The Rebellion Festival, the ultimate event in the punk
calendar, starts this week in Blackpool running from the 6th-9th
August. Each year Blott has expressed its support and excitement for the event,
with our artists Corrine Streetly, Jill Reidy, and David Butterworth drawing on
it for inspiration in their artwork.
Each year in August, Blackpool comes to life with its
streets turning into tapestries of neon hair do’s, with a palpable buzzing thrum
in the air. Music, poetry, fashion, and artwork are shared and celebrated by a
fraternity built on a common understanding that self-expression is living art.
Corrine Streetly astutely captures this spirit in her
Punkadelics and Rockabilly’s series of paintings.
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| Idle Billy (30cm x 40.5cm) available as print |
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| Kong Unleashed. Available as print |
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| Vicious Sid (29cm x 42cm) available as print |
She states ‘during each festival I’ve soaked up the colours,
sights & sounds in the Winter Gardens complex, watching the crowds of
national and international die hard Punk supporters. There is a real energy, an
exciting buzz of expectancy in the air at Rebellion, due to many people
converging together in one small space, dressed to impress’.
Jill Reidy seizes the opportunity to capture the energy of
the festival on camera ‘when
the sun comes out and shines through those fluorescent spikes on top of
someone’s head, my camera goes into overdrive…’
‘Blackpool
Rebellion Festival is one of my favourite events of the year - a photographer’s
dream. Brightly coloured, highly
starched hair, any number of face and body adornments, tattoos and clothes that
make a serious statement’.
‘For the
last few years I have hung around the back of the Winter Gardens, pointing my
camera at anything that moves. I have
met some of the most scary looking but genuinely lovely people from all
countries and every area of life’.
David Butterworth, a graphic
designer by trade, uses imagery symbolic of the punk culture teamed with witty slogans
on his postcards, ‘One of the most iconic accessories used by punk
rockers in the late seventies was the safety pin. These images are my attempt
at portraying a light-hearted take on these events’.
In honour of this iconic festival coming to
Blackpool, Blott has a temporary window display showcasing some of our
brilliant punk art.
Mugs, t-shirts, and canvas bags featuring some of Corrine
Streetly’s punk art are on sale within so don’t forget to come down and have a
look!
For the complete range of Corrine Streetly's punk art
merchandise go to the Blott website
For the complete range of prints and signed prints
available, go to Blackpoolpunkart.co.uk
Mail order prints are all posted in a sturdy brown postal
tube. Framed prints available (collection only). For originals please inquire.
Blog post written by Sarah Giblin
Photographs taken by Jill Reidy
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