Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Social Injustices in Les Misérables


First project of the new major : creating a series of black and white illustrations (20cm x 20cm) depicting scenes of social injustice found in Les Mis / Oliver Twist / Of Mice and Man / Grapes of Wrath.

Pizza boxes?

Tholomyes abandons Fantine and young Cosette.

Jean Valjean is sentenced to 19 years in prison after stealing bread for his starving family.

As an ex-convict, Valjean sleeps on the street, no inn takes him in.

Fantine falls down and dies after Javert reveals that Valjean is an ex-convict.

Cosette is treated as a child labor by the Thénardiers

Valjean breaks down and loses his will to live when Marius takes Cosette away from him.

Medium & techniques : Drawing pen on paper, dye cuts, and pop-ups.

Work-in-Progress showcase February 25th-26th, 2010.

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