Jamie Reid was born in 1947 in England; he is a British artist and anarchist with connections to the Situationists. His work, featuring letters cut from newspaper headlines in the style of came close to defining the image of punk rock, particularly in the UK.
He was educated at John Ruskin Grammar School in Croydon. With Malcolm McLaren, he took part in a sit in at Croydon Art School.
God Save The Queen 1976-1980
This is the cover art of the Sex Pistols' 1977
single 'God Save the Queen', designed by Jamie Reid. It is a
defaced picture of Queen Elizabeth II, illustrating the offence of the majesty the
queen. I think the image was made by cutting out different letters out of magazines/newspapers either seperate letters or full words; then sticking them together with the image then photocopying it.
I think the artist used these materials and methods to create this image so it makes the picture stand out and by looking at the way the words have been embedded into the image it makes people think what does it mean? why has the person used the queen specially?; what could the message/messages be? People may feel offended or may think this artist is being rude/ making the queen feel as if she isnt important.
I like this because i've never seen anything like this whilst reading magazines and newspapers i always thought the headline just sits at the top of the page and can't be used in another way but now everytime I read a magazine/newspaper it reminds me of this image.
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