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Body Electric cover art ?
Posted: 07 Feb 2008, 01:20
by Little_Sister
i have seen this on tv:
BEWARE SLIGHTLY SCARY PICTURE AHEAD!
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?
Posted: 07 Feb 2008, 04:37
by Silver_Owl
Yes - that is indeed by the painter Francis Bacon. The original painting (before a bit of Von magic
) is used as
Head VI I believe.
Clicky
As you will note from other early single covers, Eldritch is very fond of taking a 'masterpiece' and changing the colour scheme etc....
You're welcome
Posted: 07 Feb 2008, 04:37
by sultan2075
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.
Posted: 07 Feb 2008, 04:56
by Husek
Can someone post the Cover art of body electric?
Posted: 07 Feb 2008, 04:58
by Silver_Owl
Yes.
Posted: 07 Feb 2008, 13:11
by Little_Sister
thanks!
Posted: 08 Feb 2008, 00:35
by cardoman
Hom_Corleone wrote:Yes.
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!
Posted: 08 Feb 2008, 00:57
by Dark
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..
Posted: 08 Feb 2008, 01:02
by Silver_Owl
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.
Posted: 08 Feb 2008, 08:14
by Dark
Mine's a 2CD bootleg. It looks something like this, I guess.
That was the best art exam I've ever had.
Posted: 08 Feb 2008, 09:18
by paint it black
Dark wrote:Mine's a 2CD bootleg. It looks something like this, I guess.
That was the best art exam I've ever had.
is that Eddie Reader in the top right frame
Posted: 08 Feb 2008, 10:17
by cardoman
paint it black wrote:Dark wrote:Mine's a 2CD bootleg. It looks something like this, I guess.
That was the best art exam I've ever had.
is that Eddie Reader in the top right frame
Ben Gunn?
Posted: 08 Feb 2008, 21:08
by Dark
paint it black wrote:is that Eddie Reader in the top right frame
cardoman wrote:Ben Gunn?
Dark wrote:and David Sylvian from the back of the "Life In Tokyo" single..
Posted: 09 Feb 2008, 02:48
by eastmidswhizzkid
cardoman wrote:Hom_Corleone wrote:Yes.
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.
Posted: 09 Feb 2008, 11:39
by cardoman
eastmidswhizzkid wrote:cardoman wrote:Hom_Corleone wrote:Yes.
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...
Posted: 09 Feb 2008, 11:53
by mh
Posted: 09 Feb 2008, 12:39
by cardoman
Nice, mh!
Posted: 09 Feb 2008, 13:02
by mh
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
Posted: 09 Feb 2008, 13:14
by cardoman
That's even more nice! Great stuff.
Posted: 09 Feb 2008, 15:49
by taylor
never find the right issue of National Geographic where the RH page artwork was took
Posted: 09 Feb 2008, 17:53
by eastmidswhizzkid
so who
was TOL cover done by? it seems ignorant to assume that such a simple design
isn't from a famous artwork
Posted: 09 Feb 2008, 18:10
by 6FeetOver
cardoman wrote:
Nice, mh!
Seconded! Excellent! I love being enlightened.
Posted: 09 Feb 2008, 20:38
by Dr. Moody
not sure what came first but this is a Raymond Pettibon drawing....
Posted: 09 Feb 2008, 23:10
by nowayjose
Dark wrote:Mine's a 2CD bootleg. It looks something like this, I guess.
That was the best art exam I've ever had.
No surprise, it's really good, congrats.
Posted: 10 Feb 2008, 14:01
by Big Si
taylor wrote:never find the right issue of National Geographic where the RH page artwork was took
And what a hunt that was all them years ago
