Punk subculture

Punk subculture

Punk with a red mohawk at Holidays In The Sun Festival in Morecambe, England, in 2003
Years active	1974–present
Country	United Kingdom and United States (origins) Worldwide
Major figures	Sex Pistols, The Ramones, Iggy Pop,
Influences	Primarily bikers, rockers, greasers, beatniks, mods, teds and glam rockers
Influenced	Heavily inspired the hardcore punks, second wave skinheads, metalheads, grunge, goths, emos and scenesters

The punk subculture includes music, ideologies, fashion, visual art, dance, literature, film, and other forms of expression, largely characterised by anti-establishment views, the promotion of individual freedom, and DIYs ethics.

Originating in punk rock music, the punk ethos is primarily made up of beliefs such as non-conformity, anti-authoritarianism, anti-corporatocracy, a do-it-yourself ethic, anti-consumerist, direct action, and not selling out.

Punk fashion, includes T-shirts, leather jackets, Dr. Martens boots, hairstyles such as brightly coloured hair and spiked mohawks, cosmetics, tattoos, jewellery, and body modification. Women in the hardcore scene typically wore clothing categorised as masculine. This included black, ripped jeans and tops.

Punk aesthetics determine the type of art punks enjoy and create, which typically has underground, minimalist, iconoclastic, and satirical sensibilities. The subculture has spread to many countries and has generated a considerable amount of poetry and prose, and its own underground press in the form of zines. Many punk-themed films have been made.