Caricature is a
portrait that exaggerates, distorts or compliments the essence of a
person creating easily identifiable visual likeness.The word caricature
comes from the italian "caricare" which means "to load", therefore the
caricaturist's aim is to invest his image with as much meaning as
possible.
Did you know that one of the first artists to draw
caricatures was Leonardo da Vinci? He was actively looking for people
with deformities to use as models with the intention of offering an
impression of the original who was more striking than the original.
Having said that caricatures vary depending on the artist and cannot be captured in a single definition.
