Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Imagery on Album Cover


Image: "Let It Enfold You" - Senses Fail (album cover)
Artwork Done By: James Rheem Davis
Source: http://www.giantsumo.com/id71.html

Facts:
The image appears to be a photograph taken, but has been photo shopped.
The photograph is taken of a man in a white colored bathroom.
The entire image is distorted, there are blurs and smudges.
The man in the photograph is wearing a black suit, white collared shirt, and a black tie.
The man has his right hand placed on what appears to be the bathroom mirror.
The man is staring into the bathroom mirror.
Instead of the man’s reflection, the mirror shows an image of a man in a similar outfit in a red back ground, full of flames and tree branches without leaves.
The man in the burning image has his mouth wide open and his eyes are white.
Inferences:
The burning image is not actually a reflection, but it is the image of what he sees of himself and his environment.
The “reflection” of the man has mouth wide open and eyes rolled back because he is screaming in pain.
The burning environment is causing his “reflection” great distress.
The man’s reflection shows his true inner emotions that are not shown by the image of the man, himself. 
Judgments:
This man is weak minded and weak willed.
This man is scared of the world.
This man’s life is a “living” Hell.
This is a catchy image, because I feel like I can relate to it and makes me want to buy the album. 

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