23 December 2008 - caricature

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Caricature is the purest form of art, and popular entertainment is the purest form of caricature.

clue:

Art is about directing attention; art with a point directs you to its point. Caricature takes that principle to its extreme by exaggerating its point and ignoring the irrelevant as completely as possible—so a caricature of a person is also a caricature of art.

give me a clue so sweet and true

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