Gerald Scarfe Research

                   

                                          Geralde Scarfe, torydactyl                                 Geralde Scarfe, John Major & Thatcher

Gerald Scarfe is a more modern artist that uses social satire in his work and has become very popular with some of his pieces for example the torydactyl that is based on the not so popular public figure Margret Thatcher. He used his work to demonise Thatcher as a long nosed pterodactyl and to portray as an unwelcoming public figure. He was also not afraid to  make his images quite grotesque for example the image of Margaret Thatcher biting off John Major's head who was considered a grey, dull and boring prime minister.