Sort of the next logical step from the Sleeveface phenomenon of a few years back, a young, keen-eyed graphic artist named Eisen Bernardo has started a cool Instagram page dubbed albumplusart (or Album + Art). The concept is pretty simple, but it’s really Bernardo’s execution that is so stunning.
Essentially Bernardo inserts album cover art into classic paintings (he uses the term “mashup,” but I’ve always loathed that term, so I shan’t be employing it here). In many instances, the fusion of images is absolutely seamless. I applaud Bernardo’s resourceful eye for minutia and scale, and his enthusiastic imagination.
This all said, I really wish his record collection was a little deeper. Apart from a few exceptions of canonical rock (Pink Floyd, the Doors, Kiss, Springsteen, the Eagles, Dylan), most of the album covers he features concentrate on contemporary pop and R&B bullshit of the variety that makes my teeth grind like Beyonce, Zayn, Rihanna, Bieber, Gaga, etc. I guess there’s no accounting for taste.
Quibble aside, you should really check it out. Do so here.
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