As you may know, the Album Art is bestowed with the job of portraying, abstractly or directly, what the album represents or what the artiste was feeling at the time of creation of the album. Hence, Mr. West's fury and disappointment at the banning of his album art in the US (his biggest market).
The album name: 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fanstasy'.
Dark and Twisted indeed.
The Album Art is a painting, by artist George Condo, of Kanye sitting nude on a couch with a bottle (presumably alcohol) in one hand and a no-armed, nude, winged woman with a polka-dotted tail and fangs. He, himself, also has a set of fangs also. Judging by the themes of the songs he has been releasing this album cover portrays him and his music very well. This from an AVID Kanye fan, but, one can't help but think: 'He needs help'.
West took to Twitter to voice his displeasure, stating
“Yoooo they banned my album cover!!!!! Ima tweet it in a few …” adding a short while later, “Banned in the USA!!! They don’t want me chilling on the couch with my phoenix!”
“In the ’70s album covers had actual nudity … It’s so funny that people forget that … Everything has been so commercialized now,” he complained.
West’s album drops on November 22.
More pics of some of his other contracted paintings of himself after the jump!!
Ernie Barnes's A Life Restored:
Commisioned to portray the 'rebirth' of Kanye West after his near-fatal car crash. The large angel at the top is not a representation of him; rather the small guy with a halo and his arms up, being carried by 'Death' is what he says is a portrayal of himself.
Another portrait by George Condo, shows Kanye West with fangs, impaled by the once hanging Sword of Damocles (same sword above his head in the video)
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