Saville drew inspiration from French artist Yves Klein , specifically utilizing "Klein Blue" for the branding elements of the release.
, the sleeve features a stark, black-and-white portrait inspired by David Bailey’s 1960s photography. The bold typography and "International Klein Blue" accents emphasize its art-gallery aesthetic. Visual Innovation : The music video for "Sledgehammer" -Pop art- pop- -1986- Peter Gabriel - So -FLAC-...
We cannot ignore the visual of the cover. The cover of So is simply a close-up of Gabriel’s face, manipulated by artist Peter Christopherson using a "paintbox" (an early computer graphics system). The image is out of focus, smeared, and colorized in weird ways. It looks like a Warhol silk screen that was left in the rain. Saville drew inspiration from French artist Yves Klein