Which cover of Lady Gaga's studio album best represents the concept of the record?

[Cherry Blues 393]

Which covers represents the main subject and message of the studio albums in the best way?

Being famous, luxury, ironic commentar about pop culture but also a homage 

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Fears, darkness and abyss in the psyche, destructive effects on the psyche from love or fame

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Self-acceptance, self-love, identity, self-discovery, liberation

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Fusion of art and pop, symbiosis of art, perceiving art through immaturity and music

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Family (relationships) , life, mortality, connecting with the inner core

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Healing of pain and psychological trauma through dancing and music, imagination

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Inner chaos, inner demons, reflecting chaos in the identity of light and darkness, inner world = experience of the outer world

[NUTELLA 27,581]

Best represents the concept/theme of the music?

The Fame Monster artwork with the intentionally bad/cheap-looking dark wig & the mascara tears

(even though I prefer the blonde one)

Edited Saturday at 09:41 PM by NUTELLA

[nATAH 57,261]

to me, chromatica

the struggle of being trapped by the weight of one's own mind and mental health

the sine is her creation spawned from her mind and it has her crushed and trapped

[Cherry Blues 393]

13 minutes ago, NUTELLA said:

Best represents the concept/theme of the music?

The Fame Monster artwork with the intentionally bad/cheap-looking dark wig & the mascara tears

(even though I prefer the blonde one)

 The wig is perfect xD

[BELLYACHE 1,837]

There’s only one correct answer and it’s born this way 

[NUTELLA 27,581]

7 minutes ago, Cherry Blues said:

 The wig is perfect xD

Perfect for the message she is trying to convey (having reached fame but now it is not all it's cracked up to be... she is seeing the ugly side of celebrity, etc... much like a bad wig reveals itself to be bad once you're up-close with it, the non-existent hairline/part glaringly obvious lol)

It is very much a "Halloween store" wig (again, intentionally) but yes I think it's great for the record

I think I've always preferred the blonde one because that's the artwork I saw first, though (also because the front-facing posture & the severe jacket are just so great)

Edited Saturday at 10:02 PM by NUTELLA

[Cherry Blues 393]

24 minutes ago, nATAH said:

to me, chromatica

the struggle of being trapped by the weight of one's own mind and mental health

the sine is her creation spawned from her mind and it has her crushed and trapped

The cover is dark and colorful but has such a heavy, claustrophobic atmosphere - it has something. The pink neon light could be an indication that in addition to the heavy trauma, there is also life and ideas, creativity. Even if it feels artificial at first. 

 

[Cherry Blues 393]

18 minutes ago, NUTELLA said:

Perfect for the message she is trying to convey (having reached fame but now it is not all it's cracked up to be... she is seeing the ugly side of celebrity, etc... much like a bad wig reveals itself to be bad once you're up-close with it, the non-existent hairline/part glaringly obvious lol)

It is very much a "Halloween store" wig (again, intentionally) but yes I think it's great for the record

I think I've always preferred the blonde one because that's the artwork I saw first, though (also because the front-facing posture & the severe jacket are just so great)

I also prefer this blonde cover over the dark one, it's very classy. 

[NUTELLA 27,581]

Ugh, now I'm arguing with MYSELF, because ARTPOP also works here.

The album is a billowing dumpster fire of "inspired" impulses, creative excess & lack of restraint in many ways...

the busy, noxious, eyesore visual is VERY MUCH representative of that

[DESTROY UR DISEASE 20,309]

Imma say ARTPOP

it's bold, it's colorful, there is so much happening (like on the record itself), she also put art pieces together in the background

and also Gaga herself looks kinda like a sculpture here, just look at her hair - almost like if it was carved out, like an actual statue. She's turned herself into a work of art and slapped it onto a pop record  

[onTheBrink 1,381]

This sums MAYHEM up really nicely for me....feeling fractured in some way

[Cherry Blues 393]

21 minutes ago, DESTROY UR DISEASE said:

Imma say ARTPOP

it's bold, it's colorful, there is so much happening (like on the record itself), she also put art pieces together in the background

and also Gaga herself looks kinda like a sculpture here, just look at her hair - almost like if it was carved out, like an actual statue. She's turned herself into a work of art and slapped it onto a pop record  

And the Koon ball looks great with the pink. It may seem overloaded, but it's a sweet attempt... she gives birth to art. Lady Gaga was not vain enough to stage herself out of flesh and blood, but gave priority to a sculpture of herself. Yes there is a lot happening on the cover, like the a little chaotic dance-pop on ARTPOP.

[Cherry Blues 393]

19 minutes ago, onTheBrink said:

This sums MAYHEM up really nicely for me....feeling fractured in some way

She looks here a little like the brother of Marylin Manson. But yeah it has the same message like the first MAYHEM cover with the mirror. 

[blueberry kisses 10,249]

Chromatica and TFM (black hair cover).

[gagzus 23,408]

If I can genuinely be honest none of them