Tend L'autre Joue Emanuel Macron! 2021

Cricorps made "Tend L'autre Joue Emanuel Macron!" using digital tools to ask pointed questions. It’s like political cartooning with a painterly twist. Look at the way Cricorps outlines everything, bold black strokes defining each form. It's direct, and the colours are intense, almost psychedelic. The texture is flat, smooth, so every detail, like the glowering face of Macron rendered in Smurf blue, feels intentional. The speech bubble is key: “Turn the other cheek, Emmanuel!” it demands, in French. The phrase is a famous biblical quote about non-violence, but here it hangs heavy with irony, given the subject. This piece reminds me a little of Peter Saul, who also uses a cartoonish style to get at something dark. Art like this is a conversation, an exchange, and it’s all about keeping the dialogue open.