Kanye’s Album Cover Artist Details Artwork
The artist who is behind designing Kanye West's new "Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" cover recently stepped forward to describe the make-up behind the banned Wal-Mart album. George Condo stands behind his artwork by explaining the sybolism.
"That's a good painting," Condo says matter-of-factly. "She's a kind of fragment, between a sphinx, a phoenix, a haunting ghost, a harpy. And then Kanye is also in some sort of strange 1970s burned-out back room of a Chicago blues club having a beer — so far away from the real Kanye West that it's just a scream." In painting Kanye in such an outrageous situation, Condo says, "I was challenging him with the imagery as well. He said, 'I'm shocked, but I like it, and I gotta go with my gut feeling.'" This cover's already been banned by Wal-Mart and Apple's iTunes Music Store, much to Condo's disgust. "The superimposition of people's perceptions on a cartoon is shocking," Condo scoffs. "What's happening in their minds should be banned. Not the painting." (New York Mag)
Kanye West – iTunes Censored "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" Cover
Kanye West – "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" Cover
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