Karikaturaal gezicht 1923

Erich Wichmann made this caricature of a face with charcoal or pencil on paper. Just look at those marks! I can imagine Wichmann creating this face with quick, expressive lines. He's really exaggerating the features. The stark contrast and the way the form emerges from the page make it really pop. I’m wondering what he was thinking while making this. I really like the quickness and confidence, the hand knew what to do! It reminds me of other artists who use caricature to make political points. Artists are always bouncing off each other's ideas. It's like a big conversation across time, inspiring each other to see the world in new ways. There are so many ways to think, and the artist is feeling something out, trying it on for size, pushing to embrace uncertainty.