Just finished my latest commission for one of those trump fans… NOT! Just having a little fun continuing the long tradition of Political Satire…
So, there’s one for the Democrats, now a little something for the Republican Party:
Pelosi Zombified
The history of Political Satire
The oldest example of political satire that has survived till today is Aristophanes. In his time satire targeted top politicians, like Cleon, and religion, at the time headed by Zeus. “Satire and derision progressively attacked even the fundamental and most sacred facts of faith,” leading to an increased doubt towards religion by the general population. The Roman period, for example, gives us the satirical poems and epigrams of Martial. Cynic philosophers often engaged in political satire
Satire can be traced back throughout history; wherever organized government, or social categories, has existed, so has satire. Due to lack of political freedom of speech in many ancient civilizations, covert satire is more usual than overt satire in ancient literatures of political liberalism. Historically, the public opinion in the Athenian democracy was remarkably influenced by the political satire performed by the comic poets at the theaters.
Watching or reading satire has since ancient time been considered one of the best ways to understand a culture and a society.
During the 20th and 21st Centuries satire is found in an increasing number of media (in cartoons as political cartoons with heavy caricature and exaggeration, and in political magazines) and the parallel exposure of political scandals to performances (including television shows). Examples include musicians such as Tom Lehrer, live performance groups like the Capitol Steps and the Montana Logging and Ballet Co., and public television and live performer Mark Russell. Additional sub-genres include such literary classics as Gulliver’s Travels and Animal Farm, and more recently, internet Ezine and website sources such as The Onion.
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As many of you know, I love all forms of art and I always enjoy sharing good art on my blogs as well as social media. I had the pleasure of meeting a very talented young man recently on Instagram who specializes in logo design with Space Pirate Logos. I’ve seen his designs all over instagram spanning many communities and spreading like wildfire, including the precious metals community which I’m very much involved in being a precious metals collector myself.
I noticed on one of his posts that he had his logo design pricing listed so I contacted him to see if it was correct. I was amazed that it was in fact correct and so affordable I could’t resist, so I had him design one for me. I’m super pleased with mine and was so impressed, I had to share his work with you here. Space Pirate Logos is where to get yours. Don’t miss out on this opportunity! Below is a little about the artist in his own words and some samplings of his work.
As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be an artist. In the early days, a crayon would do but as I aged, I needed more. I went to an art school after high school for graphic design and fine arts. I excelled. I worked as a commissioned fine artist for those first few years after college, painting murals and my own pieces that I would sell. All was well until 2010 when I was diagnosed with retinal melanoma in my right eye. It all came crashing down around me.
After the eye was removed surgically, I found that my lack of depth perception was going to stop me from painting. I couldn’t get my perspective correct anymore. It was devastating. Some told me to continue and just paint what I see but I had a style and I wasn’t ready to change it. So I quit in utter despair…
In those early days of monocular vision I searched for an alternative venue to release my pent up creativity to no avail. Eventually, as all things seem to be today, I turned to my computer for solace. And it helped. I spent my days immersed in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator and all those good things. My skillset eventually changed. I was getting decent and an online friend asked me to do a logo for his Instagram account. Well I guess the rest is pretty obvious.
Today, I no longer use Photoshop to create my logos. The entire process I hold under lock and key, but I will tell you the basics. I work on a Samsung tablet and use a series of apps to get the desired effects I’m going for. Sometimes it works, other times I find myself up all night trying to get it right. I’m sure that’s the same for all of us.
So I feel like the future is bright! I’m optimistic that this one-eyed artist still has untapped potential. In the meantime, I’ll be here hammering out social media art. And feeling like everything might be alright after all.
Be sure and check out Space Pirate Logos on Instagram and give him a follow.
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I’m back to doing some custom caricature portrait commissions lately so I thought I’d make a post and let you know your options. I provide two basic types of caricature portrait commissions. A low resolution headshot caricature mainly for use as a social media profile pic which is the least expensive. Not that these are expensive. I offer very affordable prices on these. The other would be a 300DPI, 8 x 10 or larger with custom background of your choice. All files are downloadable upon payment. Above are a few examples and below, you will find a few before and after shots. These make great gift ideas for the holidays. You may contact me by my contact link provided or simple email me at rodneywpike@gmail.com for details.
Big new this early this morning from Robert Mueller’s investigation related to the Collusion Confusion with Donald Trump. One man arrested and more to come I’m sure. I’ve put together a little something for the occasion and your viewing pleasure. This features President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Special Council Robert Mueller as well as a rat, the smell of which brought all of this to the forefront. Stay tuned for more fun stuff. I’ll try and get in a couple more pieces before going in the hospital next week for back surgery.
I hope you enjoyed. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!
