When Brett asked me to work on the cover of his new album, i felt honored and thrilled but i also knew it would take some time to experiment the concept. According to his original idea, it had to be abstract, preferably in color and involving some kind of human presence. I also had the title in tow: Multitude, Solitude. I did a lot of different series, each time bending the three-components-rule and stumbling upon the same feedback over and over: can we do more? So i did, and it seems like the last series (showing below) is coming close to the master's original idea. I had to convince him also that it will look like my work and that my own vision will be a huge factor in the creating process. We still have to work on it before he makes the final decision on what the cover will be. I will reveal it here when the CD is released. Stay tuned!
Ultimately, it will be his pitch and i can't wait to show you the final product.
I want to use this post to thank him for challenging me, for pushing me further, for feeding my creativity and for loving my work in such a supportive way.
Voici donc plus de 5 mois que je travaille sur le projet de couverture de l'abum d'Ergo Multitude, Solitude. Lorsque Brett m'a demande si je pouvais collaborer a sa creation je fus flattee et enchantee, mais j'etais aussi consciente du challenge qui se presentait; Deux egos tres creatifs avec des idees tres precises et un point de vue respectif a faire entendre travaillant sur un meme projet... pas facile. Des debats, des frustrations, des silences. Son idee de depart etait deja bien decoupee: 1. abstrait, 2. en couleur, 3. impliquant l'humain. J'ai tente de plier un peu les regles en travaillant sur 4 series differentes pour me retrouver a chaque fois face a la meme reaction: peux-tu explorer d'avantage?
Cette serie est donc la derniere en date, melant la foule et la solitude. Le produit n'est pas encore a sa fin mais je promet de vous reveler ici sur les Petits Papiers la fameuse couverture a la sortie de l'album.
Je tenais aussi a me servir de cette page pour remercier Brett pour sa perseverance, son abilite a me challenger et pour son soutient et sa foi en moi.
Une belle collaboration au final.
