CD Portrait of Bob Marley

In an effort to combat piracy in the music industry, many concerned parties, including the musicians themselves, have raised their voices against it. While others were more vocal, some resorted to more unconventional ways to get their message across. TBWA Italy joined in this campaign and also launched the pop culture magazine First Floor Under by making use of CDs in creating portraits of not one, but seven, musicians who are legends in their own rights.

The Milan-based advertising agency, TBWA, put its artists Moreno de Turco and Mirco Pagano come up with recreations of portraits of seven famous musicians who have carved their names in the global music industry. The concept? Since it is a bid to stop music piracy, they have to make use of CDs of the albums of said musicians.

6,500 CDs of the music icons’ own albums and 200 hours later, de Turco and Pagano came up with seven stunning portraits of Bob Marley, Elvis Presley, The Door‘s Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Michael Jackson, James Brown and Queen‘s Freddie Mercury.

Get a load of these portraits below.

Is This Love (Bob Marley)

Too Much Love Will Kill You (Freddie Mercury, Queen)

Don’t Be Cruel (Elvis Presley)

Can’t Stand Your Love (James Brown)

This Is The End (Jim Morrison, The Doors)

The Way You Make Me Feel (Michael Jackson)

The Way You Make Me Feel (Michael Jackson)

I Don’t Live Today (Jimi Hendrix)