Grade 10 Art - Day 69: "A Final Exploration of Artistic Conventions: Exaggeration"

I want you to be able to demonstrate an understanding of several conventions used in visual art works.  Today's convention is exaggeration.

Exaggeration in literature really describes something as being better or worse than it actually is.  The use of exaggeration in visual art is very similar....features of your subject, be it human or a landscape, are purposely altered for effect.  One of the easiest examples to use of this sort of exaggeration occurs in caricatures.

If I take a photo of a celebrity and purposely exaggerate the celebrities physical features that are most prominent, I can create a cartoon likeness that is instantly recognizable.  Just for fun, I chose a photo of John Travolta and did a caricature of him...see above.  

That is your challenge today! Do a quick caricature of someone you know, or a celebrity.  It's a fun and easy exercise to build your understanding of this convention.