My favourite painting

I like this art piece. This was painted by the artist Barry Godber. He died so young when he was 26 years old, so it would be his only painting. The actual owner is Robert Fripp a famous guitar player.

The first time I saw it was when i listened the progressive-rock album In the Court of the Crimson King from the band King Crimson. I was impressed with the music and later I understood the meaning of the cover art.

This painting is related with the first Track of the album: 21st Century Schizoid Man and it shows the sadness of the actual man, the distress and the fear to a World dominated by the money and the individualism. The song talk us about the Vietnam war so the expression of that face also shows the panic to the uncertainty of war.

I like this painting so much and the music more, so i recommend this album, a really masterpiece, because it has excellent music and really good concept art.