Week 3: Mosaics of Rock Icons Using Their CD’s (A picture a day)

Mosaic of Freddie Mercury - 'Too Much Love Will Kill You'

Mosaic of Bob Marley - 'Is This Love?'

Mosaic sculptures were created by the artists Mirco Pagano and Moreno De Turco using a colorful array of CDs, often using the actual albums of the artist depicted, for a campaign entitled "Piracy". Mosaic is the art of creating images with an assemblage of small pieces of colored glass, stone, or other materials.

I feel that piracy infects and destroys music, preventing artists to succeed and become idols as in the past. Their recognition is at risk. Only original CDs allow us to understand who they are and make them universally recognisable icons. A portrait made of pirate CDs would create a non-artist. I think that is a very cool way to look at some of the iconic musicians.

I love the strong message that this campaign has sent out. I hope that this campaign will discourage people from illegally downloading music, and instead, buy the original CDs of the artists to show your appreciation. How would you feel if someone did an exact replica of your artwork without your permission and sell it to others at a cheaper price? Sometimes we need to put ourselves in other people's shoes to understand how they would feel.