No Sami mural this week, but here is mine, in a rather timely manner as controversial cartoonist Michael Leunig died a few days ago at he age of 79.
If you remember, one of his cartoons caused great outrage.
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His daughter Minna (You would not believe how much time it took to confirm that) paints murals and I like this one, even though it may have been commissioned by a department store.
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I will miss Leunig's often pointed cartoons. Love his daughter's mural too.
ReplyDeleteEC, he was good but not about vaccines. She is clearly talented.
DeleteI like the mural, a bit Keith Haring like, but the cartoon is quite telling.
ReplyDeleteVery much so Bob. There is a significant Haring mural in Melbourne.
DeleteThe world has become a poorer place with Leunig's death.
ReplyDeleteThe mural by his daughter is beautifully mesmerizing.
Damselfly, I like the work very much.
DeleteYes, I discovered a lot of his daughter's work around the city too
ReplyDeleteRoentare, this is the first of hers I've noticed.
DeleteHe had a brilliant mind and a way of making you look at things from a different perspective. A great loss.
ReplyDeleteYes Merlot, he was good at making you think.
DeleteMy father was an important figure in the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne. No tv but he was interviewed on radio and cartooned by the chief cartoonist of the day. Perhaps Leunig was too young then.
ReplyDeleteLeunig certainly would have been but I hope you have at least a copy of the cartoon and maybe a voice recording?
DeleteDon't recall the first one Andrew.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Merry Christmas Margaret, and a Happy New Year to you.
DeleteI remember that poem and the poor baby. Love the mural.
ReplyDeleteRiver, do you remember the controversy about the cartoon?
DeleteNo.
DeleteThe cartoon is very telling and reflects my own feelings. I like the mural - very detailed and effective. Such talent astonishes me.
ReplyDeleteJB, some arguments were that new mothers needed to maintain social contacts, but I think it was a well made point.
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ReplyDeleteI take the cartoon as "black humor" ! Each time there is a new invention the old generation has something to say, like my paternal grandma who told me that electric light is bad for the eyes, petrol is better and never touch a telephone that's bad for the health !
Getting, square eyes or blindness from watching too much TV?
DeleteThe message of the cartoon is crystal clear, if people were upset, they need look around and see how obsessed people are.
ReplyDeleteTP, parents are one thing but two year kids watching things on their parents phones is beyond the pale.
DeletePeople were outraged when I posted a comment similar to this on a public forum, chiding me for being 'judgy-judgy' (well, the kinder ones anyway...there were much worse.) I knew that I'd struck a nerve. Unfortunately, it was not struck hard enough to actually change anything but...
ReplyDeleteI can imagine Debby. Managing personal interactions is a problem of our time.
DeleteI don't see why the cartoon is so outrageous, but I read your response to Jabblog and I guess that explains it. Still, people are on their phones too much. That's an indisputable fact.
ReplyDeleteI like the mural!
Thanks Steve. I am pleased you checked the finer detail of why some were outraged by the cartoon.
DeleteThat mural conveys a real sense of place.
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