Punk

Many teenagers that were part of the punk era were born during the psychedelic era when young generations were already expressing a way of life by living a "care free life". Originating during these radical changes punks became rebellious groups. They enjoyed listening to hard core music, wore fierce clothing and experimented with confrontational art.

Punk artists created collages which were bold, savage, brutal, relentless for several funtions such as music concerts or magazine covers etc. Art works showed images that were ripped off to create a torn effect. Typography was written by hand and words used were rebellious.

The aim behind these art works was to portray a shocking image of society and its culture thus showing their capability to shift traditional art. Dadaists were an influence on the punks. However Punks used Dadaists collages and used their collage techniques to change the images into a savagely manner.

A distinctive art work which depicts the Punks as rebels of their time was created by Jamie Reid for the album 'God Save the Queen' by the Sex Pistols.
Punk fans produced a fazine magazine which however was short lived. Titles and headlines were just written down and the style used was cut and paste. This deisgn gave the magazine an extra charm of punk rock. The product was done in black and white with the illustration of raw photographs from gigs, placed on a white background. Some text was added usually using a typewriter and stuck on as a note.
The Punk era brought along sarcastic humour and visual language which caused an aareness of a modern wave in culture.

Sex Pistols - Jamie Reid

Bibliography 

Poynor, R., 2012. The Art of Punk and Punk Aesthetics. [Online]
Available at: http://observatory.designobserver.com/feature/the-art-of-punk-and-the-punk-aesthetic/36708/