That kinda defeats the purpose of the cover....the background is ART gaga is POP get it now? you remove one you basically ruining the cover. It must contain both ART AND POP
It's nice but it doesn't represent what ARTPOP stands for.
If this was the actual cover you wouldn't think that way believe me. You would still find something you don't like and prefer any other version.
For me I think, I love this version of album, I seriously expect she release a second version of Album Cover. This looks better, cleaner, minimalistic, human art and dynamic. The body of a woman is pure art and Gaga is pure living art. What if the cover were a kind of gift with images in movement? That would be awesome, I hope the best of her, I think she can do it even better than this.
In my opinion, this looks like what mainstream media would want you to put out because it is easier to understand. Gaga is an artist - not a particle run by a machine like everyone else. This is nice and simple, but what does it MEAN?