Voyageur Press MN | ISBN:0760344108 | File Type: PDF, 224 pages | File size: 74.Mb | Sep. 15th, 2012
Punk Music: The Illustrated History of Punk Rock Design unk rock gave birth to an art movement that was little appreciated at the time but soon became influential around the globe This is the first book to chronicle the art of punk style from concert posters and flyers to fanzines and record sleeves T shirts buttons comic books and much more The story begins with the godfathers of punk the Velvet Undergound MC5 the Ramones New York Dolls and atti Smith and the distinctive aesthetic these bands launched thanks to impresarios like Andy Warhol unk broke big in 1976 and 1977 with American and British groups such as the Sex istols the Damned the Clash the Germs and more and continues today with bands like Green Day and Rancid The bands created a reactionary do it yourself art designed to shock amaze and stand out from the blandness of the 1970s This groundbreaking style continues to impact design music and fashion today This collection of more than 900 images is a rare look at punk design since so much of it was made as throwaway art and few originals have survived The authors have collected an incredible gallery of images plus interviews with the artists poster designers and musicians who were there on the frontlines of punk rock
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