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ШАРЖ ШЕРУІ

Bibliographic Description

Шарж шеруі / Нұразхан, Еркін. – Астана : Фолиант, 2013. – ISBN 978-601-292-382-7.

Author
Нұразхан, Еркін
Publisher
Фолиант
Year of publication
2013
Classification index (UDC)
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Language
Kazakh
Publication type
Book
Country of Publication
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Access
Available to all

Description

This book brings together the works, widely known to the public, of Yerkin Nurazkhan, a caricaturist well known throughout the country and an unsurpassed master of caricature portraiture, created between 2005 and 2011. In this exacting branch of visual art, beyond accurately conveying the external likeness of the subject, the ability to perceive their inner essence and to pinpoint and boldly highlight some minor trait the subject themselves may not even notice is a good fortune not granted to every artist. Moreover, bearing in mind that a drawing must necessarily provoke laughter, the value of such a caricature rises of its own accord. It also differs from a biting cartoon. Masters who have mastered this demanding genre of caricature portraiture, which tolerates no lengthy commentary, as fully as Yerkin Nurazkhan has, are few and far between in Kazakh art. As you leaf through this collection, you will undoubtedly find yourself laughing along with its subjects.

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