Jamie Reid//Banksy

When I first read the brief and it was on issue oriented design I immediately thought of artist Jamie Reid and Banksy. 

Jamie Reid is an English artist and anarchist with connections to the Situationists. His work, featuring letters cut from newspaper headlines in the style of a ransom note, came close to defining the image of punk rock, particularly in the UK

I've been a fan of Jamie Reid work since I remember however, his work has never been reflected in my own work. I think this brief will be a challenge hopefully pushing my creativity to do something quite different. Jamie Reid's work he captures anarchy and anger at the government. The use of ransom lettering feels very relevant as it removes the idea of an identity. This is definitely an idea I would like to experiment with. The letters take away any clean minimal aspects of the design and instead implies mayhem and anger. Below, are my three favourite designs, 'god save our forests', 'god save the queen' and 'sex pistols- fuck forever' 

Banksy is a pseudonymous English graffiti artist, political activist, film director, and painter.  His satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine dark humour with graffiti executed in a distinctive stencilling technique. His works of political and social commentary have been featured on streets, walls, and bridges of cities throughout the world. I can't say I am a massive fan of his work, but it does make a statement by reaching to a wide audience as people see his work through passing through day-to-day to life. The political issues he focuses his work around raises current issues and makes the viewer question the issue in a humorous way.