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Many artists discuss difficult themes through their works, making their viewers think and look at problems from different angles.

Stephan Schmitz is a conceptual illustrator Zürich, Switzerland. Stephan uses colors, shapes, optical illusions and sometimes even visual puns to tell complex stories in single images. Most of his images have a surreal feel to them, showing what could hide behind the reality.

Take a look at some of his works below.

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#1

What Most People Don't See

What Most People Don't See

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Ladies and Gentlemen
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Failure is the ladder to success, but one should clean up the mess, or you can slip and break your neck!

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#2

Loneliness And Social Media

Loneliness And Social Media

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Greg Pinks
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The superficiality of social media relationships taking away from what we most need - real connection.

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#4

Father-Daughter Relationship And Unconditional Love

Father-Daughter Relationship And Unconditional Love

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Chicago Kitty
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a woman who has never known her father- he disappeared while I was still to young to have any memories of him- this one makes my heart wistfully sad.

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#11

Psychological Abuse In Relationships

Psychological Abuse In Relationships

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Magpie
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh yes!. Applies to work relationships too, any bullying situation, even total strangers attacked for no reason.

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#13

Different Beliefs

Different Beliefs

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Charlotte Brine
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This also reminds me a lot of the issues families have to deal with when faced with a family member having an eating disorder. The ramifications it has on such close relationships and how it can tear them apart so easily.

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#14

„I Married The Wrong Woman“

„I Married The Wrong Woman“

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Bored Fox
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Good thing that a divorce is no more a taboo in many countries. No one forces you to live in a relationship that you don't like anymore.

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#16

Impossible Love

Impossible Love

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All With Heart
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There was actually a Greek myth about this, though slightly different. A sculpture wanted a woman that was perfect for him, and disliked all the women he knew, so he sculpted his ideal woman, with the wish she would come alive. The goddess of love, Aphrodite, granted his wish.

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#19

What Lies Beneath The Surface

What Lies Beneath The Surface

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Inna K.
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Love the idea! Knowing people in everyday life really is like sailing around tips of icebergs.

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#23

Misophonia - A Condition Which Makes You Allergic To Certain Sounds That People Make

Misophonia - A Condition Which Makes You Allergic To Certain Sounds That People Make

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Chicago Kitty
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I didn't know this was a thing- but now I think I have it. The sound of someone clicking a pen over and over-arghhh!

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#24

Dangerous Chemicals In Foodpackaging

Dangerous Chemicals In Foodpackaging

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GlassOfWater
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They say dihydrogen monoxide is the most dangerous. It accelerates corrosion and can cause suffocation. Yet it's such a common ingredient in everything...

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#34

Declining Places

Declining Places

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Magdalina777
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ooo this one's cool. There is a certain charm in decaying places though. They are sad, yes, but it's always like they hold some sort of mystery and even if you know most everything about them you just can't help wondering - who lived there, what did they do, like, hate? What memories do these crumbling walls keep? With a non-abandoned place, even if it's old but renovated and all, you just don't get that vibe somehow.

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#35

Difficulties Getting Around In A Wheelchair

Difficulties Getting Around In A Wheelchair

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Magpie
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh yeah! And that is likely to be something the rest of us take for granted, like the toilet is in there, Or school, etc.

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#39

Less Is More

Less Is More

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Xiaolaohu
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The only ones who say this are those with the means to feel comfortable, their minimalism is someone else's wealth.

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#42

Stuck In The Welfare System

Stuck In The Welfare System

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Magpie
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh yeah!! But those walls have thorns, and people attack poor people with words " drain on the tax payers purse" from my prime minister. ( Australia ) As if anybody decided to get injured at work, and live with permanent pain. etc etc

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#43

Caught In The Welfare System

Caught In The Welfare System

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#45

Outsourcing Daily Chores

Outsourcing Daily Chores

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athornedrose
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

people have been "outsourcing" chores since the beginning of time. it's just in the last few hundred years that we pay for it instead of forcing it on someone else.

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#52

Brush The Dust Off And Keep Going

Brush The Dust Off And Keep Going

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Chicago Kitty
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A lot of times that's the only thing we can do. Bind up our wounds and hobble on...

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#54

The Risks

The Risks

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Laugh Fan
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hah! If it involves balancing on some wire, then consider me a small splat at the bottom of the pit!

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#55

"Even Though He Loves You And Cherishes Your Relationship You May Never Get A Commitment"

"Even Though He Loves You And Cherishes Your Relationship You May Never Get A Commitment"

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Mont
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you never get a commitment, maybe he doesn't actually "love you and cherish your relationship"? Also, have you talked about your goals for the future? Make sure they line up. If not, its time to move on before any major commitments happen.

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#56

Opinions

Opinions

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Laugh Fan
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There isn't anything wrong with having an opinion. How you express it might be an issue - or having an opinion and not saying until it's too late.

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#57

Being Alone Vs Loneliness

Being Alone Vs Loneliness

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Rebecah Ozuna
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Individualism it's a wonderful thing, specially for an introvert. There's nothing wrong to love being alone.

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#58

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence

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Leigh C.
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is as only as smart as the people that created it. "If only I had a brain"

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#61

Debate Club

Debate Club

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#63

Interfaith Marriages

Interfaith Marriages

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Kathy Baylis
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The rings should be connected, or overlapping with the couple in the middle shared space.

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#64

Splitting Into Two

Splitting Into Two

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Kathy Baylis
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Looks to me like a political divide: she's a Democrat and he's a Republican. Just my interpretation.

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#67

Zen Living

Zen Living

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#68

Graves Disease

Graves Disease

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Carol Anne Benoit
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

For each person I've met with Graves Disease, they each seem to have their own story of how the disease affected them. Mine goes in remission for long periods of time, only reactivating during times of extreme stress. I had none of the eye problems, but developed some strange skin issues. My biggest hurdle has been trying to get doctors to stop dismissing my every complaint as 'Oh, that must be the Graves.' and also, people close to me dismissing my emotions as 'Oh, that must just be the Graves'. I never let them burn out my thyroid.

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#69

Worker Safety

Worker Safety

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#70

Unlawfully Fired

Unlawfully Fired

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Kathy Baylis
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We need to push for more unions. It's long past time for workers to unite and use our powerful aggregate voice to finally swing the pendulum away from management and back to the workers where it belongs. I've worked union jobs and, believe me, I never felt more secure at work. I'm not one to misuse privileges, and it felt good to be recognized as such, rather than treated like an expendable idiot child.

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#71

Today's Students

Today's Students

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Alyssa Csukardi
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This makes me think of my son's future. What kind of work will there be? If any? He is 14 and i am so worried. People of my generation are having to move back home and there are millions of us fighting for the same jobs. Truly a scary thought.

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#73

Outsourcing Daily Chores

Outsourcing Daily Chores

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Charlotte Brine
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This would have been better if she had been sat in a chair with her head down completely engrossed in her phone screen

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#74

Investment Strategy

Investment Strategy

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#76

Rising Stocks In Retail

Rising Stocks In Retail

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#77

Digitalization

Digitalization

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Rebecah Ozuna
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's like the gallery a person did out of other people's photos.

#78

Doctors Who Diagnose Themselves

Doctors Who Diagnose Themselves

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Magpie
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

...have a fool for a patient and a fool for a doctor. ( old old saying )

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#79

The Magic Of Coincidence

The Magic Of Coincidence

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Chris Daemon
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"If coincidences are just coincidences, why do they feel so contrived?" Mulder, X-Files.

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#80

Menopause

Menopause

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Magpie
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh personally this one is wrong. Menopause = no more cramps, no more painful boobs, = I love my hot flushes.

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