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<blockquote data-quote="UPROXX" data-source="post: 9126" data-attributes="member: 81">At least Kanye West’s new video for “Hurricane” is better than the one he temporarily put out for “<a href="https://uproxx.com/music/kanye-west-eazy-video-claymation-pete-davidson/" target="_blank">Eazy</a>.” Continuing his theme of using deconstructed, surrealistic imagery, the animated video uses CGI to depict a few striking visuals, chiefly among them a tableau of a fortress resting near a body of water atop what looks like a chessboard with a dragon attached the underside, which sets the stage for a jailbreak of faceless figures who rush into the sea for something resembling a religious revival.The whole thing certainly builds on the <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/kanye-west-donda-2-listening-recap/" target="_blank">visual motifs</a> that have come to define Kanye’s <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/kanye-west-donda-review/" target="_blank">Donda</a> era, which has seen him obfuscate his identity with a series of full-face masks. He seems to be making a commentary on how the public perception of art subsumes the artist; he’s made other allusions to feeling like he’s being silenced — despite, y’know, being one of the most successful artists in the world who can reasonably get away with charging fans <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/kanye-west-stem-player-review/" target="_blank">$200 for an album on a Raspberry Pi</a> — and having his true self overshadowed by gossip and fans’ projections about him (which, sorry, has been driven largely by his own antics).Despite the source, <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/kanye-west-dead-poem/" target="_blank">Kanye’s messaging</a> doesn’t feel too off-the-mark, and the imagery that pervades the “Hurricane” video — including the suggestiveness of the dragon appearing to be the source of the light his faceless jailbreakers can’t help but be drawn to — gives viewers something to think about. “Jesus Walks” it isn’t, but it’s still a visual feast for fans who haven’t yet given up on the idea that Mr. West is an artistic genius. Watch the video for “Hurricane” above.<a href="https://uproxx.com/music/kanye-west-hurricane-video/" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="UPROXX, post: 9126, member: 81"] At least Kanye West’s new video for “Hurricane” is better than the one he temporarily put out for “[URL='https://uproxx.com/music/kanye-west-eazy-video-claymation-pete-davidson/']Eazy[/URL].” Continuing his theme of using deconstructed, surrealistic imagery, the animated video uses CGI to depict a few striking visuals, chiefly among them a tableau of a fortress resting near a body of water atop what looks like a chessboard with a dragon attached the underside, which sets the stage for a jailbreak of faceless figures who rush into the sea for something resembling a religious revival. The whole thing certainly builds on the [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/kanye-west-donda-2-listening-recap/']visual motifs[/URL] that have come to define Kanye’s [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/kanye-west-donda-review/'][I]Donda[/I][/URL] era, which has seen him obfuscate his identity with a series of full-face masks. He seems to be making a commentary on how the public perception of art subsumes the artist; he’s made other allusions to feeling like he’s being silenced — despite, y’know, being one of the most successful artists in the world who can reasonably get away with charging fans [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/kanye-west-stem-player-review/']$200 for an album on a Raspberry Pi[/URL] — and having his true self overshadowed by gossip and fans’ projections about him (which, sorry, has been driven largely by his own antics). Despite the source, [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/kanye-west-dead-poem/']Kanye’s messaging[/URL] doesn’t feel too off-the-mark, and the imagery that pervades the “Hurricane” video — including the suggestiveness of the dragon appearing to be the source of the light his faceless jailbreakers can’t help but be drawn to — gives viewers something to think about. “Jesus Walks” it isn’t, but it’s still a visual feast for fans who haven’t yet given up on the idea that Mr. West is an artistic genius. Watch the video for “Hurricane” above. [url="https://uproxx.com/music/kanye-west-hurricane-video/"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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