Interpreting Franz Kafka's 'The Vulture' as themes of greed and exploitation, futility, complacency, consequence, and the afterlife. Black, red and gold were used to create a grim atmosphere and reflect the tragic yet beautiful nature of the story. The background was left white to bring stark contrast and add to the bleakness of the scenes.
Consequence
Futility
Greed
Complacency
Afterlife
The Process
Deconstructing the story through mind-mapping
mind-mapping themes
Initial sketches
Development of chosen ideas
Initial experimentation
Learned that digital was the best approach because it allows me to play with scale and manipulate the tones of the images to create the intended atmosphere.