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Artist: Sebastian Bach
Release: Angel Down
Label: Mrv
Designer: David Bierk
Release Date: November 20, 2007

I included the explicit version of this cover because it’s not something seen as much anymore, and considering how awful it is as a design element, it’s good to have some sort of a stark illustration (pun not intended) of a “synthesis” of design. That is to say, we have an artist’s work based on a creative vision, plus another “work” based on the influence of a group whose modus operandi is not love of art but a certain code of ethic. There are two designers here. What kind of new statement do you think this this making?

Taken from Bach’s horrid, horrid site:

The cover art for “Angel Down” is an original painting by Bach’s late father, the celebrated Canadian artist David Bierk who died in 2002. The painting, entitled “David Watching,” was painted in 1990, so an emotional choice for Bach. Bierk also created the cover artwork for Skid Row’s 1991 album “Slave to the Grind,” which Rolling Stone voted one of the top 5 album covers of the year. His paintings have been exhibited in art galleries all over North America.

There is also a much larger version of the cover (with some modifications), on Bach’s site here.