| A Very Interesting History Of Art Thread |
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steven_stuart 02:46 am UTC 05/19/11 |
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VBO Meat Loaf Cover Artwork Variance - Wilbury 05:30 am UTC 05/16/11 |
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This is a very interesting history of art thread. Maybe Michael Whelan would enjoy reading the various posts discussing his work. Someone should tell him. Does he still do album covers? I seem to remember someone saying that he no longer wants to do them. Maybe because Meat used computers to change his work. I'm not sure. Ryan, when you talk about it evolving, is it Whelan doing the different versions or are Meat's people manipulating an original painting? In another post you say that Wilbury is not a fan of the art but didn't Wilbury say that he is a fan of the original painting? Also, the following from Wikipedia made me wonder: "The cover art was illustrated by sci-fi/fantasy artist Michael Whelan, following the style of Richard Corben's cover for Bat Out of Hell. It features the biker from the first cover flying on his motorcycle towards a giant bat perched on top of New York City's Chrysler Building. Echoing the gravestones of the first cover, partially destroyed skyscrapers inhabit the lava landscape. Also like the first album, it features a 'Songs by Jim Steinman' credit, although smaller and located at the bottom of the cover." Does Richard Corben deserve credit for the Michael Whelan painting? And Jim? Jim has the "concept" credit for the Bat 1 cover. How much influence did Jim have on the original painting that Wilbury posted? The "partially destroyed skyscrapers" and the Chrysler Building sticking out sound like something from Jim's imagination. Its very Obsdian (or post-apocalyptic New York). Its actually more relevant to Jim's "Neverland" vision than the Bat 1 cover is.
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