Following the news that pop icon Prince has passed away, the tributes have started flooding in. Google US paid their respects via a Purple Rain-themed logo; and next week’s New Yorker will honor the singer with a special edition cover created by illustrator Bob Staake. Artists around the world are also commemorating Prince’s life and legacy by uploading some pretty incredible artwork on Tumblr and Instagram. Here are some of our favorites so far.
Comic artist/illustrator/printmaker Fiona Avocado has already created a whole zine in homage to Prince, via fionavocado.tumblr.com
Brooklyn illustrator and animator Traceloops transforms his iconic masks into Prince’s iconic symbol, via traceloops.tumblr.com
We love this pop art-inspired Prince piece by 23-year-old illustrator James White, via linear-thoughts.tumblr.com
While they’re usually dedicated to Meryl Streep, the @tasteofstreep Instagram today made a post in honor of the late, great Prince, via instagram.com/tasteofstreep
A wonderful artwork by LA-based designer Robin Eisenberg, via robineisenberg.tumblr.com
Kidmograph lends his space robot aesthetic to a Prince tribute called ‘PVRPLE R∆IN’, via kidmograph.tumblr.com
This portrait by Toronto illustrator Kagan Brown was done on deadline for Friday’s issue of the National Post, via kaganmcleod.tumblr.com
Artist Francesco Francavilla writes on Tumblr, “The very first 2 music albums I owned as a teen were THRILLER and PURPLE RAIN. So long, Prince, we’ll miss U 4ever,” via francavillarts.tumblr.com
A tribute to the “I Wanna Be Your Lover” album art, via handdrawnalbumcovers.tumblr.com
Digital illustration by Atlanta-based designer Cole Mitchell, via raisedcreative.tumblr.com
A simple but sweet sketch by a writer from Edmonton, Alberta, via iamnickbossross.tumblr.com
Celebrity cat Princess Cheeto pays her respects via a rendition of the “Purple Rain” album cover, via instagram.com/princesscheeto
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