Comments on: Celebrity caricatures by Piven

Celebrity caricatures by Piven

madamjujujive — Wed, 02 Jul 2003 07:46:12 -0800

Piven World - a fun flash portfolio of celebrity caricatures and portraits. I like his witty technique of incorporating "defining" objects. (via oink!)

By: soyjoy

soyjoy — Wed, 02 Jul 2003 08:05:34 -0800

madamj, thanks for a great post! [this is good] I had seen a couple of these when they appeared in magazines, but had not appreciated the overwhelming talent behind 'em. What a superb caricaturist. His brash confidence in broad, simple strokes is reminiscent of Hirschfeld, though the technique itself is almost the opposite. And yeah, the "defining" objects are great, adding another dimension to the visual humor - I especially like the eyes on Dick Cheney and "Zigmund" Freud. Thanks again!

By: Songdog

Songdog — Wed, 02 Jul 2003 08:37:18 -0800

Those are remarkably evocative. Thanks, mjj!

By: taz

taz — Wed, 02 Jul 2003 09:07:08 -0800

Wonderful and witty! But check it out: I can only think of one or two items that might be the thing that is Macaulay Caulkin's mouth (third row, fourth from last), and none of them are are things I'd ordinarily want near my mouth... Could this be a remark than the Home Alone kid is a good argument for birth control?

By: pxe2000

pxe2000 — Wed, 02 Jul 2003 09:36:43 -0800

mac culkin's mouth looks like a toilet plunger.

By: widdershins

widdershins — Wed, 02 Jul 2003 11:22:52 -0800

Very, very cool. Thx!