Behind the Covers

celebrity art

1 cover story in our archive

Behind the Covers' archive includes 1 album cover documented under the "celebrity art" design theme, all from the 2010s. The cover sits within the pop, alternative tradition and features work by Lorde. Each entry below includes the cover artwork, the designers and photographers behind it, and a short story about the visual choices that defined the release.

Melodrama by Lorde — album cover art

Melodrama by Lorde (2017)

Artist Sam McKinniss painted Lorde's portrait from paparazzi photos, creating an ethereal oil painting that captures teenage angst through classical portraiture techniques. The cover transforms celebrity surveillance into fine art.

Label
Lava Records
Designer
Sam McKinniss
Genre
Pop, Alternative
Decade
2010s
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