I would like to start this blog post off with a disclaimer that I am not a huge fan of punk rock music however, I do respect it along with the grunge aesthetic of some album covers, most notably Jamie Reid’s work.
Reid was most known for his work for an English punk rock band named the “Sex Pistols”, which by the way, is a pretty awesome name in my opinion. He was able to match the vibe of their music with his unique style of collage work, torn up edges, lettering using cut outs from newspapers, kind of like an edgy scrapbook.
Being born into a politically active family, he became involved with politics himself and was drawn towards socio-political reform and opposed the right. He discovered rock music which influenced him greatly and created works that included political ideas. This was viewed as quite scandalous from other individuals.
Although like I mentioned earlier, not a fan of punk rock, but just the concept of going against the grain and standing up for what you believe in, is incredibly inspiring to me.