Tag: Punk
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FeaR & DreaD
Digital painting that explores the gut feelings of fear and dread felt by those suffering from anxiety and depression. Even when looking at something bright and beautiful, those feelings pull you back and prevent you from enjoying them. Character modeled in Gravity Sketch. Digital painting done in Procreate on iPad.
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Got t’ get out of it
Digital painting about fighting the system. Letting off steam to prevent your head from exploding. Modeled in Gravity Sketch, painted in Procreate with a touch of post in Photoshop
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Angie Taylor
FROM THE HIGHLANDS TO THE UNDERGROUND “The grit of the Scottish punk scene, the rhythm of the London club circuit, the precision of the sculptor, and the innovation of the digital pioneer all collide in my work. Whether I’m designing a limited-edition t-shirt, creating a Crypto Art piece, or painting an expressionist canvas, I’m channeling decades of cultural history. You might know…
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Selkie
The selkie is a mythological changeling from Scottish and Nordic folklore. Selkies are those with condemned souls. They are Fallen angels who spend their lives shape-shifting between humans and seals. Stories about selkies involve questions about love, life & death.
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RIP Ari Up
It was with a huge amount of sadness and shock that I heard about the death of my friend, Ari Up this week. I first met Ari in Aberdeen in 1978 when I was 14 and she was 16, fronting my all-time favorite band, the Slits. She was my hero back then, I totally looked…
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Women of Punk 02
Growing up in Scotland in 1975, I had no idea what was going on the other side of the Atlantic. Little did I know that American “women of punk” were in the process of breaking ground so that people like me could find a voice and be accepted despite our inherent weirdness!
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Women of Punk 01
What I really loved about The Slits, growing up was their originality. They were unlike any of the other “punk” bands. They didn’t seem to want to conform to the usual punk stereotypes of girls in fishnets and bondage clothing, their dress sense and music was taken from a wide range of different styles and…
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The Influence of Punk 03
The influence of fanzines like Sniffing Glue cannot be overlooked. Mark Perry, who was also the singer in Punk Band, Alternative TV started his fanzine in the summer of 1976, when the Punk Rock scene was at its most vibrant stage. At that time there was no media positively covering the emerging scene (although the…