The Creatives Behind Travis Scott’s ‘Utopia’ Visuals
The experience for Travis Scott's latest album is as visual as it is audible. Here are some of the creatives who helped craft the 'Utopia' imagery.
Utopia has finally arrived. And while plenty of us are focused on the music and picking out our favorite pieces from the 19-track album, the visuals have also been very memorable.
The clear influence that Ye and his album Yeezus had on Utopia has already been talked about. But Travis also took some cues from another classic Ye project by offering multiple covers, similar to the various George Condo paintings that were featured on My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. It may come as no surprise, but various creatives that have collaborated with Ye on visuals in recent years have also contributed to the five Utopia album covers you have seen for Utopia.
But it isn’t just multiple album covers. On Thursday night, a film produced by A24 and co-directed by Travis Scott, Gaspar Noe, Nicolas Winding-Refn, Harmony Korine, Valdimar Johannsson and Kahil Joseph titled Circus Maximus premiered in theaters across the United States. Today, a 112-page Utopia zine was released on Travis Scott’s web store. 12 visual artists are listed as contributors including Dodleyz, Jon Rafman, Lara Joy Evans, and Matthew Angelo Harrison. Editing and graphic design was handled by Opioid Crisis Look Book and Rochelle Bambury is credited with production. Travis made sure to give fans a well-rounded experience for his fourth album.
It’s easy to give credit to Travis, but it’s also always good to spotlight the people behind the scenes of these blockbuster projects. This is not everyone who contributed to the Utopia visuals, but learn a bit more about the creatives credited on the five covers of Utopia, below.
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