Carrilho, A., 2010. Vladimir Putin. [image] Available at: <https://www.flickr.com/photos/andrecarrilho/5068677011/in/album-72157630142450982> [Accessed 6 April 2020].
This artwork is significant in the way the combination of visual elements is composed to make up the absence of background or storytelling. The digital textures in this work create their own pattern which does not require an additional layer of information, because it would be too noisy to notice the subtle proportions.
The overall shape of the figure is simplistic and has no connection to the person portrayed. Usually with a caricature art the initial proportions are manipulated to absurd and can keep the recognizability of a certain person. Here, the main means of detecting the character are the facial features. The structure of the head is heavily simplified, keeping the essence. It is also influenced by the nose which together with the eyes and the proportion between them makes 80% of the recognizability. The face could be replaced, and there would not be enough evidence to find the reference to the initial person. Hence, the actual facial details and their proportion have the biggest impact in portraying a particular person.
It is possible that it happens due to a saturation of details on a face, whilst the bodies, unless they have unique tattoos or dressed in recognizable clothings (which are additional features, but in case of being associated with a character - essential) might have minor impact in identifying someone.