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In 2010 I made a five-month trip from Sydney to Beijing. During my travels, I met so many great artists and designers that I knew that as soon as I returned home to Germany illustration would be my new path.
I worked on watercolor drawings and portraits, but something was missing and it would take me months to find my personal style. I was looking for a fast and bold way to bring the images and thoughts out of my head.
So I started a series of illustrations called "Mindshots" inspired by my daily life. The title was born from the ideas that often pop out while working, talking, watching a movie, hanging out with friends or while being bored in the doctor's waiting room. Some are socially critical, while others are just plain ridiculous.
My very first Mindshot creation was a bird wearing an oxygen mask. I had this image in my mind for months after visiting Sydney and Beijing with intense smog on my trip. After a few years, dozens of illustrations and positive feedback on my Instagram, I decided to make a book that included my 50 best Mindshots.
Last year I visited a book fair in Frankfurt with a rough draft of the book in my bag and now I am happy to say it is available on Amazon. Hope you enjoy!
More info: Instagram | amazon.com | maivisto.de | Behance
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#1
Love: On – Brain: Off
MysticSailora 7 years ago
this style of art reminds me of the cover of simon vs the homosapiens agenda (love, simon)
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#2
Let's Leave
#3
Can't Say No
Maci Wilcox 7 years ago
Same here, I was sort of raised based on the idea that I should make sure I make everyone happy before myself, so I've always had a hard time saying no and I always say sorry way too much.
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Lark Estelle 7 years ago
Honestly if you don't want to do something, just say no. It's better for all involved.
#4
R.I.P.
#5
Exploitation
TheBlackPanda 7 years ago
It's not running fast enough. I want to witness the end of humanity. It would be really satisfying to watch.
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Pessimism
#7
Stock Market Manipulation
Night Owl 7 years ago
And cum-cum and cum-ex trading, tax dodging, dividend stripping etc.
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#8
Exploitation Of Labour
Gabrielle Hyden Combs 7 years ago
Even people tries to get a profit from someone else's illness
Lyone Fein 7 years ago
All you need to do to change this picture is to take some of your earnings, and buy some stocks. They are not expensive. Then you become one of the profit owners too.
#9
Self-Isolation
Petra Christovová 7 years ago
This one does not seem too accurate. It is true that people who spend much time in a virtual world are kind of isolated from life to some extent but for some people this may be voluntary choice. They are just more comfortable with computers and technics than other people.
Sergio Ingravalle 7 years ago
Hey Petra, absoultely! It is not necessarily meant to be critical toward technology or the internet. Actually, when I did this I thought about how much I enjoy spending time by myself, all alone my own world, working on some stuff. On the other side time flies by so fast and you can work for hours or even days without any social relation or seeing any daylight. It is all about the balance, I guess :) Thank you very much for sharing your thoughts own this!!
Load More Replies... TheBlackPanda 7 years ago
When you're isolated, there's less drama, you don't have to deal with fake friends and peer pressure
#10
Freedom Of The Press
Kevin Camp 7 years ago
The problem with the press is its easily manipulated and most often, willingly from within.
#11
Empty Words
#12
Always Online
Shaylynne Gosnell 7 years ago
nahhhhhhh i'm only online when i should be doing s**t......... nvm that's all the time.......
#14
Chill-Out Music
TheBlackPanda 7 years ago
We need more chill out music with positive messages. Not lyrics about getting intoxicated or generally engaging in reckless behavior. That seems to be the theme of most music nowadays
#15
Missing
TheBlackPanda 7 years ago
It's just how life is. We survive by exploiting animals. Eat or be eaten. Eating vegetables is also exploitation. You have to drain the life out of something else to sustain your own life.
#16
Just Killing Some Time
#17
Collective Guilt
JMQ 7 years ago
This is very deep. You can never blame one person for war, a massacre, murder etc. It takes many to take lives.
Sergio Ingravalle 7 years ago
Thank you! That is well said and that was my exact thought behind this one.
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Steps To Success
Jaded Queen 7 years ago
Is there any other way, In this corporate world? There will always be people doing the pretense nd stupids who believe them. What the human world has come to?
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Andrzej Raczynski 7 years ago
I see a equivalent memes quite often. This is in our DNA. There can be no success without failure, the equilibrium of equality must always be broken in order for anyone to 'rise above' the norm. The only question is the extent of the disturbance of this equilibrium that we as a society/species allow/propagate in hopes of increasing our chances of becoming those who succeed ourselves. I see this issue not as a good or bad, but as a fact.
#19
Begging For Likes
Heidi Matsumoto 7 years ago
Ever since I had a Facebook account, I really can't understand why some people ask for Likes. They don't even get anything from it in return...maybe just an illusion of being liked by people but...yeah? Where's the profit? Sorry but I even find it stupid when people tag you on Facebook just to make you like some entry to win a contest...or worst...get grades! Seriously??? It'll just be about how many people you can tag/mention for Likes even though it's not really from the heart....
BusLady 7 years ago
I don't understand the absolute strangers who want to friend me. Are they trying to build up their number of friends?
Load More Replies... Andrzej Raczynski 7 years ago (edited)
good gods I can't stand it when people say "Don't forget to Like and Subscribe to my X, Y, Z..." I wanna scream GO F YOURSELF you sell out POS!"
#20
Lemmings
Night Owl 7 years ago
That with lemmings and suicide is a myth; the documentary where the story originated was manipulated: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/white-wilderness/ http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=wildlifenews.view_article&articles_id=56
CCL_2018 7 years ago
There have been documented incidents of Sheep doing this.
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#21
"You Are Fired!"
#22
Politicians
#23
Cyber Mobbing
BusLady 7 years ago
No s**t! Unhappy people who want to make other people miserable.
Load More Replies... TheBlackPanda 7 years ago
Just block them or get off the site or page with those people. There are a lot of a******s on the internet but there are also good people. Focus more on the good people.
James Johns 7 years ago
Turn your computer or phone off if you dont the mean words people say. This is like what a 3rd grade issue??
#24
Free Your Mind
Grumble O'Pug 7 years ago
The rest can follow, be color blind, don’t be so shallow ... en vogue
BusLady 7 years ago
Reminds me of this: The Son of Man by Rene Magritte (1964) download-5...eb7e0.jpeg 
#26
New Current
TheBlackPanda 7 years ago
If you're not making money from being "famous" on social media than you're completely wasting your time and energy. That's my take on this.
#27
Peace Is A Balancing Act
Geoffrey Holland 7 years ago
The two fingers with the Palms in does not mean peace it means you're a c*nt.
#28
Always On The Hunt
JMQ 7 years ago
This one is stupid. I’m tired of people hating on Pokemon Go. If you don’t like it, don’t play it. Leave others alone.
Emma Dingle 7 years ago
I think the point of the matter is that she is paying more attention to her phone than the man who loves her. Very sad, really.
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#29
Alcoholism
Sweggy Bear 3 years ago (edited)
There’s symbolic meaning in the ladder, as well. This graphic seems to imply that alcoholism is very deliberate; it took effort to climb the ladder that high and dive in. I, however, feel that it might be more accurate and powerful to depict it as a train of people going up and practically pushing each other off of a slippery slide, as you might see children doing at a waterpark.
TheBlackPanda 7 years ago
You get drunk, you engage in reckless behavior, you wake up with a hangover and a heart heavy with regrets. Your problems are still there where you left them. There's really no running from them.
#30
Exploitation
TheBlackPanda 7 years ago
Mother Earth is bleeding. She's infected with humans. Will she roll over and die or will she fight back? Time will tell.
#31
Exploitation
TheBlackPanda 7 years ago
Africa: the origin of the human species. Exploited and damaged. Probably never to recover.
Full Name 7 years ago
Africa has been on the upswing for quite awhile now. Things are improving. Gosh the commenters on this thread are cynical and uninformed.
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"Some Men Just Want To Watch The World Burn"
TheBlackPanda 7 years ago
I want to watch the world burn but I'm not going to be the one to start the fire
#33
Hard Earned Money
#34
Post With Care
#35
Sharp Mind
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What do you think ?
Linouchka 99 7 years ago
I like the style and the content. I would like to see drawings like these in the newspapers. It would be fitting.
Luis Castro 7 years ago (edited)
Simple yet very deep... Just the way I like it. Keep it up bro!
Rose Blackbird 7 years ago
Such an... elegant work! Thought provoking & to-the-point! These can most effectively initiate discussions about everything that matters - they do deserve a special place in school curricula. Thank you so much for sharing & may inspiration always be by your side! :)
Emily Odza 5 years ago
Really creative and clear. I came here looking for ideas for a book spine label designating "mental health." I find that a real challenge. (It's for a library collection.) Not any bigger than a postage stamp which has its own challenges.
Linouchka 99 7 years ago
I like the style and the content. I would like to see drawings like these in the newspapers. It would be fitting.
Luis Castro 7 years ago (edited)
Simple yet very deep... Just the way I like it. Keep it up bro!
Rose Blackbird 7 years ago
Such an... elegant work! Thought provoking & to-the-point! These can most effectively initiate discussions about everything that matters - they do deserve a special place in school curricula. Thank you so much for sharing & may inspiration always be by your side! :)
Emily Odza 5 years ago
Really creative and clear. I came here looking for ideas for a book spine label designating "mental health." I find that a real challenge. (It's for a library collection.) Not any bigger than a postage stamp which has its own challenges.
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