This Clash tshirt features a painting of Paul Simonon by Ray Lowry whilst on tour
with The Clash on their US Tour, and is a classic piece of Ray’s art.
Ray
would sketch the band whilst they played, often standing at the back of
the gig or side of stage, he would then return to his hotel room and
work late into the night to finish the piece adding colour from memory.
At
first glance Ray’s work appears scratchy but on closer inspection the
personalities and movement of the individual band members can be seen.
Ray also captured the raw energy of the performance, which demonstrates
why Joe Strummer selected Ray as the bands war artist.
“Ray Lowry
understands the very essence of rock and roll and unusually for an
artist he can capture it. The man was a genius.” Johnny Green – Clash
Road Manager
This licensed Clash/Ray Lowry tshirt and artwork © Ray Lowry.
£19.99
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