I would think a sense of the absurd is more important for a political cartoonist, because that could define things like a sense of hypocrisy or a sense of the things one has to be skeptical about. Jonathan Shapiro absurdcartoonistdefine Change image and share on social
It's to be a person who's able to shoot little arrows into sacred cows and knock politicians off their pedestals, to look out for hypocrisy, advocate for all sorts of things from social justice to peace. Jonathan Shapiro advocatearrowcow share on social
Mandela once phoned me out of the blue while he was still president, and at first he played with me a bit. Jonathan Shapiro bitebluemandela Change image and share on social
I normally keep a series of draft in a catalogue type of book in which I scribble, sketch and draw ideas. Jonathan Shapiro bookcataloguedraft Change image and share on social
I am anti-Bush. A lot of what he stands for is the antithesis of what I stand for. Jonathan Shapiro antiantithesisbush Change image and share on social
I was very lucky all three newspapers approached me and asked me to draw their cartoons for them. Jonathan Shapiro approachaskcartoon Change image and share on social
I try not to change my political point of view from paper to paper. Jonathan Shapiro changepaperpoint Change image and share on social
On one occasion in 1987 the security police came looking for me because of a drawing that I'd published. Jonathan Shapiro drawoccasionpolice Change image and share on social
What's much harder is taking on people in your own community. Jonathan Shapiro communityhardpeople Change image and share on social
I eventually saw the satirical nature of caricaturing individuals. Jonathan Shapiro caricatureeventuallyindividual Change image and share on social
