ART BY MICHAEL WHELAN FEATURED IN LOUIS VUITTON AD CAMPAIGN

Inquiries about secondary rights for Michael Whelan’s artwork often lead to interesting projects. Sometimes his paintings end up on album covers, sometimes as the box art for Scandinavian role playing games.

When a London ad agency contacted us in November about a project for Louis Vuitton, I knew life was about to get interesting.

It turns out that Nicolas Ghesquière, French fashion designer and creative director at Louis Vuitton, is a fan of Michael’s work.

The literary inspired campaign features fashion set in retro book covers. You may recognize a few of the celebrities stepping into Michael’s paintings.

What do you think?

Personally, I always find it fascinating seeing the reach of Michael’s art outside of the book world. ~ME