In a message dated 12/8/08 11:47:26 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> all art is a form of caricature because it involves exaggeration and > emotional-expressive intent. > I agree with William's core notion here. What often impresses me is not the exaggeration but the selection of details. That has always struck me as one of the quintessential gifts of an estimable "artist". Hemingway talked of the necessity to select the key details to convey what the scene and mood felt like. The painter, of course, can add or subtract elements. The good photographer "composes" his picture. A portrait photography like Arnold Newman was known for, among other things, his posing his subject with one other object -- e.g. his photo of Stravinsky, with the composer occupying only the lower left corner of the pic, and the rest of the space dominated by the piano with its raised lid. Along with William, I also esteem the New Yorker. For a great caricature, see the December 8 issue, page 91, for Steadman's take on Samuel Johnson. For the writer, the most persistent, dogging question is: what to put in and what to leave out. ************** Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010)
