LED ZEPPELIN - Famed Zeppelin Cloud Available As Fine Art Print
March 29, 2011, 13 years ago
LED ZEPPELIN's Zeppelin Cloud art produced by Andie Airfix (METALLICA, DEF LEPPARD) is now available as a limited edition fine art print hand-signed by Airfix himself.
Invited by the band in 2003 to design artwork for Led Zeppelin's enigmatically titled DVD the release of previously unseen live concert footage from the Royal Albert Hall, Madison Square Gardens and Knebworth, Airfix created stunning images for the two-DVD set. After it's release DVD was described as the "Holy Grail of heavy metal" and "one of the best rock documentaries ever made" by Rolling Stone magazine.
This large landscape 'work in progress' was subsequently developed to become the 'wraparound' cover for the limited edition box-set and the commercial release which sold 15 x platinum units worldwide.
To follow precedents set by some of the most well-known album sleeves in music's history was a daunting task but Airfix rose to the challenge.
"It was important for me to continue the distinctive design legacy," says Airfix. "For my initial inspiration I referred to the amazing crop-circle image used on Zeppelin's 'Remasters' CD released in 1990. I incorporated the zeppelin shape in a similarly abstract way and used some of the same vibrant, other-worldly colours. I see the 'DVD' cover-image as a progression of the 'Re-masters' image two releases which complement each other."This is a rare opportunity to own a unique image, previously unpublished and only usually found in a designer's private collection.
Only 195 prints are available at a cost of: £550, $884, €633.
For more details and to purchase visit the St. Paul's Gallery.
(Photo courtesy of St. Paul's Gallery)
