{"product_id":"50-years-of-punk-siouxsie-sioux-edition","title":"50 Years of Punk - Siouxsie Sioux edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFree \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eshipping\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in UK. Contact for w\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eorldwide \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eshipping quotes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMark Illuminati’s Queen of Punk could only be Siouxsie Sioux. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eCreated to mark \u003cstrong\u003e50 years since the emergence of punk in 1976\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eQueen of Punk\u003c\/em\u003e celebrates the unmistakable \u003cstrong\u003eSiouxsie Sioux\u003c\/strong\u003e, frontwoman of \u003cstrong\u003eSiouxsie and the Banshees\u003c\/strong\u003e and one of the most enduring visual figures to emerge from British punk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is also a collection rooted firmly in Mark Illuminati’s own history. Mark was just 12 when punk and London became his playground. He found himself among the bands and personalities of the emerging scene and remembers the movement as something that profoundly shaped him:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Punk formed me as a young person. Made me naughty, made me question everything and generally made me a pain in the ass.” - Mark Illuminati \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFive decades later, Mark returned to those formative years, first through a documentary bringing together figures from \u003cstrong\u003eThe Stranglers, The Adverts, The Clash, The Damned, Adam and the Ants and the Sex Pistols\u003c\/strong\u003e, and now through his \u003cem\u003e50 Years of Punk\u003c\/em\u003e artworks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSiouxsie takes her place as the \u003cstrong\u003eQueen\u003c\/strong\u003e within a trio inspired by traditional \u003cstrong\u003eVictorian playing cards\u003c\/strong\u003e. The formal, decorative language of the playing card collides with a woman whose image, music and attitude became synonymous with a far more disruptive moment in British culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd Mark’s own description of his subject is characteristically irreverent:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“The Queen of Punk, Siouxsie Sioux, whom for some reason does not like me!”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally painted in \u003cstrong\u003eoil on wood\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eQueen of Punk\u003c\/em\u003e has been transformed into a strictly limited edition of \u003cstrong\u003e50 prints\u003c\/strong\u003e. Each is \u003cstrong\u003eindividually hand-finished by Mark Illuminati\u003c\/strong\u003e and presented in a choice of black or white frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA distinctive piece for collectors of \u003cstrong\u003eSiouxsie Sioux art, Siouxsie and the Banshees artwork, punk art, British music art and contemporary pop culture\u003c\/strong\u003e, this is as much about the memory of punk as its imagery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedium: \u003cspan\u003eLimited Edition print on Canvas , individually hand embellished with metal leaf. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImage size: \u003cspan\u003e60.2 x 80 cm \/ 23.7\" x 31.4\"\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFramed Size: \u003cspan\u003e64.4 x 84.2 cm \/ 25.35\" x 33.1\"\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrame Choice: Choose to be Presented in a Slim Black or White Tray Frame.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEdition Size: Only 50 editions available worldwide.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Illuminati Neon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54831224160535,"sku":null,"price":450.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4836\/1751\/files\/SiouxsieSioux-EditionMIFramedWEB_jpg.webp?v=1787914175","url":"https:\/\/10ea5e.myshopify.com\/products\/50-years-of-punk-siouxsie-sioux-edition","provider":"Illuminati Neon","version":"1.0","type":"link"}