Casey Roonan

Cartoonist. RISD Undergrad. Jacksonian everyman.

Viva,” ink on bristol, 6” x 6” (5 pieces), 2011.

In my Illustration Concepts class I was assigned the task of creating a piece to address the Mexican holiday of Dia de los Muertos in some way. Focusing on the concept of celebration of loss, I immediately began thinking about rock ‘n’ roll - specifically, how death in that world seems only to further elevate artists to a transcendent, mythic stature.

What’s more, I saw this as a good excuse to spend my weekend reproducing some of my favorite album covers.

-CR

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