I’m very proud to reveal album cover for one of the biggest Croatian punk rock band – “PSIHOMODO POP”!The album is called “Digitalno Nebo” (“Digital Sky”), under Dallas Records label.
“Digitalno Nebo” © Milivoj Ćeran 2019.
– 50×50 cm (19,7 x 19,7 inches)
– acrylic on paper
The idea was to make something special and with a story. It wasn’t just a cover, it was more than that.
Davor Gobac (frontman and lead vocal) was also my art director on this one. We discussed many ideas, but what gave us the biggest excitement was the “Escheresque” idea of multi perspectives with surreal industrial twist. So each member of the band is in his own perspective. The image can be rotated and viewed from all 4 angles.
But the storytelling behind the cover was strong – since the last album, original drum player Tigran Kalebota passed away (on 11 Dec 2017, two years ago). He was playing half songs on the album, and the rest is played by the new drummer Tin Ostreš. So I paint Tigran walking away from the drums, and going to the “stairway to heaven” into the shining light, following “Exit” sign. He is wearing his well known famous tiger suit. Drums are without player, and new drummer Tin is approaching from the left. This album cover is also a bit of hommage to Tigran.
Other members of the band – Vlatko Ćavar Brada, Smiljan Paradiš Šparka, and Jurij Novoselić Kuzma are portrayed playing their instruments.
There is also very big “fanboy” in me, cause there isn’t everything just about the money. I was fan of Psihomodo Pop in primary school and later in high school. (*I do it as professional assignment of course, but the money wasn’t the main reason.) I was playing guitar for years – in bands, in bars for gigs during my studying, and in all parties, (80’s and 90’s were good times for guitar). I was playing many of their songs, and some of them became classics in Croatian pop culture. So when this collaboration comes up I was extremely proud and happy to do this.
Huge thanks to Davor Gobac, Lidija Balija, and Psihomodo Pop band for this great oportunity and to trust my vision and skills!
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