"CENTURY Magazine - Forced to Surrender - 2-26-2563"
Faculty Mentor
Marc LaPointe, Eric Parker
Presentation Type
Creative Work
Start Date
4-13-2026 4:30 PM
End Date
4-13-2026 6:30 PM
Location
Art Building
Primary Discipline of Presentation
Art
Abstract
“Forced to Surrender” is a multi-media project that combines hand-drawn illustrations, made in watercolor and ink, with graphic design elements in the form of a fictional magazine article. It is composed of five pages of 13x19 inch prints, the illustrations digitally scanned and manipulated to fit the print alongside the text. Reference was taken from Time Magazine’s layout to create an authentic look to the article. The text is written from the perspective of a journalist after following the attacking force into the city, snapping pictures (the illustrations) of the front lines. This fictional author writes about the soldier’s apathy towards the city after it’s been destroyed, their failure during the assault to secure the city, as well as the effect the conflict has had on a family of refugees who’ve been abandoned by both sides. The illustrations back the text by providing graphic imagery of the assault—a firefight in an abandoned classroom, debilitating wounds from shrapnel, the aftermath of a firing-squad, the retreat of soldiers and civilians, ineffective and squabbling superiors, and the complete destruction of the city from low-orbit. All text and imagery are inherently one-sided, taking the perspective of the attacking federal force, and this force alone. As well, all figures drawn in the work are anthropomorphic bears, to further alienate the viewer from the graphic imagery and events. The effect of the combined mediums is to portray the separation of viewers and participants in relation to journalistic media, specifically the separation when viewing modern wars or conflict, as well as the inherent insensitivity to graphic imagery when viewed under a journalistic lens. Inspiration was taken from the works of Otto Dix and George Grosz, as well as imagery from contemporary conflicts like the Grozny War and the current Russo-Ukrainian war.
Recommended Citation
Jimenez, Jacob, ""CENTURY Magazine - Forced to Surrender - 2-26-2563"" (2026). 2026 Symposium. 11.
https://dc.ewu.edu/srcw_2026/cw_2026/art_2026/11
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"CENTURY Magazine - Forced to Surrender - 2-26-2563"
Art Building
“Forced to Surrender” is a multi-media project that combines hand-drawn illustrations, made in watercolor and ink, with graphic design elements in the form of a fictional magazine article. It is composed of five pages of 13x19 inch prints, the illustrations digitally scanned and manipulated to fit the print alongside the text. Reference was taken from Time Magazine’s layout to create an authentic look to the article. The text is written from the perspective of a journalist after following the attacking force into the city, snapping pictures (the illustrations) of the front lines. This fictional author writes about the soldier’s apathy towards the city after it’s been destroyed, their failure during the assault to secure the city, as well as the effect the conflict has had on a family of refugees who’ve been abandoned by both sides. The illustrations back the text by providing graphic imagery of the assault—a firefight in an abandoned classroom, debilitating wounds from shrapnel, the aftermath of a firing-squad, the retreat of soldiers and civilians, ineffective and squabbling superiors, and the complete destruction of the city from low-orbit. All text and imagery are inherently one-sided, taking the perspective of the attacking federal force, and this force alone. As well, all figures drawn in the work are anthropomorphic bears, to further alienate the viewer from the graphic imagery and events. The effect of the combined mediums is to portray the separation of viewers and participants in relation to journalistic media, specifically the separation when viewing modern wars or conflict, as well as the inherent insensitivity to graphic imagery when viewed under a journalistic lens. Inspiration was taken from the works of Otto Dix and George Grosz, as well as imagery from contemporary conflicts like the Grozny War and the current Russo-Ukrainian war.
