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==Origin==
Italian ''caricatura'', [[literally]], [[act]] of loading, from ''caricare'' to load, from Late Latin ''carricare''
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_century 1712]
==Decision==
*1: exaggeration by means of often ludicrous [[distortion]] of parts or characteristics
*2: a [[representation]] especially in [[literature]] or art that has the qualities of caricature
*3: a distortion so [[gross]] as to seem like caricature
==Description==
In graphic art, '''caricature''' is a [[simple]] [[image]] showing the features of its subject in a simplified or exaggerated way.
In [[literature]], a caricature is a [[description]] of a person using exaggeration of some characteristics and oversimplification of others.
According to the Indian Cartoonist [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._Jithesh S. Jithesh], a caricature is the [[satirical]] [[illustration]] of a person or a thing, but a cartoon is the satirical illustration of an [[idea]].
Caricatures can be [[insulting]] or [[complimentary]] and can serve a [[political]] [[purpose]] or be drawn solely for [[entertainment]]. Caricatures of politicians are commonly used in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Editorial_cartoon editorial cartoons], while caricatures of movie stars are often found in entertainment magazines.
The term is derived from the Italian ''caricare''—to charge or load. An early [[definition]] occurs in the English doctor [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Browne Thomas Browne]'s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Morals ''Christian Morals''], published posthumously in 1716.
<blockquote>''Expose not thy self by four-footed manners unto monstrous draughts, and Caricatura representations.''</blockquote>
with the footnote:
<blockquote>''When Men's faces are drawn with resemblance to some other Animals, the Italians call it, to be drawn in Caricatura''</blockquote>
Thus, the word "caricature" essentially means a "loaded portrait". According to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_of_Visual_Arts School of Visual Arts] ''caricature'' instructor [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Viviano Sam Viviano], the term refers only to depictions of real-life people, and not to cartoon fabrications of [[fictional]] characters, which do not possess objective sets of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physiognomy physiognomic] features to draw upon for reference, or to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropomorphism anthropomorphic] depictions of inanimate objects such as automobiles or coffee mugs. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney Walt Disney], on the other hand, equated his animation to caricature, saying the hardest thing to do was find the caricature of an animal that worked best as a human-like character.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caricature]
[[Category: The Arts]]
==Origin==
Italian ''caricatura'', [[literally]], [[act]] of loading, from ''caricare'' to load, from Late Latin ''carricare''
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_century 1712]
==Decision==
*1: exaggeration by means of often ludicrous [[distortion]] of parts or characteristics
*2: a [[representation]] especially in [[literature]] or art that has the qualities of caricature
*3: a distortion so [[gross]] as to seem like caricature
==Description==
In graphic art, '''caricature''' is a [[simple]] [[image]] showing the features of its subject in a simplified or exaggerated way.
In [[literature]], a caricature is a [[description]] of a person using exaggeration of some characteristics and oversimplification of others.
According to the Indian Cartoonist [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._Jithesh S. Jithesh], a caricature is the [[satirical]] [[illustration]] of a person or a thing, but a cartoon is the satirical illustration of an [[idea]].
Caricatures can be [[insulting]] or [[complimentary]] and can serve a [[political]] [[purpose]] or be drawn solely for [[entertainment]]. Caricatures of politicians are commonly used in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Editorial_cartoon editorial cartoons], while caricatures of movie stars are often found in entertainment magazines.
The term is derived from the Italian ''caricare''—to charge or load. An early [[definition]] occurs in the English doctor [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Browne Thomas Browne]'s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Morals ''Christian Morals''], published posthumously in 1716.
<blockquote>''Expose not thy self by four-footed manners unto monstrous draughts, and Caricatura representations.''</blockquote>
with the footnote:
<blockquote>''When Men's faces are drawn with resemblance to some other Animals, the Italians call it, to be drawn in Caricatura''</blockquote>
Thus, the word "caricature" essentially means a "loaded portrait". According to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_of_Visual_Arts School of Visual Arts] ''caricature'' instructor [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Viviano Sam Viviano], the term refers only to depictions of real-life people, and not to cartoon fabrications of [[fictional]] characters, which do not possess objective sets of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physiognomy physiognomic] features to draw upon for reference, or to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropomorphism anthropomorphic] depictions of inanimate objects such as automobiles or coffee mugs. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney Walt Disney], on the other hand, equated his animation to caricature, saying the hardest thing to do was find the caricature of an animal that worked best as a human-like character.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caricature]
[[Category: The Arts]]
