Some illustrations play the role of entertaining, others are created to inspire, and there are some powerful images who deliver a strong message and are thought-provoking. This is the case with award-winning conceptual illustrator Stephan Schmitz based in Zürich, Switzerland who creates clever and unique artworks that perfectly depict the modern world.
Stephan Schmitz's creative ideas are like visual metaphors that tell simple stories revealing the true face of our world. The visual storytelling surprises us with symbolism and depth which some of us long for in the world where everything is already thought for us. Many of us will recognize the hidden and suppressed emotions that we tend to keep to ourselves because they are hard to talk about.
Every creative drawing is like a puzzle that a viewer has to solve as the subject matter can only be seen if you take a really good look at it. The artist only provides us visual clues and we are the ones who have to connect the dots. His choice of a subtle palette of colors makes these illustrations surreal and obscure reflecting on not so simple matters. So we invite you to take a look at these mind-bending illustrations and consider how much they really represent our lives and social issues that we encounter. If you will want to see more of his illustrations, you can also check his previous post here on Bored Panda.
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Self-Doubts
Peace
How To Conquer Your Fears And Use Them To Your Advantage
Am I The Same Person In Different Situations?
And I‘m Sorry About The Moon. How Could I Know You‘d Disapprove?
Our Relationship With Our Phones
Coping With Depression
Role Models
The Crisis The Catholic Church Faces
Some is changed but not a whole lot. Young men entering into a Seminary should get an intense psychological evaluation BEFORE they are even admitted to training!
How We Become Who We Are
Because Of A Strange Law Released In 1800 Women In Paris Officially Weren‘t Allowed To Wear Pants Up Until The Year 2013
The Journey Into Myself
Unknown
Big Pharma, in the US, is causing people to die instead of helping them!
Taking A Break
Taking "me time" is so good for your sanity and brain! It is also good for the well-being of family.
Professional Guinea Pigs
Unknown
At The End Of The Rainbow
Soooo what does this show? I got a few ideas. We’re destroying the earth? We kill what has been given to us? I don’t know, anyone got any other ideas?
Love
The Personality-Riddle
There‘s Growing Reluctance In Some Countries And Cultures To Vaccinate
As soon as they have a polio/measles/rubella epidemic and millions of people die or are disfigured or crippled that growing reluctance will swiftly become a mandatory vaccination law - which it already should be!
The Sound That Hacks Our Souls
Life Skills
In the sets I was given as a child there was never enough blue, or green, or whatever the main colour was. But same size pots of purple or orange or whatever you didn’t need much of. Which may be a sort of metaphor for don’t accept what you are given, mix your own.
Fall‘s Here
I absolutely loathe leaf blowers! That hideous high-pitched whine and air pollution! Use a damn rake you lazy sod! Rakes are quiet, environmentally friendly and you don't annoy every neighbour in a square mile or frighten the birds or other small animals, wake the babies mothers have just put down or fill the air with dust! People with dust allergies will thank you! Besides, using a rake is good cardio. Or better yet, enjoy the beauty of fall leaves.
Change Of Direction
Financial Health In The U.S.
Trash Talk
How Scientists Are Looking Into Ways To Prevent Suicides
The Philosophy Of Making Love
How My Depression Ruined My Wedding
My Husband Left Me And My Family For My Best Friend
How Opinions Are Made
See, I saw this as a positive thing, but everyone else (in the comments at least) seems to think this is negative. It looks like they're getting information from lots of different places so as to be able to form their own, whole opinion. Forming an opinion based solely on your own experience and never looking for or considering other ideas is ignorance, and I thought this was showing how multifaceted and complex and whole opinions should be
Is Happiness A Question Of Character?
Diabetes
Housing Affordability
Trump
Any doubt about this just look at his tweet after he assassinated Iran’s top general. A freaking American flag.
Graves Disease
Graves disease is over active thyroid caused by the body tissues acting against the organ. It is an auto-immune disease.
The Au-Pair Girl Stole My Husband... And My Daughter
The Phenomenon Of Women Being More Likely To Be Put In Leader Positions During Times Of Crisis
Possession
The less things we own, the neater our lives can be. Plus, living simply is better for the environment.
Addictions
Penguins
This one made me cry actually, really sad that thats what Earth will come to. And some people are saying its a big lie just to fill their already overflowing pockets.
The Future Of Work
Prediabetes
Life Skills
You Can Go Upstairs Now, Nina
Welcome To The New Year
As a paramedic, I saw this WAY to often! Not to mention the devastation it causes for family and friends!
Unknown
Depression
Kangaroo Households
Why People Are Leaving The Catholic Church
Overcoming The Fear Of Taking Risks
Merkel
Found this about her, perhaps she been draining Germany or the EU of their money? Angela Dorothea Merkel is a German politician serving as the chancellor of Germany since 2005. She served as the leader of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 2000 to 2018. Merkel has been widely described as the de facto leader of the European Union, the most powerful woman in the world, and "leader of the free world".
Alternative Ways Of Charging Batteries And Winning Electricity
Unknown
The Job Market For People Over Fifty
The Catholic Church Under Pressure
Diabetes
The cracks in the ground are a good representation for how diabetes can affect your life and how difficult it can be.
The History Of Footwear
Pee Power
I like the art style, but some of these are a bit cliched....diabetes was a fresh topic though.
i love how the artist put faces into some of the pictures where you wouldn't expect there to be a face.
I like the art style, but some of these are a bit cliched....diabetes was a fresh topic though.
i love how the artist put faces into some of the pictures where you wouldn't expect there to be a face.
