Enation's Richard Lee also had this to say about the cover:
Here is our album cover for 'My Ancient Rebellion'. We are really thrilled with it! I wanted to let you in on the creative process, how the cover came about. Originally, I was going to try and design something, and the options I came up with were good, but after contemplation we decided that we should involve the brilliant work of Gary Kelly, who works out of Dublin, Ireland and has worked on many high profile designs including one of our favorite artists, the iconic U2. We had worked with Gary several times over the years and knew his keen eye and artistic sensibilities would benefit us greatly. We let Gary know that we wanted a design that told a story. We love the artwork on 'World in Flight' but felt that 'My Ancient Rebellion' was a more cinematic, non-linear album both sonically and thematically. Jonathan wanted to capture something in the cover design that felt ancient, that told a story that feels as though it has been around for ages. After looking around for images that seemed to resonate with us, including some of Rembrandt's paintings, we came across a 17th century painting LANDSCAPE WITH THE GOOD SAMARITAN
BY GIOVANNI ANDREA DONDUCCI (aka, MASTELLETTA). It was a breathtaking image created hundreds of years ago. It's vast in it's scope and yet tells a very personal story. This album is in many ways about coming to the realization that to live in love and compassion is the greatest rebellion of all. This masterful painting by the 17th century Italian painter seems to capture the spirit of that rebellion in all it's beauty and madness.
We hope you enjoy it, and the music that's to come.
Love is an Action,
Richard Lee
///// Enation
I love how deep and insightful Enation always is about their music :)
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