Kid with Tostada c. 1970s

Editor: Here we have Jack Davis's "Kid with Tostada," likely from the 1970s. It's a drawing, and I immediately get a fun, almost rebellious vibe from it. The exaggeration is amazing—the kid, the tostada… What jumps out at you? Curator: Oh, absolutely! It's Davis doing what Davis does best: controlled chaos. I see pure, unadulterated exuberance, that feeling of summertime freedom practically leaping off the page. He captures that moment where pure, goofy joy intersects with, well, an unfeasibly large tostada. And those frenetic lines? They practically vibrate with youthful energy. Makes you almost taste the freedom, doesn't it? Editor: It does. The lines are so energetic! But is there more to it than just a funny drawing? I mean, what’s with the gigantic tostada? Curator: Perhaps it's Davis winking at the idea of childhood indulgence, or even satirizing our ever-increasing appetites and portions. Remember, this is coming from a guy who practically defined visual humor in publications like MAD Magazine. Nothing is sacred! Or maybe, just maybe, it’s a celebration of all things gloriously, ridiculously oversized. He makes me wonder, what's your ideal tostada look like? Editor: Haha, definitely not THAT big! But I get it. The absurdity is the point. So, he’s using humor to maybe make us think a bit deeper? Curator: Precisely! Laughter opens the door to reflection. Davis invites us to chuckle at the surface while maybe pondering the deeper currents underneath, and sometimes those currents are as simple as pure joy. Editor: Well, I definitely won’t look at tostadas the same way again! I appreciate you illuminating some of the intent! Curator: And I appreciate your insights, they help one see things from a youthful perspective, a view often missed, and for that I am most grateful.