The caricature in the creation of the plastician Leonid Domnin

Th e painter Leonid Domnin distinguished himself in the artistic life of the Republic of Moldova through a prolifi c activity promoted in such fi elds as book graphics, cinematographic art, and the art of caricature. Th e caricature as a genre of plastic creation is professed by the protagonist mainly during the 60s-80s of the last century. Following in the stylistic strands of the time, most of the painter’s humorous-satirical works remain relevant today, attracting attention through skilfully selected scenes, well-directed plastically, and laconic promoted messages. Being made mainly in watercolor and ink, the caricatures elaborated by the plastic artist, highlight the high level of operation of the author with the mentioned materials and the techniques and, at the same time, facilitate his ironic representation of interpersonal relationships, vices, and bad events recorded in the community. Th e humorous-satirical activity of the painter Leonid Domnin, being implanted in resonant graphic sheets, can serve as an original point of reference in the development of current satirical graphics.