# What artist defines 'your time'? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 16, 2026, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-artist-defines-your-time/1030929 "2026-06-16T03:08:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-artist-defines-your-time/1030929/21 "2026-06-17T20:33:21Z")
I’m not clear from the OP what the limitations are on “artist”. If musical artists are allowed then I would go with Siouxsie Sioux. I don’t know how well the Bill Grundy interview is known outside the UK - the (unknown) Sex Pistols swore on TV and an outraged right wing press made them famous overnight. Siouxsie was part of the gang being interviewed, dressed to shock. There from the very start. Then she created The Banshees, made great music and, uniquely, never lost the faith. Non-musical? Grayson Perry. Ceramicist, cross dresser, TV personality and more, he has the knack of annoying the people that you most want to see annoyed. And long may he carry on. j ---
**Author:** ![Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marvin_the_martian/32/2898_2.png) [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-artist-defines-your-time/1030929/22 "2026-06-17T20:49:15Z")
Gary Larson. ---
**Author:** ![Jaycat.again](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat.again/32/11525_2.png) [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-artist-defines-your-time/1030929/23 "2026-06-17T21:33:40Z")
R. Crumb. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-artist-defines-your-time/1030929/24 "2026-06-17T21:52:13Z")
My wife wanted me to mention Peter Maxx. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-artist-defines-your-time/1030929/25 "2026-06-17T22:48:48Z")
> [@Treppenwitz](#): > > I’m not clear from the OP what the limitations are on “artist”. Me neither. So I’m sticking with the visual like most everyone else. Either Storm Thorgerson or Roger Dean ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-artist-defines-your-time/1030929/26 "2026-06-17T23:18:30Z")
> [@Jaycat.again](#): > > R. Crumb. Yup. And Don Martin of Mad Magazine. But before that, it was absolutely Norman Rockwell. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-artist-defines-your-time/1030929/27 "2026-06-18T03:32:01Z")
> [@Treppenwitz](#): > > I’m not clear from the OP what the limitations are on “artist”. If musical artists are allowed… Sorry. I meant ‘graphic artists’, ‘painters’, etc. Musical artists deserve their own thread. ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-artist-defines-your-time/1030929/28 "2026-06-18T21:09:19Z")
Hmmm. Did you ask specifically because painting, as an art form, hasn’t been particularly prominent in recent times? Possibly Tracy Emin defines my time, but she isn’t really known for painting. I guess I have to go with Banksy. And canvas ain’t his thing either…. j ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-artist-defines-your-time/1030929/29 "2026-06-18T21:44:46Z")
Either Steve Ditko, Don Martin or Al Jaffee. Probably Steve Ditko. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-artist-defines-your-time/1030929/30 "2026-06-18T21:51:04Z")
> [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](#): > > Gary Larson. And Bill Watterston. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2026, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-artist-defines-your-time/1030929/31 "2026-06-19T03:34:42Z")
> [@Treppenwitz](#): > > Hmmm. Did you ask specifically because painting, as an art form, hasn’t been particularly prominent in recent times? I’m sure there are things you look at that are prominent nowadays, but I don’t get out much anymore. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-artist-defines-your-time/1030929.md?page=1)