How does Eliahou Eric Bokobza's naive style reflect on his ...

emphasis's the problem with using the Naïve <strong>style</strong> as an historical reference.
The refection in the Naive <strong>style</strong> is one of a child's point of view, or more
precisely of a grown up's memory and belief as to how it should have been.
Thus, creating a work that seems on the first glance as being superficial and
plain which may lead in a misunderstanding of the underlining agenda. This is
the situation in <strong>Bokobza's</strong> The Boy Who Drew Cats. His paintings of cats
drew most of the attention to the cat and not to the hidden fear and the
dealing with the attack on Israel that Bokobza was experiencing at the time.
<strong>How</strong>ever, once understanding what the artist was trying to do, or at
least understand where the artwork is coming from, the Naïve <strong>style</strong> gives an
interesting insight into a unique and different remembrance of a childhood's
history. In spite it's inaccuracies the Naïve <strong>style</strong> demonstrates how not only
<strong>does</strong> popular culture and folklore <strong>reflect</strong> on our political culture, but the
attention to the popular and folklore may in fact impact on our impressions to
the political culture. 14
14 Conners L. Joan, "Popular Culture in Political Cartoons: Analyzing Cartoonist
Approaches", Political Science & Politics 40 (2007): 261-265.
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