The topic of the Boomers generation is a great source for fun and reconciliation... After ‘God Save The King’ earlier this year, I decided to extent the idea by creating a tribute to people born from 1946 to 1964, during the mid-20th century baby boom.
How did we (yes, I am a boomer, too!) shaped history - and how we are still playfully making a mark on the planet? Well, for me it was all about self-expression through music. That’s why inspiration for this photo were taken from:
New Model Army (1): an English rock band formed in 1980, in Bradford, West Yorkshire. They took their name from the New Model Army (2), a standing army which existed from 1645 to 1660, formed by the Parliamentarians during the First English Civil War, which lead to the execution of King Charles I.
Barmy Army (1): an English football chant, in which supporters of a team would chant that they were the team manager's "barmy army". The term Barmy Army (2) was later applied to a particularly "barmy" group of supporters who followed the English cricket team to Australia during the Ashes series in 1994–95, despite the team being seen as having little prospect of success.
Barney Bubbles: an English graphic artist (1942-1983). His distinctive style was hugely influential and mainly used within the British independent music scene of the 1970s and 1980s. His most recognisable output was record sleeves, laden with symbols and riddles. He also happened to design a cricket poster, which inspired poster no1, the blue one with the matches…
Big THANK YOU to my models & creative collaborators Michael Qureshi & Philip Philmar. All BOOMERS, of course! The posters were purposely created for this project; they are totally fictional, based on the thought: ‘let’s get hit by waves of sound’… TBC.