Title: El Policia
Image by Beth from Suffolk | in art & design, 2d, mixed media
CD covers are a million miles from my normal style of artwork, but I hoped to capture the essence of my usual collaged style within this work. The inspiration was the word 芒聙聹organic芒聙聺 from the El Policia video. I wanted the design to be rough and sketchy yet have a clear modern influence. For me the uneven brush strokes reflected the grittiness of their indie music style, the idea that imperfection is more exciting than perfection. I overlaid my own paintings/drawings of the band over the provided photos to create the edgy collaged look. This incorporates the theme of portraiture, through the combination of sketches and photography. I also played around a lot with the composition and colouring, eventually choosing the sepia tone as a reference to some beautiful 60芒聙聶s album artwork. Overall I hope the artwork from a dimly lit bedroom in Suffolk reflects the interesting personality of a band in a dimly lit basement in Manchester.
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