Je vous l’ai dit après Nine Inch Nails, voici l’autre groupe culte avec lequel je vais désormais vous harceler, les Smashing Pumpkins, qui ont dévoilé l’artwork de l’album « Zeitgeist » et disons la pochette tranche avec l’univers mystico-romantique aperçu sur les pochettes des précédents albums. Soulignons tout de même que la pochette plaira à notre ami Reno vu que c’est Shepard Fairey qui s’en est occupé.
[i] »I think global warming is an issue that is currently relevant, time sensitive, and a symptom of the shortsightedness of the U.S., » Fairey says. « As a broader metaphor, the drowning Statue of Liberty, a revered icon of the U.S., symbolizes the eminent demise of many of the ideals upon which the nation was founded. Civil liberties, freedom of speech, privacy, etc. have been decreasing since 9/11. The sun in the image could either be setting or rising and this ambiguity shows that there is still hope to turn things around. »
As for Fairey’s use of red, he says, « I use red frequently because it is a visually powerful, emotionally potent color. Red gets people’s attention. In this case there is the added possibility that the red liquid could be blood, giving it an even more sinister sense of foreboding. »[/i]
