Challenge 76: How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
HBHBHB is an Album by one of my favorite bands, Florence + Machine. The album was released in 2015 to critical acclaim and commercial success. For those of you who are familiar with the band's work, you know how fantastical and out of this world their songs tend to be. Filled with great metaphors and amazing sounds, the songs take you on an amazing journey.
So, what is this challenge about, you ask? It is a lyrical challenge. But I also want you to explore the sounds and moods in the songs, as well as the lyrics of said songs. So, it’s not just the lyrical content that should be used in the wallpaper, it is also the feel of the music itself that needs to come about in your own artistic way.
While this challenge is about this one specific album, I will allow you to use songs from other albums if you have any emotional connection with.
How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful Track List:
1. "Ship to Wreck"
2. "What Kind of Man"
3. "How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful"
4. "Queen of Peace"
5. "Various Storms & Saints"
6. "Delilah"
7. "Long & Lost"
8. "Caught"
9. "Third Eye"
10. "St. Jude"
11. "Mother"
I trust you to look up the songs on YouTube, Apple Music or any other Music Streaming service you might use.
So to sum things up:
Option A:
Use a song off HBHBHB in your art. I recommend you read the lyrics before listening to it to get a better idea of what it's about.
Option B:
Know a song by F+M from another album and want to use that? Great! Just make sure you explain why you picked it.
Size: I usually prefer Wallpapers but I'll allow "Tumblr" size art. I don't want to restrict anyone. What I'm not allowing are Icons. I want you guys to tell a story and I don't think you can do that through a single icon.
Fandoms: All.
Deadline: the 6th of November, one month from now.
Can't wait to see what you come up with! Feel free to message me for any questions, directions and what not!
Josh