Hue Magazine 2010

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Musical Masterpiece

The question we find ourselves asking when we first view a piece of album artwork created by our favorite band is: what exactly is the allure? In other words, what makes album artwork so appealing and draws us into it? Maybe, it’s because the album artwork helps us to grasp the intangible feel of music that is abstract to us. The truth of the matter is that album artwork has become a personable form of art to us. Although the famous fine art pieces by Monet and Degas are breath taking to look at, can everyone relate to their artwork? Living in this generation, we can attach our emotions to album artwork. Music is a language understood by the world; it is our getaway to places of happiness and tranquility. Furthermore, album artwork plays the role of connecting our emotions to music. We all can relate to the feeling experienced Peter Blake when we ponder and engage in the album artwork while listening to the music.


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