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When Kanye West’s sixth solo album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, was unveiled five years ago, there was much conversation surrounding not only its boundary-pushing musical value, but also its accompanying artwork.
West partnered with contemporary painter George Condo for five versions of the album cover, including a cubist-style portrait, a decapitated head and sword, and a naked sphinx straddling Kanye. Upon its release, the CD was rejected from certain stores because of the nudity on its front image, and Ye went on an anti-commercialist Twitter rant in response.
Five years since its release, Kanye fans are now wishing MBDTF a happy birthday with artistic contributions of their own. Here are some of our favorite fan-made illustrations and paintings that commemorate the iconic album.
MBDTF Scribbles
a series of sketches i created while listening 2 the classic "my beautiful dark twisted fantasy" by kanye west . pic.twitter.com/SYaIJsqbdG
— zach thompson (@vizualzmt) November 22, 2015
Skeleton Dancers
My Beautiful Distortedd Dark Twisted Fantasy. Art by @Distortedd_ pic.twitter.com/T0dMoLc570
— GOOD Music News (@GOODMusicInfo) November 22, 2015
Piano Scene
#MyBeautifulDarkTwistedFantasy Painting by @briaatortillaa cc: @TeamKanyeDaily pic.twitter.com/7UneeuvgvT
— #RECIRICH™ (@ReciRich) November 22, 2015
Runaway
This weekend marks five years since Kanye West dropped "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" #5YearsOfMBDTF pic.twitter.com/mC106JfZVj
— Joety (@562ND) November 22, 2015