Wednesday, 4 July 2007

Childlike Album Covers

Here, Bjork's album cover for 'Army of Me' states on the front of the cover that the music on the album is directed at children who have suffered due to the destructiveness of nature. The album consists of fans different versions of Bjork's song 'Army of Me' and the childlike drawing is assumably of Bjork. She is well known for her dreamlike and often mesmerizing music, a childlike trait who at a young age are full of dreams and easily amazed. However, despite being a very childish drawing, the sinister facial expression and holding the world - connoting controlling the world - as well as the sharp edges, draw out the darker meaning of the song, which is the destructiveness of nature.

The album cover for Captain Beefheart's 'Doc at the Radar Station' also has a very childlike image, although it is unclear what the picture is of. The simple and scruffy pencil drawing dominated by the black scribble on top of the picture reflects anger and irritation possibly from the artist or a reflection of the music. The black creates a sinister/ confused edge to the cheerier yellow, which could be a connotation of the sun and a child's happiness.

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