Sardi's Caricatures
Sardi's Caricatures
ArtMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/10/08
#1Sardi's Caricatures
Posted: 8/16/14 at 8:51am
After viewing some of the most recent Sardi's Caricatures, especially Neil Patrick Harris, is it me, or are they not very good? Whenever I see an artist doing caricatures on the street, I tend to notice what they have drawn vs their model. Most, if not all have a very good likeness. I had one done several years ago, at Universal Studios Hollywood, which is extremely good. I just don't see the same likeness with the "professional".
Updated On: 8/16/14 at 08:51 AM
#2Sardi's Caricatures
Posted: 8/16/14 at 9:00am
I was literally JUST saying the same thing to my sister when I saw this pop up--ha! Yeah, some of the newer ones don't really look like caricatures to me, just sort of cartoony, not particularly attractive portraits. Caricatures would typically accentuate one or more of the subject's features, which many older Sardi's caricatures do....
Updated On: 8/16/14 at 09:00 AM
#2Sardi's Caricatures
Posted: 8/16/14 at 10:02amI thought it was very nice how everyone pretended like NPH was given a caricature of him rather than some stranger.
Wilmingtom
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/18/11
#3Sardi's Caricatures
Posted: 8/16/14 at 2:21pmThe old charicatures by Alex Guard and Don Bevan are wonderful at capturing the distinct personalities of the subjects. The more recent ones by Richard Baratz, not so much.
#4Sardi's Caricatures
Posted: 8/16/14 at 2:59pm
The Bevan ones are the best. It's immediately evident who the person was just looking at it, whereas with the more recent ones it's only a vague resemblance (and not even caricatured).
followspot
Broadway Star Joined: 12/27/11
#6Sardi's Caricatures
Posted: 8/16/14 at 3:41pm
^Ones of the craziest is Paul Rudd's. I NEVER would have known it was a portrait of Paul Rudd without seeing him next to it.
I was just having a conversation about this last night. The recent ones have all been so dreadful! I'm genuinely shocked that nobody has complained to them, and that they themselves haven't noticed the dreadful quality of the work. I feel genuinely bad for all the actors who have to stand in front of photographers pretend like their portrait is good.
Updated On: 8/16/14 at 03:41 PM
ArtMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/10/08
#7Sardi's Caricatures
Posted: 8/16/14 at 4:34pmBoy, that doesn't look anything like Paul Rudd. Followspot, is that Cyndi Lauper? If it is, her's is even worse.
followspot
Broadway Star Joined: 12/27/11
#8Sardi's Caricatures
Posted: 8/16/14 at 4:35pm
#9Sardi's Caricatures
Posted: 8/16/14 at 7:13pmThe current artist is seems to think that everybody's noses are smaller than they are. Maybe it's a stylistic choice? If so, it's a bad one.
SporkGoddess
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/05
#10Sardi's Caricatures
Posted: 8/16/14 at 8:41pmThis has actually been discussed a lot here. A lot of people (myself included) don't think that the artist is very good.
#11Sardi's Caricatures
Posted: 8/16/14 at 10:21pmCyndi Lauper's looks like Bernadette Peters from Annie!
#12Sardi's Caricatures
Posted: 8/16/14 at 10:36pm
Caricatures---certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to creat a comic or grotesque effect.
Where is that with NPH or other recent ones ? Take the real person away from next to the pic.and you would have no idea who it is supposed to be.
Shame Sardi's.
#13Sardi's Caricatures
Posted: 8/16/14 at 11:15pm
Don't get me started! If I was Norm, I'd say, "Don't put that up!" THEY SUCK! The guy doing the space art on 47th street could do better.
#15Sardi's Caricatures
Posted: 8/17/14 at 8:29amgleek4114, you beat me to it. I was going to ask why Cyndi Lauper is holding a picture of Bernadette Peters.
#16Sardi's Caricatures
Posted: 8/17/14 at 9:21amFor the same reason that Norm Lewis is holding a picture of Elliot Gould.
#17Sardi's Caricatures
Posted: 8/17/14 at 9:43amI love you, Reg.
#18Sardi's Caricatures
Posted: 8/17/14 at 10:40amI thought Cyndi Lauper was holding up a portrait of Hedwig.
followspot
Broadway Star Joined: 12/27/11
#20Sardi's Caricatures
Posted: 11/13/14 at 11:19pm
WOW that's a lousy likeness.
mamaleh
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/04
#21Sardi's Caricatures
Posted: 11/14/14 at 12:57amI don't have a photo at the ready, but I remember thinking that Hugh Jackman's so-called likeness at Sardi's resembled "90201" star Luke Perry more than HJ.
jo
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
ArtMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/10/08
#24Sardi's Caricatures
Posted: 1/21/15 at 10:19amOf course it is. All of the recent caricatures have been disgracefully bad.
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