Social-Political illustration

The social-political illustrator’s world view is derived from news, conflict, social change, and world leaders. They comment, ridicule, chastise, and otherwise expose, the underpinnings of our society and put them on view for you and I to see.

Part and parcel of the illustrator’s world, is a profound sense of what’s right, and what’s wrong with society. They unearth–in the most artistic of ways– using caricature, exaggeration, humor, and sometimes vulgarity, to get their point across.

 

The tools of the illustrator go beyond a sharp pen and mind. Their ability to draw almost anything, then to distill an idea down to its simplest visual terms, is what they do best. You’ll find the illustrator’s hawk eye focused on the hottest topics of the day. From climate change to warmongering, they have their finger on the pulse of what’s happening now.​ Using religious imagery to comment on contemporary issues like colonialism, homophobia, social justice, or christian nationalism. They use humor and exaggeration to point out the gap between Christian ideals (love, humility) and actions (war, wealth, abuse) or questioning core doctrines, the Church's historical power, or exclusive claims to truth.​ These illustrations serve as powerful visual commentary, often provoking dialogue and challenging believers and non-believers alike to re-examine faith and its role in the world.

Their clever use of visual terms to express complex social issues sets them apart as part historians, part reporters, part visionaries. We love them for their candor, and sometimes hate them for what they bring to our attention, but a world without political illustrators would simply bore us to tears.​