ARTISTIC RIDE CHANNELS SPIRIT OF NIRVANA
AN AUSSIE cyclist has recreated the cover of Nirvana’s Nevermind album on the streets of Adelaide.
Pete Stokes, 45, rode 150km across Adelaide to sketch the outline of the iconic baby artwork using the GPS software on the fitness app Strava. It took almost 8½ hours to complete.
Mr Stokes crafted the baby’s face, with a slightly angry expression, over the Adelaide CBD.
Mr Stokes has created a number of sketches using the Strava fitness app, including a fox, dragon, face emoji and Beethoven to mark the composer’s 250th birthday, with most of his journeys totalling more than 100km.
He posted the Nirvana baby to his Facebook page on the 30th anniversary of the album’s release on September 24, 1991.
Spencer Elden, the man photographed as a baby and featured on the Nevermind cover, is suing the band over the artwork, alleging sexual exploitation over the nude image.
Nirvana is planning to re-release the Nevermind album to mark the 30th anniversary this year. The cover remains the same.