Robert Beatty is a graphic designer who produces art for some of the biggest names in music and media, including art for a band named Mondo Drag - surely he is a messiah of Todd himself. I especially enjoy his color schemes and other-worldly designs.
One of my favorite all-time pieces of album artwork, which was commissioned for (but is not limited to) Tame Impala's 2017 Currents, is a Robert Beatty production. The specific rendering is a take on fluid/gas dynamics known as vortex shedding or turbulent flow. Picture those little swirls when you walk through smoke, dye in water, or the way water itself spirals behind a moving boat or an oar. Now dip that concept in LSD and you've got the cover of Currents.
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| Tame Impala - Currents |
Mondo Drag - Mondo Drag
William Tyler - Goes West
Tim Heidecker - Fear Of Death
Beatty has a bunch more pieces up on his website which are all highly interesting and definitely worth a browse. He also does graphics for the New York Times and writes his own music. A cool human with work worth following.
- Moth
Wow this dude is epic. Didn't realize the same artist was behind Currents and Fear of Death. So cool.
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