Born in 1961, Brown is well known as a British political cartoonist for the Independent. Political cartoons are a comical & simplistic way of reflecting the political situation to the public but also to poke fun of the politicians (of which is typical for people to detest).
However it wasn't his mockary of the british politicans that caused controversy but his illustration of the former Israeli Prim Minister, Ariel Asharon. He depicted said Minister as a "Monster eating Palestinian babies" which was inspired by the vulgar paiting by Francisco De Goya, "Saturn Devouring One of his Children" painted in 1819. Despite the shock factor of the illustration, it allowed him to win the Political Cartoon of the Year award in 2003.
This illustration does catch my attention as anything controversial inspires me greatly. I may experiment & attempt political cartoons one day as I enjoy the thought of shocking the public in such a manner.
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