Your 2013 Behind The Lines Cartoonist Of The Year



Behind The Lines, which I believe is the National Museum Of Australia's cartooning program, has named David Rowe its cartoonist of the year at the same time they are launching an exhibition of his work. One piece of oft-repeated conventional wisdom about cartooning in Australia is that there's an abiding appreciation for the political cartooning that's done there. Rowe gets the honor in one of those difficult years for cartoonists: where the same story, a massive run of nasty political fights swirling around the office of the prime minister, has dominated for maybe 20 or more months now. One way Rowe seems to sustain commentary on those issues is by running through an endless array of visual metaphors which in and of itself serves as commentary on the clownish parade aspects of modern politics. I imagine it helps that his work is visually intriguing, particularly his use of color.
 
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