Chris Riddell

Observer Cartoonist Chris Riddell has spent almost 30 years lampooning some of our most recognisable political figures in the Economist, the Independent and The New Statesman. Looking deep into his back-catalogue Chris tell us what makes an iconic caricature and why he comes back to some people over and over again. Award winning political commentator, Andrew Rawnsley said of Chris Riddell’s work, "His cartoons combine political intelligence with instant accessibility. Chris is not the most brutally caricaturing of cartoonists. For sure he does savage, but he does so with a sophistication, a wit and a charm that makes it all the more effective in satirising hypocrisy and lampooning folly."

In a period when the political arena resembles parody and politicians seem more and more like cartoon caricatures, Writing on the Wall is delighted to welcome Chris Riddell with his sharp wit and even sharper pencil to WoWFest 2017.  


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