That’s right, here we have the new cover art for Watch The Throne‘s next single, “Otis.” It’s been designed by Riccardo Tisci, the designer for Givenchy and the illustrator for Watch The Throne‘s cover art for the album and the first single, “H.A.M.”
A few months ago, Complex did a feature about the designer. Here are the facts I found most important about the artist:
• Riccardo Tisci went to the prestigious design school, Central Saint Martins in London. Other fashion prodigies such as Alexander McQueen, John Galliano, and Phoebe Philo have also attended the authoritative college.
• He’s responsible for designing the menswear, womenswear, haute couture, and accessories for Givenchy and is acclaimed for breathing new life to the design house with his romanticism and dark Gothic touches.
•He says the hip-hop world is similar to his: “The self-confidence, not being scared of anything. I love dodgy people, dodgy situations! The obsession of beauty.”
• Tisci has an affinity to using studs and stars in his clothing (Kanye seems to like this too).
You can see how that last point translated into the work Tisci did on this album. The album cover artwork is all studs and the artwork for “Otis” features the American flag in a way that makes the stars a much bigger portion than is normal.
Check out the precious Kanye x Jay-Z-related pieces that Tisci worked on:
Via Complex.
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