The cover of the God Save the Queen single designed by Jamie Reid.

Punk visual art is usually straightforward with clear messages, often concerning political issues such as social injustice and economic disparity. The use of images of suffering to shock and create feelings of empathy in the viewer is common. Alternatively, images may contain images of selfishness, stupidity, or apathy to provoke contempt in the viewer. Much of the earlier artwork was in black and white, because it was distributed in punk zines created at copy shops. Early punk also played a hand in the revival of stencil art, spearheaded by Crass. The situationists influenced the look of punk art, particularity that of the Sex Pistols. Punk art often utilizes collage, exemplified by the art of Crass, Jamie Reid, Winston Smith, as well as the "reproduced" look of Andy Warhol's Factory studio. John Holmstrom was a punk cartoonist. Image File history File links GSTQ_cover. ... Image File history File links GSTQ_cover. ... Jamie Reid (born 1947) is a British artist and anarchist with connections to the situationist movement. ... Headline text Social injustice is a concept relating to the perceived unfairness of a society in its divisions of rewards and burdens. ... a political stencil A One-Color Stencil A One-Color Stencil found on the Berlin Wall A stencil is a cartoon, number, letter, illustration, typographical symbol, or any other shape or image in cut-out form (it can be cut out of paper, cardboard, metal or other material). ... For information about the anarchist writer see Chris Crass Crass was an influential English anarchist punk rock band. ... The Situationist International (SI), an international political and artistic movement which has parallels with Marxism, dadaism, existentialism, anti-consumerism, punk rock and anarchism. ... The Sex Pistols are, despite their short existence, one of the most influential English punk bands. ... Collage (From the French, coller, to stick) is the assemblage of different forms creating a new whole. ... Jamie Reid (born 1947) is a British artist and anarchist with connections to the situationist movement. ... Winston Smith (born 1952) is an artist and anarchist who primarily uses the medium of collage. ... Andy Warhol, photographed by Helmut Newton. ... John Holmstrom is an artist/cartoonist and writer, as well as the co-founder of Punk Magazine with Legs McNeil at the age of 22 in late 1975. ... A cartoonist at work. ...