Static Panic
Minneapolis based funk-pop band Static Panic came to me to create album artwork for their debut single, "Fluid Funky Butter Sweet". This imagery was drawn from the song's themes of sensuality, dream-like escapism, and gender nonconformity. The single lead to a series of album illustrations.
I was later asked to create two more pieces based on the first single for two more singles leading up to an EP. First was "Lose You To the Night". For this one, Static Panic provided two pieces of initial direction: they wanted some used of human hands and an idea of kintsugi, the Japanese art of mending shattered earthware with gold.
The next piece was for a song called "Bottle to Brain". The visuals derive from the haziness of the song. These singles established the series color palate taken from "Fluid Funky Butter Sweet" and the motif of surreal body parts floating in space, centered in the square.
These singles and other songs were then compiled into the "Chorme" EP. I wanted the illustration to echo the record's themes of confusion, transformation, and vulnerability. "Chrome" awarded Static Panic a dedicated local following, critical buzz, and radio play. The music carried them this far, but I like to think I helped.
