The shape is very natural and organic, with exceptions for the the tree house which is mostly geometric. Color evident as it was used on the trees. The cover art is brimming with visual elements such as color, form, shape, and lines. They extract the tannic acid from the fruit and use it to treat leather-it is also considered a poisonous plant (Lampe, K. Futhermore, since the band is hailing from Ohio, a state in the United States of America, it was historically known to be вЂњthe Buckeye StateвЂќ relating to the Ohio Buckeye Tree ( Aesculus glabra)В which bears fruits (Why is Ohio known as the Buckeye StateвЂ¦, 2008). Aside from being the cover art for WALK THE MOON, it is simply the visual representation of what you may feel while listening to the bandвЂ™s songs such as вЂ Anna Sun,вЂ™ вЂ Tightrope,вЂ™ and вЂ Shiver Shiver.вЂ™ДЄpart from the use of various colors, the album design is mostly repetition of trees and a tree house-the trees which represent the growth of the youth while the tree house is a hideaway, a fort, or simply a place away from the mainstream world. It is very pop art-esque yet somewhat psychedelic. The use of bright vivid colors attracts the eye of anyone who sees it. Their self-titled album, WALK THE MOON, boasts of the bandвЂ™s youthful, eclectic vibe-not just the tracks under the album, but also the art used as their cover. The tracklist from that album they adapted to their WALK THE MOON album under RCA Records. With that, in 2010, they independently released their debut album вЂ I Want!, I Want!вЂ™. Nicholas Petricca, Kevin Ray, Sean Waugaman, and Eli Maiman formed the band in the late 2000s. Walk The Moon is an American Indie Rock band based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

However, my views do not reflect the original intention of the record company, artist, and designers, for that matter. If you will be using this as reference, please be sure to cite the proper sources, including this blog. Although I did some research on the bandвЂ™s background which is indicated on the in-text-citation. This critical analysis was done for my Introduction to Art class, and mostly based from my perspective of the art.

WALK THE MOON Cover Art (c) Walk The Moon Website

Walk the moon album artwork