto Yerena Montejano's Artistic Contribution Montejano's work stands out in contemporary art for combining street art techniques with cultural storytelling. His pieces often reflect social and political themes, focusing on Chicano and indigenous experiences. In "Chalino Sanchez Original Colorway HPM," Montejano continues this tradition, using the visual medium to celebrate and explore the complexities of Mexican-American identity and the cultural crossover embodied by Chalino Sanchez. Ernesto Yerena Montejano's "Chalino Sanchez Original Colorway HPM" is more than a piece of art—it is a visual ode to an iconic figure whose music continues to inspire and resonate with people across borders. Through his skillful blend of street pop art and graffiti techniques, Montejano creates artwork that carries the legacy of Chalino Sanchez into visual culture, ensuring that the stories and the spirit of the corridos are etched into the collective memory of both art and music communities.

    $793.00

  • Obey Icon VSE #12 HPM Stencil Spray Paint Original by Shepard Fairey x Ernesto Yerena Montejano x Hecho Con Ganas x Obey

    Shepard Fairey- OBEY Obey Icon VSE #12 HPM Stencil Spray Paint Original by Shepard Fairey x Ernesto Yerena Montejano x Hecho Con Ganas x Obey

    Obey Icon VSE #12 HPM Stencil Spray Paint Original by Shepard Fairey x Ernesto Yerena Montejano x Hecho Con Ganas x Obey Hand-Painted Multiple Unique Graffiti Street Artist Modern Pop Art on 100% Cotton Rag Fine Art Paper Framed. 2022 Signed & Numbered Edition #12 HPM Unique Original Spray Paint Artwork Size 20.5x26.5 VSE- Variable Stencil Edition Custom Mated and Framed "The "OBEY Icon" (Variable Stencil Edition) is a collaboration produced with my good friend and former co-worker Ernesto Yerena. Each piece is a stencil painting with unique variations in background painting and relief texture created with a thick application of acrylic medium through pattern stencils. The Obey Icon face evolved at the end of 1995 out of the desire to move further away from the association with Andre the Giant and toward a more streamlined and universal "Big Brother" (as in George Orwell's 1984) image." –Shepard Fairey Obey Icon VSE #12: Shepard Fairey and the Evolution of Surveillance Imagery in Street Pop Art Obey Icon VSE #12 represents a critical moment in the visual trajectory of Shepard Fairey, created in collaboration with artist Ernesto Yerena Montejano in 2022. This edition—part of the Variable Stencil Edition (VSE) series—is a 20.5 x 26.5 inch original spray paint piece on 100% cotton rag fine art paper. Signed and numbered, each print is unique, layered with hand-applied stencil work and spray-painted backgrounds. This version, labeled HPM #12, builds upon Fairey’s now-iconic Obey face by incorporating organic floral motifs, distressed textures, and a visually assertive red OBEY logo near the bottom. The central figure is the evolved version of Fairey’s original Andre the Giant icon, streamlined into a symbol with ambiguous power. As Fairey moved away from direct association with celebrity and toward ideological critique, this face became a representation of omnipresent authority. Influenced by George Orwell’s concept of Big Brother, the image no longer functions as parody—it has become an emblem of anonymous control and propaganda. The stencil format reinforces its reproducibility, aligning it with graffiti’s tradition of mass visual intervention while also preserving the aesthetic refinement found in Street Pop Art & Graffiti Artwork. Stencil Method as Commentary on Repetition and Power The hand-painted stencil technique used in Obey Icon VSE #12 is a deliberate visual language in itself. Fairey and Yerena build each work with layers of patterned textures and colored washes beneath the stark black facial features. These underlayers—often containing floral, ornamental, or textile-like patterns—soften the image’s authoritarian undertones while introducing visual contradiction. The face is harsh and emotionless, but the background is rich with cultural detail, especially in Yerena’s contributions which often draw on Mexican-American visual traditions. This clash reinforces the tension between systemic control and grassroots creativity. Spray paint drips, stencil misalignments, and layering imperfections are retained as aesthetic decisions rather than errors. These marks echo the history of street-based image-making where precision is often sacrificed for immediacy and message. Yet within this edition, those street elements are placed within the polished context of fine art materials—cotton rag paper, archival spray mediums, and custom framing. That duality plays with the boundaries between institutional art and insurgent expression. Collaborative Resistance and the Role of the Icon The collaboration between Shepard Fairey and Ernesto Yerena adds depth to the cultural subtext of Obey Icon VSE #12. Yerena’s Hecho Con Ganas movement is rooted in Chicano identity, social activism, and visual empowerment. The shared visual territory between Fairey and Yerena in this work situates the Obey face not just as a commentary on media and control, but as a multicultural symbol—one that can carry meaning in spaces impacted by surveillance, displacement, and systemic inequality. The image does not demand literal interpretation. Its power lies in its ambiguity. It recalls propaganda posters, corporate logos, revolutionary iconography, and even police sketches. Viewers project meaning onto it, shaped by their experiences with authority and imagery. In that way, the Obey face becomes a mirror of the visual systems that govern daily life—branding, ideology, control. Its framing and repetition across cities and galleries alike challenge the idea that art is separated from power. Obey Icon VSE #12 carries forward the legacy of Street Pop Art & Graffiti Artwork by balancing aesthetic force with conceptual weight. It refuses to choose between rebellion and refinement. The image stares back, unchanged and unblinking, forcing a question: Is this face watching us—or are we the ones obeying its silent command?

    $7,290.00

Face & Head
Pop art, street art, and graffiti art are dynamic genres that have left a notable impact on contemporary visual culture, with the face and head often emerging as central themes. This motif, universally recognized and instantly engaging, has been utilized by artists for its potent ability to convey a myriad of emotions, messages, and identities. The bold, provocative world of pop art first began to champion the face and head in the mid-20th century. Icons such as Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein used this motif to challenge cultural norms, presenting familiar faces - often celebrities - in unexpected ways. Warhol's multicolored depictions of Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, and other celebrities, for instance, elevated these figures to the status of mass-produced commodities, critiquing the consumerist culture of the time. Lichtenstein, on the other hand, drew from comic books, using the exaggerated expressions of his characters to comment on society's emotional sterility. Street art and graffiti, which originated from the urban underground, have also widely employed the face and head motif. These art forms often serve as a platform for social and political commentary, and the face's universality makes it a powerful tool for artists to communicate with their audience. Banksy, an anonymous England-based street artist, often uses stenciled images of faces and heads to articulate messages of peace, rebellion, or social justice. On walls, buildings, and streets, these faces become a form of visual language that transcends boundaries, resonating with diverse audiences. In the realm of graffiti art, the face and head motif often emerges in the form of tags, throw-ups, and pieces. Notably, the stylized signatures or 'tags' of graffiti artists frequently incorporate face-like elements, signifying the artist's identity in a cryptic yet visually compelling manner. Artists such as SEEN and Dondi White have showcased their unique vision through the depiction of faces and heads, highlighting their individuality amidst the vast graffiti landscape. From the stylized and glamorous portraits of pop art to the raw and rebellious depictions in street and graffiti art, the face and head motif has remained a constant. It serves as a conduit for human emotion and identity, speaking volumes about the society in which it is embedded. Through the different lenses of pop, street, and graffiti art, the face and head motif continues to challenge, provoke, and captivate, making it a cornerstone of these vibrant art movements.
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