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81 Thought-Provoking And Honest Illustrations About Our Lives By Stephan Schmitz
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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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What Most People Don't See
Failure is the ladder to success, but one should clean up the mess, or you can slip and break your neck!
Loneliness And Social Media
The superficiality of social media relationships taking away from what we most need - real connection.
Accepting The Things You Can‘T Change
Father-Daughter Relationship And Unconditional Love
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.
Sexual Abuse In The Armed Forces
„I Don‘t Care About Facts. I Have An Opinion!“
Cheating
Different Beliefs
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.
Finding Extraterrestrial Life
Impossible Love
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.
Will International Corporations Take Over Parts Of The Public Service?
Loving A Man With Asperger's Syndrome
Misophonia - A Condition Which Makes You Allergic To Certain Sounds That People Make
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!
Dangerous Chemicals In Foodpackaging
They say dihydrogen monoxide is the most dangerous. It accelerates corrosion and can cause suffocation. Yet it's such a common ingredient in everything...
Afraid Of The Dark
Marriage Problems
Zen Living
Declining Places
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.
Cheating
Outsourcing Daily Chores
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.
Promising Evening
Brush The Dust Off And Keep Going
A lot of times that's the only thing we can do. Bind up our wounds and hobble on...
The Next Big Computer Virus
"Even Though He Loves You And Cherishes Your Relationship You May Never Get A Commitment"
Being Alone Vs Loneliness
Individualism it's a wonderful thing, specially for an introvert. There's nothing wrong to love being alone.
Artificial Intelligence
