
Let’s talk about political cartoons, the pictorial satires that started as a street level phenomenon and eventually found its place in newspapers and magazines.
In this episode of we are joined by political cartoonist Maarten Wolterink. Maarten was born in The Netherlands in 1964. After a few years of studying at the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam, he started working as an independent cartoonist for several Dutch newspapers. His work has been featured on France 24, Le Monde, Washington Post and Trouw.
In this episode we discuss the intricacies of dealing with political views trough art. Maarten explains the artistic process and his experience with the medium.