Artist: Jamie Reid

Jamie Reid is a British artist is infamous for his acerbic brand of visual anarchy in the late 70’s. Reid’s signature ransom-note graphics have become synonymous with the spirit of British punk rock music, having appeared on seminal Sex Pistols’ punk records of the 1970s including Never Mind the Bollocks, Anarchy in the UK, Union Jack, God Save the Queen and Pretty Vacant.
Political activism has always been the driving force behind Reid’s artistic output, having created his newspaper-cutting style whilst running radical political magazine Suburban Press.
God Save The Queen by Jamie Reid is based on a Cecil Beaton photograph of Queen Elizabeth II, with an added safety pin through her nose and swastikas in her eyes, described by Sean O'Hagan of The Observer as ‘the single most iconic image of the punk era.’ Reid's design for the Sex Pistols Anarchy in the U.K. poster which features a ripped and safety-pinned Union Flag is regarded as the pivotal work in establishing a distinctive punk visual aesthetic.

Being a lover of the British 70’s Punk Rock era myself, i absolutely adore Reid’s work! It’s so expressive and rebellious, no care for what other people see as acceptable, just the focus on putting his political points across.

 












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