The Bard of Salford - Poetry Emotion Print

The Bard of Salford: Portrait of John Cooper Clarke* Digital/New Media Composition and Painting • Type: Fine-Art Print • Medium: Giclée • Materials: 100% Cotton Fine Art Paper • Paper Type: Hahnemühle German Etching • Paper Size: approx 24" x 30" • Image Size: approx 19 x 24 inches • Gallery Edition of only 1 Monoprint • This artwork is sold unframed • Hand-signed by the artist (in pencil)** • Includes Certificate of Authenticity *Dr John Cooper Clarke is as vital now as he was in the 70s; His biting, satirical, political and very funny verse, delivered in a unique rapid-fire performance style, resonated with the punk movement. JCC toured with all the seminal bands; The Sex Pistols, The Clash & Buzzcocks, and in the USA with Elvis Costello. He also released a massive collection of his poetry and words “Ten Years In An Open Necked Shirt”, which became the bestselling poetry book of the1980s, and is reprinted every few years. A figurehead for the movement and all that it encompassed. He found himself as one of the leading voices of punk and youth culture of the late 70s. He became known as the “Punk Poet” or “The Bard of Salford”. Crowds gathered with open eyes and ears gazing up at his distinctive, and now iconic, visual appearance (tall and thin with a mess of black hair, black sunglasses, drainpipe trousers and Cuban-heeled boots) transfixed as he worked through a catalogue of work taken from his four studio albums and numerous singles. Clarke's recording of "Evidently Chickentown" from his album Snap, Crackle & Bop was also featured prominently in the closing scene of The Sopranos episode Stage 5. **Artist: StewartHR aka Czar Catstick & The Emperor's New Clothes Collective NB: The paper size is the large Gallery Edition Monoprint - 24x30 inches (approx 61x76cms) - with the image approx 19x24 inches. Artwork available as 'Open Edition' prints via Saatchi - click on the 'Prints' button for more information on formats, materials and framing options.