Difference between revisions of "Russell Mills"
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*''[[Came Back Haunted (halo)|Came Back Haunted]]'' (2013) | *''[[Came Back Haunted (halo)|Came Back Haunted]]'' (2013) | ||
*''[[Hesitation Marks]]'' (2013) | *''[[Hesitation Marks]]'' (2013) | ||
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| + | The cover art for ''[[Closer To God (halo)|Closer To God]]'' is frequently misattributed to Mills. It was actually done by photographer Joseph Cultice, though he is uncredited on the packaging.[http://popispersonal.tumblr.com/post/14215317379] | ||
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*[http://www.russellmills.com/mills/installations/committere.html Mills on the artwork for ''March Of The Pigs'' and ''The Downward Spiral''] | *[http://www.russellmills.com/mills/installations/committere.html Mills on the artwork for ''March Of The Pigs'' and ''The Downward Spiral''] | ||
*[http://www.permanence.de/millscat/nin/index.html Unused artwork created for ''Closure''] | *[http://www.permanence.de/millscat/nin/index.html Unused artwork created for ''Closure''] | ||
| − | + | *[http://nineinchnails.tumblr.com/post/52247958645 Mills on the artwork for ''Hesitation Marks''] | |
[[Category:Related to NIN]] | [[Category:Related to NIN]] | ||
Revision as of 00:20, 26 July 2013
Russell Mills (born 1952) is a British painter, designer and ambient musician who created paintings that were used for several Nine Inch Nails releases. Other bands and artists he has worked for include Brian Eno, Cocteau Twins and David Sylvian.
Biography
In art school, Mills began creating artwork inspired by lyrics from Brian Eno songs, which were later used in the book More Dark Than Shark. Starting in the 1980s, he was receiving commissions to create artwork for album covers. His style began to evolve from traditional drawing and painting into a more abstract collage-oriented style, with many organic elements and items from nature being used as materials. His paintings are sometimes seen as visually mirroring the ambient sounds of many of the albums he designs covers for. He has also made two albums of ambient music under the name Undark, by creating sonic collages from unused sounds given to him by musicians he has connections with.
Artwork For NIN
- March Of The Pigs (1994)
- The Downward Spiral (1994)
- Further Down The Spiral (1995)
- Closure (1997)
- Came Back Haunted (2013)
- Hesitation Marks (2013)
The cover art for Closer To God is frequently misattributed to Mills. It was actually done by photographer Joseph Cultice, though he is uncredited on the packaging.[1]