Art punk
| Art punk | |
|---|---|
Jerry Harrison (left) and David Byrne (right) of art-punk band Talking Heads performing at Jay's Longhorn Bar in Minneapolis, 1978 | |
| Stylistic origins | |
| Cultural origins | Mid-1970s, United States and United Kingdom |
| Regional scenes | |
| Brixton, London | |
| Other topics | |
Art punk is a subgenre of punk rock influenced by art school culture in which artists go beyond the genre's rudimentary three-chord garage rock conventions, incorporating more complex song structures, esoteric influences and a more sophisticated sound and image. While retaining punk's simplicity and rawness, art punk draws more from avant-garde music, literature and abstract art than other punk subgenres, often intersecting with the more experimental branches of the post-punk scene. Subsequently, attracting opposing audiences to that of the angry, working-class ones that surrounded the original punk rock scene.