ArtBong

The artist behind the art. Many people have never heard of Pedro Bell (including me before this post) but his work was easily recognizable and iconic. This is the artist whose elaborate designs and art graced the covers of numerous Parliament Funkadelic, and George Clinton solo albums starting with the band's 1973 album, 'Cosmic Slop' and continuing for over 10 years. Bell's covers were immensely popular and were synonymous with the Funkadelic brand. Bell's style was a mix of Afro-futurism, graphic novel, collages, and sex.  As young artist, after hearing Funkadelic on an underground Chicago radio station Bell began writing illustrated letters, drawings and college-newspaper writing samples including his "psychedelic envelopes" to the band and their manager. They liked his style and he was hired to produce artwork for the band beginning with show posters, promotional items, and press kits, moving on to album artwork which included slang, nickname