cartoonist, cartoonist and illustrator Miquel Fuster, After 15 years of living poorly on the street, he died at the age of 78, the Arrels foundation reported, which helped him come out of the elements and devoted the last years of his life to telling about living in the open. Isn’t it a normal thing?
son of Aragon, Carpenter was born Barcelona He started his professional career on February 7, 1944, at the age of 16, After working as an apprentice at Editorial Bruguera, he later joined the staff of the agency Illustrated Selections, where he specialized in romantic comics.
He continued to work for Norma Editorial in the 1970s, but in 1987 an accidental fire at his home and alcohol addiction forced him to live on the street.
For 15 years, between 1988 and 2002, He lived poorly on the streets of Barcelona and other municipalities, cLike Reus (Tarragona), he made an income by selling watercolor bulls and flamingos for tourists, until he finally had to start begging.
in 2003, She was just over 40 pounds (1.82 cm tall) and found support from the Arrels Foundation, who helped him quit alcohol and offered a room where he could start painting.
in December 2007 began posting sketches of his experiences on a blog and The publisher accepted Glénat’s offer to collect them in an album, and in 2009 he was honored by Generalitat with an honorable mention at the XXVII Serra i Moret al Civisme Awards.
Author of several graphic novels, Miquel Fuster used his work to tell the public what it means to live on the streetand has told hundreds of students and young people through his personal blog in recent years.
He has also held exhibitions with his illustrations and collaborated on numerous acts supported by Arrels. The last project he collaborated on was ‘#Visibles’. a large-format mural with your photo it occupies the façade of the city center of Cotxeres-Casinet in the Sants district where he currently lives.
“I live my past in my present. The disgusting life I lived yesterday has a continuation when I tell it today. It is the existential drama of those thrown into the street. In his interventions, Fuster recounted: This is the wretchedness of a personal tragedy doomed to the greatest misery, which will remain etched on their faces and souls for the rest of their lives, whoever survives it.
The illustrator described living on the street as follows: “In an independent, mysterious world, in inexplicable silence and solitude, with a tension that heralds uncontrollable acts of violence. A world of retaliation, suffering and pain.”
An illustrator by profession, Miquel Fuster never stopped drawing, nor for the 15 years he lived on the streetand has lived in an apartment for years and was part of the Arrels management team, of which he is now a trustee of the organization, adding to his perspective and experience.
The Foundation lamented Fuster’s death andLiving on the street means that one is exposed to many risks.impairs health and shortens life years.