Because the album covers are also artistic objects.
- The study conducted by the professor of the UPV/EHU Mikel Bilbao for the Eresbil file has recovered the covers of some 600 discs to reclaim the works of the authors. The Basque archive of Music Eresbil has also launched the project to protect the covers of 4,000 records.
Mikel Bilbao, professor of the UPV/EHU, has carried out for the Basque archive of Music Eresbil the study “Entre arte y diseño gráfico. In “Carátulas de disco” he has analyzed the covers of hundreds of albums of Euskal Herria and has carried out an investigation and an artistic historical analysis with the aim of claiming works of artists and graphic designers authors of carátulas.
The report made by the UPV/EHU interview with Bilbao. In his opinion, the authors of the designs are artists and graphers, and he points out that nowadays he follows this dual model. He also pointed out that currents in the art and design world have had a "remarkable influence" on the surfaces of the records. He adds that they are also "the reflection of different musical realities".
The study mentioned some 600 carats. Among them are artists such as Néstor Basterretxea, José Luis Zumeta, Rosa Valverde or Laura Esteve. In the words of the professor, “in this research we have wanted to recover and publicize works that deserve recognition, especially of women, unfortunately much more unknown”.
Finally, he points out that the way of consuming music has "changed substantially", so the presentation of the posters has been "decreasing".
Eresbil launches a project to protect 4,000 caratulas
Supported by the Department of Culture and Linguistic Policy of the Basque Government, the Basque Music Archives project has launched to store in digital format more than 4,000 cartoons edited from the 1960s until today.
These posters are part of the catalogues of record labels that began in the Basque Country last century and are available through the Digital Library of the Basque Country.
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