Laursen Gaines

Caricature drawings certainly are a fascinating mixture of art, humour, and observation. They consider the familiar idea of a portrait and turn it on its head—quite literally at times—by exaggerating a subject’s distinctive features to generate a playful, often comical, yet recognisable likeness.

The essence of the caricature is in exagg…[Read more]

Caricature artists occupy an exceptional space on earth of visual art—balancing skill, humour, and observation to make portraits that are as exciting because they are recognisable. At their core, caricatures are exaggerated depictions of people, where certain facial features, expressions, or mannerisms are amplified to generate a playful, often c…[Read more]