Political Satire And The Social Awareness It Gives

By Nancy Perry


Satire is more than a drawing. It communicates people. It inspires. Surely, it might be used in a form of entertainment, however, if you would only think about it, it has a much deeper meaning. After you laugh yourself out loud, silently, these short strips magazines would surely put you into silence. After all, most of them highly expose the truth.

Unfortunately, though, throughout the years, it becomes a place where the abuse of power is highly practiced. If human stand at the top of the food chain, you can say that political leaders stand above all humans. Some of them take their position for granted that they act like a god in their own world. Sad as it may seem, for some countries, that kind of act is quite common. Hence, to express their words and arguments, various active artisans around the world uses Political Satire to comprehend their thoughts.

Even in the old times, that is the purpose of this comic strip. Before, ordinary citizens are not allowed to express and say what they feel. If they want to utter their feelings, it might cause them to lose their life. That is the old era. Right now, thanks to the help of the media and the internet, tons of people become quite vocal in expressing their thoughts.

Even if they were born in a democratic country, they still experience a great treat from oppression. That is quite inevitable, though. Humans in nature are pretty greedy. Even if they know the great difference between wrong and right, they still choose to follow their own pride. They become quite greedy, especially, when exposed to power.

However, their own desire and ideal prevent them from doing the right thing. Humans are born with complicated in nature. They always yearn for something they do not know. They are never satisfied. That is true, primarily, for those leaders who failed to find the real meaning of their existence. Due to that desire, they become greedy to progress and achievements.

If you want to become a good artist in the future, you might be interested in mastering this field, before you continue your journey, though, you need to have your own field of specialty, a specialty that would set you apart from other artists. Right now, expressing your thoughts will never be that dangerous.

To convey all of these messages, this method of caricature is created. It is simple. It only consists of one page. Even so, it is very powerful. It is powerful enough to catch the attention of the crowd and the masses. They can wake up someone from being asleep. Nowadays, through the use of the social media, the use of these materials become quite popular.

If you would be able to do that through your drawing, assure that they would surely read your message. Since most of your paintings are meaningful, it will surely give you a huge impact on your image. This is just an option, though. However, you could use the techniques you have learned here, specifically, in enticing your audience.

For you to get the attention of your viewer, you should hit a cord in their mind. As an artist yourself, surely, you can pull it up. This is just how you think. No matter how subtle those things might be, for you, they have tons of meaning. That quality alone makes you special. Hence, use this opportunity to entice others.




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