Former Blur guitarist Graham Coxon is one of few artists who play a critical role in their album's artwork. In fact, he has painted the album the covers for each of his solo records and singles.
Mixing childlike representations with comic book styles and a little hints of Roy Lichtenstein, Coxon's art is almost as interesting as his musical career. Here's a little video of Coxon discussing the cover art for his latest, Love Travels at Illegal Speeds.Doesn't Coxon look and sound way cool? He's got that whole early Elvis Costello/Peter Sellars in Lolita thing going on. I used to try and emulate that look, going so far as to wear Buddy Holly glasses, even though I didn't need them. I got tired, however, of having to explain the artistic qualities of wearing glasses you don't actually need and now I no longer wear them.
::Previously::
1 Review: Love Travels at Illegal Speeds / Graham Coxon
2 Review: "Standing on My Own Again" / Graham Coxon
3 comments:
awwwwwww!!!!! Graham Coxon is just so adorable with the glasses pushing and the scratching and the hair ruffling thing! Did you used to do that when you went through your glasses phase?
btw Eva, my daughter, is so glad that she actually needed to get glasses because she finally got to get the indie scenester kid ones she always wanted to wear.
I did the hair ruffling ... the slumped shoulders ... crossing the legs ... though I think I still do that now. Glad Eva likes the indie scenester glasses.
Didn't Graham also do some art for Blur? Or am I thinking of John Squire from Stone Roses..
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