Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Fifth Post: Cotton Monster & Ornaments


"Cotton Monster"
12 x 17
Photoshop CS5

Second part of my illustration series based around the American slave trade, showing the systematic and machine-like qualities of slavery. The cotton industry depended a on slave labor, that why the diagram of the cotton gin is shown along with cotton fields. 



"Ornaments"
12 x 17
Photoshop CS5

The third part of my slave trade project shows the mechanic practice of lynching. Along with the other illustrations that depict a diagram or schematic, this one shows the step-by-step way to tie a noose, suggesting that it is still apart of a systematic institution. 



Monday, February 28, 2011

Fourth Post: African Cargo


"African Cargo"
12 x 17 
Photoshop CS5

The first of a series of illustrations based around the African slave trade in America. I wanted to illustrate the confined, brutal conditions of their storage as well as the dehumanization they where subjected to. 

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Third Post: Scratch Board




"Tears"
20 x 16
Scratch Board