Through The Fire ; Blu-Ray Cover 2021

Robert Sammelin’s Blu-Ray cover for ‘Through The Fire’ is a total fireball of swirling oranges, yellows, and reds! I can just imagine Sammelin in his studio, wrestling with the composition, layering those flaming hues to capture the essence of a blazing inferno. There's something about the way he blends the colors that feels both chaotic and deliberate, like he’s channeling the unpredictable nature of fire itself. The figures are bathed in this fiery glow, which kinda reminds me of those old pulp magazine covers, raw and visceral, with figures emerging from a haze of smoke and heat. It makes me think about how painters throughout time have tried to capture light and shadow, how Turner used wild brushstrokes to depict the drama of the sea, or how Rothko evoked emotion through fields of color. Sammelin is part of that lineage, using color and form to ignite our imaginations and plunge us into a world of cinematic suspense.