This Artist Uses His Art To Depict The Dark Side Of The Society That We Live In (30 Pics)
There are so many issues in the world. From global warming to consumerism, to how we see ourselves and social media addiction. Michal Dziekan uses his work to illustrate these social issues and perhaps make you rethink your choices and lifestyle.
At first glance, his colorful art reminds us of cartoons and fun illustrations. However, Michal's artwork hides some deeper ideas and you will soon realize this art is not for kids. He uses bright hues and a happy mood to convey important issues of the modern world.
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Honesty
Capitalism, socialism, communism? When and where are we going?
Great cartoon <3 Hence, Donald Tusk who wanted to ruin Poland isn't very similar to himself here .
Be carefull critisizing the tangerine toddler. His fanbase isn't very forgiving when it comes to cririsisme against their esteemed leader. The chinese government makes criticists disappear. Trumptards would like their leader to have the same powers.
Load More Replies...Tedros, lead of W.H.O should be charged for crimes against humanity. The piece of s**t is so corrupt and filled with CCP money blowing out of his a*s. Remember a month ago when he urged countries NOT to close down borders to China? Remember when he said travel was still safe, that airlines should still be operating? Remember when he said there is still a window of opportunity? Take him to prison and force feed him bats. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwFTZawOc9k
Words Can Kill
"The soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit." Proverbs 15:4
Why do I get the faint hint of a left-wing argument for censoring free speech from this picture...
Michal is a Polish illustrator. On his website, he says: "I'm Michal Dziekan, aka this famous illustrator you have never heard of before. Shall we change that now?" On the website, he sells prints of his artwork. So if you really like his work, you can even hang it on your wall and support his craft.
Every Drunk Driver Is A Murderer
I must agree. Driving drunk can and will hurt the driver and others on the road.
More often than not, the driver is the sole survivor.
Load More Replies...Yes. And it's still unbelievable that laws haven't changed to make it possible to charge every drunk fool driving a 2 ton killing machine with intended murder.
Games For Adults
Allow me to blow on that and watch it crumple down in a second.
"The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender." Proverbs 22:7
If the last things wont dark, I would've thought this was about how adults have too many expired cards.
He also says that art is very important to him and he puts a lot of effort and ideas into his pieces: "Art is my blood, sweat, and tears translated into pixels and printed. It's my very own shroud of Turin and I am offering it to you. Let's bring some joy into our life!"
Unhappy With What He Does
I love this one! To me, it resembles how many of us surround ourselves with positive, inspirational & motivating materials or post encouraging memes on social media thinking it will make us a more positive person. When in relaity we often feel the opposite. There are ups and downs in life. We're all entitled to our feelings. Being encouraging couldn't hurt right? But do most people actually believe these inspirational materials enough to feel good about them selves or to care more about about others? I feel this illustrates the lack of connection we have to one another and how we try to find our answers in a quote. The inspiring materials are just the beginning. Be brave, be vulnerable & dare to change the way you care about yourself and care about others.
Cruel Reality
The 1% live in their La La Land, insulated from reality by their lucre.
No, this is more of a commentary on the free people of the world basking in their freedom while the displaced citizens in war-torn and poverty-stricken countries are literally drowning and dying trying to reach the shores and borders of that same freedom. Think of the Middle East and Greece. Think of South American countries and the USA. Think of Hong Kong and China. Think of North and South Korea. It's more than just the USA-Mexico border. It's global.
Load More Replies..."Illegal" immigrants dying on the shores while entitled people can't even be bothered.
Michal has a very unique drawing style. His work is very colorful and bright, the people he draws all have exaggerated features, and some even look grotesque and eerie. He has created a detailed fantasy world that reminds us of ours and I believe that makes his artwork even more creepy and disturbing.
Think For Yourself, Don’t Buy Stuff You Don’t Need
Always ask yourself, 'Do I NEED it? Or do I want it?' Helps me out. Every. Single time!
That, of course, is precisely what the merchants DON'T want us to think!
Load More Replies..."Sales" are so often advertised as "the more you spend, the more you save." I do not, for the life of me, get that "logic." No. The more I spend, the more I spend. I only save by not spending. Or, waiting until the item I need goes on sale and purchasing ONLY that item. "Sales" rope people into buying things they wouldn't have bought in the first place because they don't need it and can't afford it. Then they spend money they don't have on something they don't need and justify the purchase because "it was on sale for 50% off." Congratulations! You just spent $40 on something that cost $5 to make and the seller purchased for $11. The seller only made $29 profit off of you instead of $69 because he put it on "sale."
I'm lucky. I'm short so I'm always near the shelves with the cheap products and way out of reach of the expensive s**t I really don't need.
Victory
Alternatively, the parents trying to live their dreams through their children
Load More Replies...The artist uses a lot of metaphors and hidden meanings in his work. In one of the artworks' titles "Unhappy With What He Does" we can see a lot of irony. In "Honesty" there are a lot of hidden messages. Can you spot them all?
Superhero
Equity
"Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice." Proverbs 18:5
On his Instagram account, he has about 6k followers and writes "Your new favorite artist." Is he your new favorite artist? What do you think about the ideas he is portraying? Tell us in the comments and vote for your favorite ones.
Pushing
This is tricky... giving kids skills and structure is necessary, but so is allowing kids to be kids!
Let kids be kids. Let them pursue what they enjoy. Make sure they get a deep and well-rounded education, but try to make it enjoyable so learning is not regarded as a chore. I thoroughly despise "Tiger Mothers" who drive their kids so hard and are impossible to please. One can only wonder how many Tiger Babies died by their own hand.
Amazing. Uncomfortable. There is so much going on - it would rewuire an essay. This is bloody good artwork.
Freelance
I wish those cookie-cutter trays didn't exist, and anyone could be whatever they wanted. no anomalies, just people.
Facebook Addiction
Astrology
Trump and his spritual advisor Paula White. Who is the pastor of New Destiny Christian Center. She is known for her luxurious lifestyle and preaching the prosperity gospel, which tells followers the more they donate to the church the more God will bless them.
Mit der Astrologie kann man eine Analyse von der eigenen Persönlichkeit erstellen lassen. Es gibt auch Techniken der Prognose, allerdings werden konkrete Ereignisse nicht vorhergesagt. Es geht immer nur um die Qualität der Zeit. Es ist die Quintessenz aus der Persönlichkeit, aus äußeren Einflüssen und wofür man innerlich bereit ist. Scharlatane, Falschspieler und Arschlöcher gibt es überall, nicht nur in der Astrologie. :-) With astrology you can have your personality analyzed. There are also forecasting techniques, but specific events are not predicted. It's always about the quality of the time. It is the quintessence from the personality, from external influences and what you are ready for internally. There are charlatans, fraudsters and a******s everywhere, not just in astrology. :-)
Sometimes I wonder how many people consult with astrologers because they believe that baloney, and how many do so for s**ts and giggles.
That's the kind of thing to stay away from, as well as horoscopes, tarot readings, palm readings and psychics and of the like; it's a waste of money and time and it hurts the soul.
Pollution
The boy caught in the gunk is bad enough - then you see the dead birds.
Poetry
Honestly, I don't want to be mean but, this art is just bringing me down
Load More Replies...Compulsive Consumption
c**k cola... an interesting product. might give it a try. (JK)
Load More Replies...My eye wandered all over - looking at logos, finally being led to the face. Geez you are good, sir.
One Step Forward - Two Steps Back
This cartoon is WRONG on so many levels. 😒🤨 But what I am HIGHLY upset with is the fact that some idiots actually believe that humans actually came from monkeys. That is a LIE / FALSE theory. 😒😒
Storks
Why is sex education so bad in the US? Evangelical panic? Cultural puritan prudery?
Sex education and birth control are anti-abortion because they prevent abortions. It doesn't matter what you bellow in teens' faces - preach all you like about abstinence, but you are fighting 500 million years of evolution. We must face reality and tell them all the "facts of life." Cars have seat belts, air bags and crumple zones because even the most careful driver can have a lapse of judgment or attention, or drive in less than ideal conditions, or encounter someone who is not so careful or heedful.
Teach kids that it is perfectly fine to not want children and not want to be parents
Art
Its just showing how art has evolved, i guess
Load More Replies...Damn - I wish I knew the exact devices and programs you are using. Yes, you are my new favorite artist. Blown away.
It would have been nicer if it was a caveman drawing a computer artist, drawing a painter drawing a caveman. Because that's the way we're going right now.
Expectations
Why not draw it yourself instead of commenting on someone else's viewpoint?
Load More Replies...if i'm interpreting this message right it's about a mans inability to perform in bed. I'm well acquainted with this message because i have this same problem. its like if we can't perform our woman thinks we're not "attracted " to her or we're off cheating. Try understanding this, our penis is like a garden hose that can become clogged and when something is clogged you can't get NO FLOW in this case for us guys NO BLOODFLOW........so we can't get hard. if we even get a bit nervous we can go limp because the penis has a connection with the brain.. its more harder for us to please you women, because our genitals our completely different. you women don't have to worry about having an erect or hard d**k because you don't have one.
women are the same- expectations to orgasm, if not, we're "not attracted or cheating"
Load More Replies...Ok I get this, but goddamnit NOT EVERY TEENAGER OR GIRL WANTS TO HAVE SEX.
Manhood
Being a manly man seems not to be on fashion right now. You have to show weak spots openly, talk about toxic masculinity or cry in public. For me it's enough as my man opens up to me.from time to time. No need to frorce anything.
Men can be masculine without being toxic, feminism is a lie I don't by into; feminism is what is toxic.
Interest
Strange how everyone seems to ignore that those "ladies" obviously are able to set their disgust aside to get to the money. They aren't victims.
You get what you give, if you don't raise your own value you get what you desrve.
Perfectionism
if you fix that one tomato it will become just like all the others. Once it just like the others it will become different to you because you are different to everybody else. You carry that bad trait whether its rudeness or selfishness or any other one. So if you're going to make that tomatoe fit in maybe you should stop think about who you are and make your self fit in first. Instead of trying to force others to fit in focus on yourself.
Perfection can drive you bonkers. There must be a flaw somewhere?
Love it, so true to human nature, sooo much good, yet some obsess about that 1 negative thing.
Shhh...
The art of learning how not to care as long as it doesn't hit home.
This is true for me. It normally took my dad 50 alarms and 10 gallons of milk splashed on me to wake me up
How do we sleep while our beds are burning? Midnight Oil, 1987.
Being comfortable and closing your eyes while the world burns around you. Metaphorically choosing to ignore it
Load More Replies...Families Living In Tight Flats
Or: Families that are too stupid to realise that you can't have 15 kids, 3 pitbulls and 4 cats in a two bedroom flat.
I'm going out on a limb and guessing you are an American. Most countries do not have the large spacious homes we do in the US and having a large (and extended) family living in a two bedroom home or apartment is normal. What we would call a tiny apartment (500 sq ft) would be considered normal to average in most European cities. We have an abundance of everything and assume that is normal everywhere. It isn't, which is why Americans are often looked at as greedy and wasteful in other countries. We are used to "space" and "stuff" and "new." That is our normal. That is not the normal in European, Asian, and African countries. Reduce, reuse, recycle is trendy in the US. It is a way of life just about everywhere else. In many countries, people turn trash into functional household items & find reuses for things until there is no reusing it.
Load More Replies...Take A Deep Breath
Even green oases are being overrun. Nature can only go so far in self cleaning.
That's why nature created Corona. Satellite images show less pollution in China after outbreak
Load More Replies...Lie Detectors In Smartphones
Tell the truth to your own self and quit trying to fit something that's the wrong style.
There'd be a surge in spontaneous combustion cases. Also very sexist to portray the man as the liar. Women cheat just as much.
It doesn't work like that, hun. If they were to portray the woman as the cheater, wouldn't feminists object? They have two choices - the husband or the wife. they just chose one to be the cheater. Big deal, the artist isn't biased.
Load More Replies...Therapy
Washed out. 2 Houses. A mortgage and 4 kids planning on college.
Fashion Industry
Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months. - Oscar Wilde
Do you know how right he was? A lot of the fashion that is out today isn't fashion, it's garbage. Where is the modesty?
Load More Replies...Sell all these before Friday when we change to the new style of the week.
But I want to Look just like everyone else! Now can I borrow your fake lashes and nails? ,
And there's a 40 year cycle so that they can sell old stock as new fashion.
Taming The Zuckerberg's Beast
The people are trying to keep the monster in check by trying to scare it off not with fire, but with paragraphs (§). Thus, by laws and regulations.
Load More Replies...Work-A-Holic
Delusion
Perfectionism
Earlier I wrote nothing wrong with doing things right. But this isn't "right" this is too far.
I love how you can see the word "success" spelled wrong on the second bottom shelf...
Bye
Television is called a medium because anything well-done on it is rare. Not exactly how Ernie Kovacs put it, but true.
Domestic Violence
This isn't domestic violence, this is two people violently arguing. Which isn't great for a kid, but domestic violence is something far worse and very one-sided.
Im no cop, but I'm pretty sure attacking your spouse with a ninja weapon qualifies for domestic violence
Load More Replies...What no one is noticing is how it effects the children, and domestic violence can turn onto the child next. It is a cycle that needs to be broken, no questions asked
The child’s hair - windswept. Only criticism: this looks like an equal fight - and one person (victim) isn’t broken. They both look strong.
The Race
let children be children! it doesn't matter what you want them to be, karen multitude.
Just because you didn't get to be famous doesn't mean you have to force your children to become famous. Your children are not your extra shot at life you get one chance at life if you don't become famous, oh well don't force your children to be for you !
Winning isn't everything. This kind of mentality is hurtful to kids, because - well, look at 2nd place. Is that a rock, or a turd? Kids should enjoy doing stuff without worrying about any trophies.
The tiny one at the top... winner. And she doesn’t even notice. She just loves her work.
Shy, Tinder Girl
Swiss army phone. Online, you can choose any person you could imagine to talk to, date, send pictures etc. There's no limit.
I think that she is shy to pick a man because she doesnt like herself?
Load More Replies...First Snow
The Russians control natural gas for heating much of Europe.
Load More Replies...Pretty sure he's going for an ironic mashup. Polar bears thriving via employment under the peddlers of the very resource which decimated their homes.
It clearly means polar bear police officers are hoarding all the fuel when they should be hibernating.
Polish State Of Mind
Btw , its not only Polish state of mind . . been very fortunate to travel over 100 countries and dwell between local people. I must surely say that, this particular mindset , is present in every country . Taking a loan to buy a Mac laptop just to be cool . Hence , then wont have money for basic needs later all .
Why Polish? Sorry I don't really understand that much so I kinda think this is racist, please explain THANKS!
How can a polish person be racist about polish people? Anyways- it's about flashing good things to others. That kind of still works like that. When we were kids we upgraded something outside of the house- gate etc and you could see people's jealousy and people trying to copy you. Had a better car before them-weird looks... True.
Load More Replies...Blue People
Students Infested Flat
It's A Trap
The trap still remains the same, and a lot of it is the banks and interest rates.
Load More Replies...Pasta People
What I see here are powerful nations dividing people and cooking up the planet (and the people) in the meantime for their own profit.
Load More Replies...I believe it's supposed to be the 1% eating the 99% - and Earth. Note how the "pasta" are fighting each other, which is what the Fat Cats want.
Patchwork Family
And, sorry, extremely depressing for some. But other than that, it's awesome
Load More Replies...Aw... oh... this hurts, but - .. and... why? No... what - ... wait... - - ... -
Looks like my family - except we make believe everything is OK.
Santa Is Coming ... Or Not
Hunting Party
Men that prey on women. Notice all the bras and the members. They are saying that these are the jerks that hunt women down for the sole purpose of having sex with them and always are looking for the next conquest.
Load More Replies...Temptation
That's exactly what the post was trying to tell you not to do.
Load More Replies...Porridge On The Head
Yep, in a sense. it's about poisoning the young minds with problems from history in Poland. Treatment of Jews, nationalism, Catholicism, being Soviet influenced and torn apart during wars, revolutions etc. Young people should look mainly to the future and be rid of past problems, not dwell on them like previous generations.
Load More Replies...Transgender
Being born intersex or being trans isn't a problem. Getting people out of using a gender binary system is the problem.
using - no. Making them understand how it fully works is a problem, tho. Mostly because most schools forego any basic human neurology/psychology teaching.
Load More Replies...I think her brain isn't working with her and it looks sinister because it's one of those things that a person has to bear most alone.
Load More Replies...Bad Education
The guy didn't learn good hygiene habits. He stinks. His cubicle reeks from leftover food that isn't discarded. He's a mess. This artist thinks the guy is a pig.
Load More Replies...Black Hole
I wouldn't call it a classic, but it does have its moments. I loved it as a kid, not so much as an adult.
Load More Replies...Ummm... black holes are not a threat. If this is an analogy for some social ill, I'm missing it.
Could be our apathy as we approach a dire threat, such as climate change or creeping fascism.
Load More Replies...At first it took me a while to get this, but then I realized he wasn't paying attention, and he's about to go down
Parents
Trying to keep their kids down, shooting down their imagination; basically being worse than a helicopter parent.
Ok, but I feel like parents are doing this. But not all baby boomers are bad. What about those grandma's that are kind and loving, supports you, believes in global warming, and makes the best chocolate chip cookies
I broke off an engagement with an amazing man because of this 35 years ago. Np married a guy with parents I loved: he turned out to be a monster. Life is like that I guess. I still think about **** he was terribly injured in an accident, married - have always hoped he was happy.
Edit: correction - his dad was lovely. Everyone well-meaning but - It was just - ugh. : (
Load More Replies...This is how just about all tweens and teens regard their parents.
Vindictive Divorce
Hey, that's a good image of me. I thought that I recognized my ex's fingers...
Ah, daring. Showing that women can be bad ,too. That's a dangerous thing with this crowd.
Alone
I know right? Is this supposed to depict that it sad to be alone at 50? Being with someone doesn't necessarily mean one will be happy.
Load More Replies...If you look in his pants pocket though you can see a woman with a heart icon calling
ConTroll
Running
I have other interpretation though The adults "run" to provide future for these children
Lazy Love
The dirty diaper... this art is a journey. I always tried to do achieve this level - never could.
The artist was able to make everything so still and heavy. Mad skills and insight in every piece.
Possesed
Sie Jara? Jarr? Great piece, just don’t understand it. Supremacy/nationalism?
Sales Plan And Fear
Titans Of Work
Pay attention to the instructions or you will not get it right, so you wont get paid
Wine Chemistry
There can be a lot of bull pocky in this realm, these hard juices are distinct, but it can get out of hand in my view. Sommeliers - wait, where’s his cup?
Certain ones really do go with certain foods - I don’t see the fruffery beyond that. People use grape juice as an asset, bragging tool. Mkay.
Load More Replies...These are fantastic. The style is gorgeus and the artist is amazingly talented and origional I am really impressed by this intresting content. WELL DONE AND WOW KEEP ON !!
A love the art style but lot of this is purest cringe material
I liked these... though I felt a few were showing women as 'less important', or 'flawed' compared to the males... just me tho
These are fantastic. The style is gorgeus and the artist is amazingly talented and origional I am really impressed by this intresting content. WELL DONE AND WOW KEEP ON !!
A love the art style but lot of this is purest cringe material
I liked these... though I felt a few were showing women as 'less important', or 'flawed' compared to the males... just me tho
