High and Low: Caricature, Primitivism, and the Cubist Portrait.

Describes how the affinity of cartoon and caricature for Cubism transcends the simple attraction of a satiric mode to an easy target. Role of caricature in the evolution of Cubism and modern painting; Reasons why cartoons or caricatures are not mistaken for a realistic drawing or portrait; Attentio...

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Publicado en:Art Journal Vol. 43; no. 4; pp. 371 - 377
Autor principal: Gopnik, Adam
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Dec83
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Sumario:Describes how the affinity of cartoon and caricature for Cubism transcends the simple attraction of a satiric mode to an easy target. Role of caricature in the evolution of Cubism and modern painting; Reasons why cartoons or caricatures are not mistaken for a realistic drawing or portrait; Attention paid to the caricature as a vehicle for social protest and as a model of minimal representation.