BUZZCOCKS WALL ART GIANT 3D PIN BADGE

This extra large limited edition pin badge is the work of Tony Dennis of Tape Deck Art. Part of a collection of oversized badges which are intended to be wall hung, the designs are taken from actual pins from the 1970s and 1980s which were collected by the self-taught British artist.

Age marks have been added to some of the designs to make the badges look more authentic. Colour disfiguration and rust marks add to the look of badges that have been well loved and well worn for many years.

About the Artwork

Buzzcocks are an English punk rock band formed in Bolton, England in 1976 by singer-songwriter-guitarist Pete Shelley and singer-songwriter Howard Devoto. They are regarded as a seminal influence on the Manchester music scene, the independent record label movement, punk rock, power pop, and pop punk.

Devoto and Shelley chose the name 'Buzzcocks' after reading the headline, "It's the Buzz, Cock!", in a review of the TV series Rock Follies in Time Out magazine. The buzz is the excitement of playing on stage; cock is northern English slang meaning friend. They thought it captured the excitement of the nascent punk scene, as well as having humorous sexual connotations following Pete Shelley's time working in a Bolton adult shop.

Devoto left the band in 1977, after which Pete Shelley became the principal singer-songwriter. Shelley died in 2018, but the band has remained active. Steve Diggle is now singer and guitarist.

About the Artist

Tony Dennis paints and creates oversized badges, selling them in galleries in the UK, Europe and the United States.

In 2018, Tony worked with French graffiti artist Invader and produced 10 giant pin badges for his LA exhibition Into the White Cube. The badges produced were showcased in the LA Times.

In 2020, Tony released 20 giant Prodigy badges after the band commissioned them. All badges sold out within four minutes of going on sale.

Tony has worked with the Hard Rock chain and produced giant badges for their Dublin hotel.

Buyers include Noel Gallagher, Maxim from The Prodigy, Taron Egerton and Paddy Considine.

All badges are handmade by the artist and produced in the UK.

• Limited edition of 50 pieces
• Hand signed and numbered*
• 20 diameter x 2d cm
• Hand painted in acrylic paints using stencils
• Artwork printed onto a gloss laminate vinyl and wrapped onto a hand spun aluminium badge
• Powder coated and hand finished
• UV protected
• Wall fixings included

*The image of the back of the badge is representative. The limited edition number that you receive will likely differ from that shown.

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