Linkin Park's "Shadow of the Day" video

[folkhemmet]

Has anyone here seen the rock band Linkin Park's video for their song 'Shadow of the Day'? The video portrays police cracking down on protestors during what appears to be a period of civil unrest. When the video first came out a couple of months ago it showed riot police opening fire on protestors and a protestor throwing a Molotov cocktail at a parked car. Since then these two parts of the video have been edited-- now there is no shooting at the protestors and the Molotov cocktail throwing is not there. I like the video/song because they really do a fine job conveying the sense of uncertainty and anxst facing people in early 21st century industrial "democracies."

Also, does anyone know the title and/or artist of the painting shown in the beginning of the the video? I am referring to the one that shows a homonculus-like creature holding something heavy on his shoulders...

[drainbread]

You lost me at 'Linkin Park'.

[Doodler]

Has anyone here seen the rock band Linkin Park's video for their song 'Shadow of the Day'? The video portrays police cracking down on protestors during what appears to be a period of civil unrest. When the video first came out a couple of months ago it showed riot police opening fire on protestors and a protestor throwing a Molotov cocktail at a parked car. Since then these two parts of the video have been edited-- now there is no shooting at the protestors and the Molotov cocktail throwing is not there. I like the video/song because they really do a fine job conveying the sense of uncertainty and anxst facing people in early 21st century industrial "democracies."

Also, does anyone know the title and/or artist of the painting shown in the beginning of the the video? I am referring to the one that shows a homonculus-like creature holding something heavy on his shoulders...

I'll have a look at it later. LP has a big anime/scifi undercurrent to some of their art tastes, so it might be something in that vein. If you get a chance to see the Somewhere I Belong video, they do some wild stuff with science fiction themed artwork.

[Doodler]

Call me crazy, but that print reminds me of Quasimodo. You could probably check that on their website forum, they do use a LOT of their own artwork and collections in their videos.

[Argos]

If it was a painting by an important artist in the field the info would be readily available, methinks.

I see the influence of Munch in that painting.