Sunday, February 22, 2015

Illustrious Artist- Round 2- Mari H.

Maus
Art Spiegelman
Pages 72-127
Illustrious Artist



      There are many different components to this drawing, which I drew. To begin with, I wanted to relate to the book. I did that by adding two different details, that could've been left out, but I choose to keep them there. One of the details, is the mouse that was drawn as the same style of how the mice are drawn in the comic book. Another thing that I did based on the style of the book, is the letter "M" at the end of the word "Freedom". It is in the same font as the font which the title of the book is written in, at the cover.
      The next thing that links this drawing to the book, is the concept that they mice(Jews) don't have any freedom what so ever at that type of time. Currently in the book, lucky for Vladek and Anja, who's freedom was starting to bloom. They aren't at any camp anymore, but there was just one problem, there is no way for them to get out from Nazi territories. This explains why there is a lock around the word freedom. Also, I didn't draw the key on purpose because it is no where to be found, in other words, the freedom for the Jews that are left won't be easy to have. Finally, I drew the mouse as if it were dead because there have been so many deaths up to this part in the book. For example, most of Vladek's and Anja's family are dead, also, many of their friends are dead or dying. To conclude, this drawing sums up what is currently happening in the book.

4 comments:

  1. Looking at your drawing I can see that the components that you decided to include from the book made a huge difference in the meaning of the drawing and it is a great way to relate to the book visually. As for the context, I believe that the word "freedom" being inside chains, that symbolize prison, is very clever. Having the mouse head inside the chain circle demonstrates the main idea of the book, which was the lack of independence.

    Great drawing!
    Julia

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  2. Looking at your drawing I can see that the components that you decided to include from the book made a huge difference in the meaning of the drawing and it is a great way to relate to the book visually. As for the context, I believe that the word "freedom" being inside chains, that symbolize prison, is very clever. Having the mouse head inside the chain circle demonstrates the main idea of the book, which was the lack of independence.

    Great drawing!
    Julia

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  3. Mari,

    I found your drawing really meaningful, which not many drawings represent that. Something I liked about the symbols in your drawing is the big lock. When I first saw your drawing, the lock was the object that most caught my attention because it’s the most bold and big. Apart from the visual meaning, I loved the explanation for why this lock was so important. While reading the beginning of your post, I noticed how you said that Valdek and Anja had their freedom after the time of the concentration camps. This brought me to think that, well; Jews never had their freedom and will still be in some kind of restriction because there are still people out there who follow Hitler. Finally, this brought the idea of in what way does history stay with us?

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  4. Hey Mari, I really enjoyed your drawing, and how so many things are symbolizing others. The lock and chains represent the Holocaust, and how different cultures were locked up. This meant they lost their freedom, which is why you wrote freedom. Not only that, but you put a mouse, which is what represents the Jews in the book Maus.

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