Whilst volunteering at the Lilongwe Wildlife Centre, Kate, one of the founders of the Lilongwe Wildlife Centre, asked me to design some drawings of the Big 5 animals for a chitenge design, commissioned by the President of Malawi as part of the Stop Wildife Crime campaign.
Yesterday I handed in my dissertation on What does the re-emergence of reportage illustration offer to contemporary society? 4702 words, looking at the advantages that illustration has over photography, exploring themes such as truth, time, narrative, comment and engagement. An excerpt from my conclusion:
Reportage illustration allows illustrators to focus on and explore the content of their work, rather than the style and aesthetic. With almost anyone being able to use a camera these days, illustrators have the advantage of creating pictures that are unique and personal, meaning the illustrations engage on a more intimate level with their audience.
It is something I am very much interested in and thoroughly enjoyed researching.
Yesterday, a terrible tragedy happened in France. 12 people were murdered, including 4 cartoonists from the magazine Charlie Hebedo. The magazine was known for it’s satirical illustrations that commented and challenged issues in contemporary society; politics, religion, the police, bankers and more. They used “satire, rather than outright fabrication…[as their] weapon of choice” in the form of pencils, pens and paint. Continue reading
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