This alternative cover for Nirvana's Nevermind revisits Kurt Cobain's original concept for the album, infusing it with the haunting theme of "flipper babies" that preoccupied him during his darker moments. Drawing inspiration from his diary, the imagery here amplifies the surreal combination of innocence and tragedy. The baby, swimming underwater, is symbolic of society's relentless pursuit of money and success—mirrored in the dangling dollar bill. Cobain initially conceived the underwater baby theme after watching a TV program about underwater births. When he couldn't obtain the footage, he created his own vision in a sketchbook, which this artwork reinterprets with disturbing overtones. The deformed features of the child, a nod to his "flipper baby" obsession, reflect the fragility and grotesqueness of life, highlighting the album's overarching themes of vulnerability, exploitation, and disillusionment.
The blend of grotesque distortion with pop-culture imagery also draws parallels to artists such as Francis Bacon and Egon Schiele, whose influences can be felt in Cobain’s visual language.
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