SISSI & FRANZ
Sissi & Franz as iconic figures of Austria.
Sissi & Franz as iconic figures of Austria.
The sujet of emperor Franz Joseph and empress Sissi plays with the tradition and the stereotypes of Austria. I reduced their appearance to the minimum: his beard and her hairstyle with the edelweiss. Although its reduced you still are able to catch the distinguishing characteristic of the former monarchs. In this downscaled setting they are the center surrounded by clichéd components of the Austrian culture, like: Vienna sausage, beer, mountains, snow, skiing, lakes, the Stephansdom of Vienna, gugelhupf and the metro. The style of the illustration turns these elements into a new, modern and urban light, which Austria and especially Vienna nowadays is. The colors are white and red, like the national flag and in contrast with the lightblue in the background.
