Body Electric cover art ?

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i have seen this on tv:

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http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/bacon/innocent.jpg

and it reminds me of the cover from body electric, does anyone know what`s really on the cover? where can find more about sisters artwork?
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Yes - that is indeed by the painter Francis Bacon. The original painting (before a bit of Von magic :wink: ) is used as Head VI I believe.

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As you will note from other early single covers, Eldritch is very fond of taking a 'masterpiece' and changing the colour scheme etc....

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It's by the same artist, Bacon. I think it's one of is Studies After Velasquez, or something along those lines. It's a portrait series of various popes, if I remember correctly.
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Can someone post the Cover art of body electric?
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Yes. :|
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:D thanks!
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Hom_Corleone wrote:Yes. :|
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For me this is the nicest sleeve of the sisters together with Body and soul... They used single colours these early days; red (BE), blue (body and soul), green (temple) and later on yellow (under the gun).... Nice!
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I used Bacon's artwork for my Art GCSE mock.. drew a picture of Eldritch from the "Stairway To Heaven" bootleg cover, and David Sylvian from the back of the "Life In Tokyo" single..
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Dark wrote:I used Bacon's artwork for my Art GCSE mock.. drew a picture of Eldritch from the "Stairway To Heaven" bootleg cover, and David Sylvian from the back of the "Life In Tokyo" single..
Whats on the cover of your Stairway to Heaven boot? Is it a 7" - mine is white with some figures on it IIRC.
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Mine's a 2CD bootleg. It looks something like this, I guess. ;)

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Dark wrote:Mine's a 2CD bootleg. It looks something like this, I guess. ;)

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is that Eddie Reader in the top right frame :eek:
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Dark wrote:Mine's a 2CD bootleg. It looks something like this, I guess. ;)

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That was the best art exam I've ever had. :)
is that Eddie Reader in the top right frame :eek:
Ben Gunn? :innocent:
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paint it black wrote:is that Eddie Reader in the top right frame :eek:
cardoman wrote:Ben Gunn? :innocent:
Dark wrote:and David Sylvian from the back of the "Life In Tokyo" single..
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cardoman wrote:
Hom_Corleone wrote:Yes. :|
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For me this is the nicest sleeve of the sisters together with Body and soul... They used single colours these early days; red (BE), blue (body and soul), green (temple) and later on yellow (under the gun).... Nice!

alice is a matisse; body and soul an illustration from dante's inferno; and the reptile house is supposed to be ripped off from an alice cooper album sleeve. TOL cover is the best for simplicity, effect, and colour scheme IMO.
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eastmidswhizzkid wrote:
cardoman wrote:
Hom_Corleone wrote:Yes. :|
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For me this is the nicest sleeve of the sisters together with Body and soul... They used single colours these early days; red (BE), blue (body and soul), green (temple) and later on yellow (under the gun).... Nice!

alice is a matisse; body and soul an illustration from dante's inferno; and the reptile house is supposed to be ripped off from an alice cooper album sleeve. TOL cover is the best for simplicity, effect, and colour scheme IMO.
Correct, I like those sleeves...
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Here we go, then. :D

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mh wrote:Here we go, then. :D

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Nice, mh! :notworthy:
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You may be interested to know that the Divine Comedy woodcuts are public domain, and you can download your own copy of them from Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/d#a1896 ;)
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mh wrote:You may be interested to know that the Divine Comedy woodcuts are public domain, and you can download your own copy of them from Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/d#a1896 ;)
That's even more nice! Great stuff. :notworthy:
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never find the right issue of National Geographic where the RH page artwork was took :evil:
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so who was TOL cover done by? it seems ignorant to assume that such a simple design isn't from a famous artwork :?:
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cardoman wrote:
mh wrote:Here we go, then. :D

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Nice, mh! :notworthy:
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not sure what came first but this is a Raymond Pettibon drawing....


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Dark wrote:Mine's a 2CD bootleg. It looks something like this, I guess. ;)

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That was the best art exam I've ever had. :)
No surprise, it's really good, congrats.
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taylor wrote:never find the right issue of National Geographic where the RH page artwork was took :evil:
And what a hunt that was all them years ago :D :notworthy:
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