I’m a professional illustrator with a strong fondness for political, social and human issues, with more than 10 years experience collaborating with several publications and companies across four continents. For a long time, I wanted to do a selection of my best works to show some of the problems afflicting the world nowadays.
I use a mixed media, that is, I draw and ink the drawings by hand and then color it using a tablet, takes me around 1 to 3 days to each one, depending on how complex. “How are our relationships changing because of technology?”, “We want to save the world, but how dependent are we on other people's slave work?", "What are the ideas that free and restrain us?", are just some of the important issues I want to address.
So what about you? What are your questions? I mean, the really important ones. Please let me know!
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Your Own Personal Slaves
Not entirely. Langoustines are caught in Scotland, well, good ones are.
Load More Replies...We all have a say in this. Those products/services are available in fair trade except, of course, porn.
This speaks volumes to our consumer culture and the culture in many wealthier countries.
and the double morals of that che t-shirt (even though he was s horribly person)
Load More Replies...Not just weed, hemp fibre, which is grown in large quantities overseas to make our products.
Load More Replies...I'm down voting for two reasons. 1: Most pot smoked in America is now grown in America and not Mexico as it used to be. 2: The vast majority of women who make porn do so on thier own free will. Im not talking about cam girls from other countries or something else. Most women make it and profit well from it. Some have even become well know producers and own their rights to their material just like musicians. Armature porn is now becoming the next wave and you can be paid for uploading your own content which you own and control. Everything else in this picture; I agree.
You're completely wrong about porn. Look up what people who are out of the industry say about it. Those who are still working will lie, because they need to. And amateur porn? You have no way of knowing if it really is amateur (and uploaded with the consent of everyone involved) or just another production. It's usually the latter.
Load More Replies...Pro Life
Exactly, Pro-lifers ignore the kids living in foster care, and the ones locked up in cages. If they were really concerned about the welfare of children because of what it says in the bible, they would actually be opposed to the imprisonment of child.
I am pro-life and I believe that in order to fix the abortion problem we have to fix the foster and the adoption system (which would take time and is highly unlikely sadly)
Load More Replies...@johnsmith who cares there are plenty of born children being killed all around the world. Go save them quick!
Load More Replies...Seriously. All you are doing is rationalising that murder is OK. Abortion is murder.
No, abortion is choosing what do do with your own body
Load More Replies...this is a disgusting generalisation of the pro life community. SO many pro lifers aren't religious, and SO many pro lifers are helping, assisting and donating to people in crisis however they can (yes, very unhelpful for your narrative i know.) STOP saying it's about religion, a human life is a human life whether or not you're religious, STOP saying we're only pro-birth, not pro life, that's a total misrepresentation, and STOP saying we don't care about the mother because there are SO many pro life organisations that are DEDICATED to helping pregnant women and mothers in crisis, as well as foster kids. and ffs stop downvoting any comment you disagree with. not that this is gonna stop you.
Sorry you have encountered this type of pro-life folks. The ones I know are compassionate about all stages of life and give of their time and money to help.
Not everyone lives in America and I as a UK resident both abhor abortion, what choice does that baby have? I also despair of the fate of children in care that often don't get the care they should. As a pro-lifer and a Catholic I want proper care and respect and happiness for every soul and I am also a vegan. All life is holy.
Pro-birth not pro-life. If you support the death penalty and bombing of countries were civilians are killed, you are not prolife. If you complain about social programs that help women and children because it's paid for with your tax dollars, than you are not pro life.
Clean The Planet
Big companies are who lees care and also who dirty the worst.
Load More Replies...Funny how people care about plastic straws..but then pull out a plastic diaper to use on their baby
Crumbling below our feet. This is why us kids are stepping up and taking center stage, because we are the only ones who care.
For 750+ billion population,crores of animals lives mother earth is the only planet for survival,we don't have planet B, let's care,conserve, preserve it with love,care for future upcoming generation's
Really very curious as to the statistics of everyone that curses Oil and Gas will not give up the convenience of ALL the products made fro Oil and Gas .... fleece, nylon, climbing ropes .... THINK
Every little bit helps, but too many don't do the very littlest bit :(
how much trash was on the beach the last time you were there, some of us talk a good game and do little else
Gender Gap
Share what adjusted vs unadjusted gender pay gap is. Read the statistics and then deny they exist like flat earthers, anti vax and climate charge deniers.
Load More Replies...How apt... if she were given the same size board (aka: opportunities and a fair shake) her score would actually be higher (more centre mass). Typical - Woman get's "Bullseye"... response: "That's nice sweetie. What a great job for a woman. You may even get a raise! - but you'll still get paid less than the boys... oh and some of the boys are behind, can you pick up their slack? Thanks." Male: does mediocre job most of the time... does something SLIGHTLY above average a few times. Response: "GOOD on ya son!!! What a TEAM player! How astute! Here's your promotion!"
When anything you don’t agree with or like happens do you often see it as an attack on you personally?
Load More Replies...I find it interesting how many people here are saying well men make more because women take more time off to have children. first of all, most women aren't popping out a child once a year lol so that shouldn't effect their wages. second, does no one find it wrong that men don't get to take time off to be with their new born child? I guess that idea is a little to feminist to ponder on. companies can afford to allow PTO for maternity leave for both new moms and dad's, but they don't want to...
No. This does not apply to every industry and a lot of women take time off work to have children; which affects if they are successful getting a new job.
Yes it’s adjusted vs unadjusted wage gaps. It baffles me showing the true facts about it is considered sexist. Women make less money than men in America that’s all that percent gap everyone cites constantly represents. There is still a 5% wage gap vs what men and women make for the same jobs though.
Load More Replies...Equality is good, company become better, be happy not salty because of the past
Load More Replies...Ok I definitely believe there was a huge gender gap especially with rights but with the wage gap I dont believe i that, right not if you look at the statistics and experiments men are just on average naturally more confident and impulsive therefore WAY more men ask for raises and take risks then women which in most cases makes the get paid more so its not the gender inequality that makes the difference its that men are more confident and impulsive i know there are also a lot more reasons and explanations but that is just one that explains it look it up
Many of the comments here show just how spot-on all of these are since so many people are reacting so defensively. Before you automatically defend yourself get educated. Nobody needs your opinion about whether or not women get paid less- it’s a proven fact an not up for debate like the rest here.
Before I tought thats the opposite. After some documentation I find out thats its more of a 50/50... But this depends on a lot of factors...
Poverty
As I have said many times, there is no shortage of money, it's simply in the wrong hands !!!
Being born and raised in Rio, I know too well of the split between the extreme poor and the extreme rich. I was on the poor side.
Greed rules the word, the countries and cities you live in. GET INVOLVED IN AND F’IN VOTE. F’In vote .....
Walking Together
I don't understand what's wrong here... other than that we all die eventually? this one seems rather sweet honestly
Maybe the crumbling brick stones represent that we don't 'walk together' anymore as much as the generations before us or that the time time on this earth for the next generation is limited because we don't take care of the earth? Yeah, I don't get it either...
Load More Replies...I really love the use of the deepening shades of blue marking the time in this piece.
My interpretation is that the structure of this family dynamic is crumbling/ falling apart in modern society. It sure as heck is in my family. I've ever been closer to my Mum nor more supportive. I think it's more common than is thought.
A father with his baby, with his kid, his teen, college student, adult son, and last walking with a cane and his son is helping him
I don't see this as wrong, it shows how we start out in the caregiver role and slowly those switch and the child becomes the caregiver.
This reflects on how a parent (a father) spent his whole life to raise and help his son in each step he takes, while his life is actually crumbling as he aged
The theme is of being together, however, there are too many families that don't participate in activities as a family unit !!!
Overwork
I feel you. I worked at Travelers call center for 4 years. We had timers on our desktop that tracked ever second of what we did including bathroom breaks. One year for a "gift" we all received mirrors so we could make sure to smile.
Load More Replies...I was fired by a call center operator company for a situation with a customer who thanked me for the honesty I gave him, retaining him as a customer for the company we were actually serving. It’s a shithole job because call center operators don’t want humans. They want slaves.
A work where you are required to put a bright persona and solve everyone's concern no matter how hard your life is at the moment.
Yup. As a claims rep I took 4 death claims and as soon as the call is done the next one pops on. I remember every single one of them still after 5 years. Worst one was a guy who stuck his head out of a Bobcat to see what it was stuck on. He hit the leaver and the bucket came down. His partner found his head several feet away. But I'm supposed to just take the claim, show compassion, and then smile once the next call comes on. So glad I quit.
Load More Replies...Most call centers now are in Asian countries with people who can speak poor English and constantly get things wrong. I do not blame them. I blame the actual companies who employ them constantly aiming at cheap labour
accurate. I spend most of my time somewhere I hate. people say well just get a new job or go back to school. a new job that guarantees the hours I get plus what I make hasn't come up yet and im already living paycheck to paycheck with 2 side hustles. it just f*****g sucks no matter how you look at it. listen if you have family to rely on, do it. don't struggle when there's someone willing to help. because it is awful when you have no one to pull you out of the hole or worse wish you could help the rest of your family out of the same pit you're in.
Health Is A Business
In Canada the doctors offices are filled with posters for this or that drug. Don't think for a second that there aren't outside influences from drug companies everywhere.
Load More Replies...Maybe in USA... but definitely not in center europe (like czechia). Here you dont pay for your health care, you governance does. They give money for pharmaceutics and take care that they are not selling trash. So maybe in USA... not everywere..
And in other nations it is rationed and controlled. Which is better you commies?
A Successful Man
Anyone who is successful is standing on the shoulders of others. The question is whether they willingly helped and/or were adequately compensated.
There's no such thing as a self made man, nor the lone genius inventor.
Load More Replies...There are a lot of men — and women — who step all over others to get what they want.
In every successful man,it is more likely that there's someone they stepped in to put themselves on top. Could be their parents, family, workers, or the law.
Remember folks it's as I always say in order to achieve your dreams/goals countless others must fail to get there
Every entity, company individual, how much profit is needed to live a life well ???
Being successful by standing on the shoulders of others, is for better or for worse, sometimes the only way to succeed. What sux is that those who have helped and contributed to another's success are more often than not treated like fecal waste.
Relationships
Who does this? I have a device in front of me, and my companion has one in front of her. We are talking back and forth now and then between doing our own independent tasks in a shared space (we do separate things some times, and that’s fine). Otherwise, when we spend time together, we hardly ever touch our devices except to look up stuff we talk about. We are definitely not so distracted by phones, etc, as to not pay full attention to each other. It’s not the devices. It’s not a generation thing. It’s a fear-of-change thing. If anything bad is going on here, it’s how sick our culture is that it drives people to distraction, misery, etc. Thank your corporate overlords and your absentee government. If you are ignoring your relationship partners over a gadget in your face all day, that’s on YOU and your relationship management, not the device.
Modern technology, I feel it has taken more than given,it has created too many problems !!!
I don't own a cell phone. To this I attribute my successful marriage. Well, that and we banned all computers, phones, TVs, etc., from the bedroom. And I am more sane, too!
I think this is pretty b******t because 1. people gain social connections via the internet and 2. if you're really in an intimate and/or social moment with other people you have a friendly connection to you AREN'T paying attention to your phone. Not in my experience at least.
Amazon Is Burning
And the idiots who voted for them even though they knew exactly what they were getting. Bolsonaro never hid the fact that he doesn't give a fork about the environment or basic human decency for that matter
Load More Replies...Pfft who cares! It's only amongst the few places on untouched and a higher producer of oxygen and no one needs that s**t right? If we gave to f***s for oxygen we'd be cutting way less trees. Not like oxygen is important we only need it to sustain life is all
Not defending the suckers who endorse this destruction, but the forest uses as much oxygen during the night through respiration as it produces during the day via photosynthesis. Basic school science.
Load More Replies...America is a corrupt country, doing more than many to burn the Amazon
I work in the agriculture business and I saw the "no-landers mob" (MST) several times burning fields just to try to prove their point. And we're for years trying to grow upwards the crops, to stop use more land. Farmers don't see profit on fire - that destroys the soil - and the government don't see profit on farmers that can't produce. The natives themselves burns their own lands trying to become farmers - saw it too. I'm not defending the government, I'm just showing the problems are way bigger and harder to resolve. Woodcutting is a renewable commodity in Brazil and very profitable, only criminals goes to Amazon for wood.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/08/why-amazon-doesnt-produce-20-percent-worlds-oxygen/
War & Business
Not a defense of the current Clown in Chief... But the US has been doing that for decades. Longer than I've even been alive to be honest.
Load More Replies...It would be a little more accurate with a tiny door that says "Take a minute for security to ensure the safety of our people." But I agree the process takes far too long. Which is why I will stand by people of importance, ie border patrol, getting large pay raises in necessary times, like the border crisis. It also is not about not wanting people to get in, it is about wanting them in legally, that way people who are waiting in line do not get a jump cut by others.
VOTE, get our head out of your asses and vote. Pay frigin attention to the world, to what the future has for you, to what in hell politicians are doing. WKE THE F UP
As I've said a hundred times, cut 95% of foreign aid and weapon sales only to allies.
I Own The Water
Aaaaaaaaaaaah Nestlé and their ex-boss views... Who may or might not reflect the company views
Our salon finally switched to Alhambra water after a year or so of pushing to give up Arrowhead which is owned by Nestle. I also stopped buying a few favorite supplements from Garden of Life which was acquired by Nestle... I'm sure they are in my house somewhere but when I find them they will be out with a good replacement. The replacement for my greens is from Paradise called "Orac -Energy Greens" like them allot!
Load More Replies...Do not by Nestlé. Stealing water to sell it back to you in plastic bottles is not acceptable.
Crushing Creativity
I actually had a landlord who got mad at kids with chalk on the sidewalk. She actually called it vandalism.
That reminds me of a dumb stupid b***h of a teacher who yelled at me and promised to write me up for damaging school property if I threw snowballs at the brick wall again (not even near any windows). Was way long time ago
Load More Replies...What are schools supposed to do with 20+ children in a class? Sorry, but not everyone can be left to learn at their own pace, in their own way, it's not realistic. In our school district, kids do learn how to take care of each other, how to take care for the earth, etc. and of course the curriculum. What more can teachers and "the system" do? What is the answer? I see a lot of teachers and principles and support staff that care. Of course it's not going to fit everyone, it can't. That's not realistic.
Load More Replies...So sad children today don’t use their imaginations. Imagination is 🎶wonderful🎶 Now, it’s stifled by Smartphones and video games. Tragic, really.
As a student myself, this makes total sense. You wanna be a Youtuber? That's not a good choice, now go read that article. Do you like art? Then color in this thing that someone else made. Want to better our world? You can do that later, please finish questions 1a to 15b in your notebook.
Actually, with modern technology, children have lost their need to be creative, to play games outside, to draw, this generation has lost too much, especially for the children !!!
Every generation has made this complaint about the one that followed them. This is luddism. It’s not the technology. It’s the culture.
Load More Replies...Clean The Planet
One thing that should be permanently halted is the hoards of garbage-dumping mountain climbers on Mt. Everest. It’s beyond sickening the trash and oxygen tanks they leave behind.
It is about ceasing urban sprawl. 100 mile diets. Honouring and supporting Family farms. Like the bees, if farmers fade away, so goes the bees, or is it the reverse
If all people think that their one effort could change the world. Imagine what will happen.
You You You
Well said. Positive reinforcement is good....if there's something positive to reinforce. Just existing isn't enough.
Load More Replies...We strive toward lifting ourselves instead of lifting others; there should be a balance between helping yourself and helping others.
When we help others we helps ourselves. When we lift others up, we are lifting ourselves up, too.
Load More Replies...Facebook Spies
Everything you post online is going to be seen by potential employers, bankers, credit card companies, your doctor, your co-workers, neighbors, friends, family, anyone you want to date, car dealers, insurance agents, rental agents, airlines, hospitals, churches, cable companies, you-name-it they know it, any of your business you put online, and if you "share" enough info, they will be able to guess at even the stuff you don't "share". Have a nice day
Freedom
Why? Because you're too dumb to see that humans need limits because we're all f*****g monsters?
Load More Replies...One can include the First Amendment which is slowly, but surely, eroding. Tragic.
Plastic Islands
I don't like these that critique technology. I'm quite sure the artist used a computer to make these.
I think the piece is a critique of how we isolate ourselves from those around us with our technology rather than a critique of the technology itself. There is nothing wrong with tech. the problem occurs when we become so glued to our screens that we start to miss out on whats all around us.
Load More Replies...This is my favorite. Everyone has their nose into their phone, neck literally bent forward at an eventually-harmful angle, scowl lines becoming deeper. There are times I wish the Smartphone was never invented, yet, it’s one of the greatest tools we have. #DoubleEdgedSword
It is about balance. You are becoming too myopic. Look beyond your lives and see what is happening in the real world around you.
It's not a critique of technology, it a critique of how people use it.
all social problems could be solved with people talking face to face, to easy to treat person on other end of phone as a lessor, or just straight out lie to
Politicians
I immediately thought this looks like Joel Osteen, which certainly applies.
Load More Replies...And whaaaats the deal with bankers. They get bailed out bc they lost oooooouurr money *seinfeld theme music*
Load More Replies...With every election, the promises, the lies, is it any wonder, many don't bother to vote !!!
Evan as a very young girl, I felt that politicians were not very truthful, and the same today !!!
Fake News
Exactly and both sides are guilty of putting narrative spin on the news. With pundunts like Maddows, Ingram, Hannity, and others being the worst of the lot.
Maddows and Hannity in the same breath? Watch more of both please. Fact-check both and realign your views.
Load More Replies...I take my news from PBS & BBC. Faux gnus showed it's attitude toward reality way back in 2000.
It is about realizing, just because it is on the internet, twitter and Facebook does not mean it is real ....
Depression
Nah, depression is more like that statue of Atlas being sucked into a black hole.
Maybe that's what the artist feels like depression feels like. It is different for everyone in the end.
Load More Replies...As someone who struggles with depression, I know that feeling. It's the feeling of starting to fall down the rabbit hole. First you're pulled back. Then you're in the shadows. Finally your mind takes over and leaves you feeling so, so empty. Then the anxiety shows up... What could go wrong? Murphy's Law.
That may be the beginning of depression, but then all eight arms tangle around you and you don't see a way out.
Online Privacy
that's why you should never post anything that can affect your career or personal life online.
That's why you don't use your real name/photo on social media accounts, Andres.
Load More Replies...The more things change, the more they stay the same. Just as in the past, before computers, the only way to keep something secret is to not tell anyone.
yeah, but not so easy. You want to keep that chat between you and your grandma abroad private, right?
Load More Replies...Ego
I think its that everyone thinks they are the weird one or the outcast, but in reality, everyone is different.
I think it's more like everyone thinks that they are the special ones who are apart from the mindless crowd Everyone thinks that, so we're all the same. The extras in an action movie.
Load More Replies...This seems like a sad comment: everyone wants to stand out from the crowd, but it’s virtually impossible to do so.
They are all following along with the crowd, except for the man reading a book. He is pushing against the mainstream.
Out Of Job
There are some jobs out there that I am very glad robots are taking, jobs that are so dangerous and toxic that humans shouldn't be doing them. We as people need to adjust just how our societies run and how people earn a living... technology is making the current systems incompatible with progress
True. And nothing new. Technology was always like this - taking over current jobs... while creating new kinds of jobs.
Load More Replies...Yeah, let's get back to the good old days. Before we invented the steam engine. Screw the progress. Why do we need to develop anyway?
Im going to get down voted but will say it anyways; automation has been happening for decades. The work world is constantly changing jobs that existed in the 50's/ 60’s don’t exist anymore because of automation. For example people use to work as switch board operators to connect phone calls, which has been completely automated. This is the way of the future (and present) it is more economical for businesses to automate (use of AI or Machine Learning) than to employee people. Robots/computers require minimal down time, they don't require wages, holiday pay, sick days or pensions and they can run 24/7 with minimal errors. They only require maintenance and updating. It may sound scary as robots over take manufacturing jobs (repetitive piece work), but in contrast the demand for labor-intensive services will rise. Trades people will be in higher demand then ever. Also, the need to staying educated and skilled is not a new idea, this has been a constant for atleast the last century.
Load More Replies...This argument is b******t. Fact is, we will need help from robots in the future. Most countries will see a decline I their population in the next 50 years. Some like Japan Italy and Spain are already setting up programs to pay people to have more children.
This is an awfully Luddite view, Automation is good when propagated in the right social environment. Of course it won't work in a crapitalist system because the people whose jobs are being "taken" by robots don't benefit from the automation, they become impoverished. But we don't run a Star Trek utopia, so automation will always be problematic. Put simply, technology = good, Society = bad.
There’s nothing wrong with society. OUR society is f****d up by corporatism and the narcissism of the 1%, but that is NOT inherent to the concept of society itself. It’s our laissez-faire capitalism that’s causing these problems.
Load More Replies...I see most comments are logically correct, but suggest that we need a job as the meaning of life. I hope this mindset could be re-evaluated one day. "Someone will take my job" - is the poor (hu)man mentality.
Con người hiện đại giống như rô bốt vậy . Không có cảm xúc . Hành động như máy móc
Due to Future Artificial intelligence (AI), robotics technology's use unemployment may get increase, this can increase more job loses!
Immigrants
Uh...not sure Europe is exactly building walls. You're aware that gazillions of immigrants are in Germany, Sweden etc etc? I don't get this one.
Right! Immigrants are being taken in all the time. There are minimal barriers.
Load More Replies...This one is b******t, Europe is facing a huge immigrant crisis. We have taken in so many immigrants we can barely sustain them. While a lot integrate fairly well, many don't - they demand we change our culture to fit their religion and a huge number don't even want to work. We have also taken in huge numbers of terrorists along with the refugees. It's not hard to get into Europe, border patrols catch less than half of the people who cross borders illegally and most of them are men between the ages of 18-35.
If you believe that"s true and they don"t feel good in Europe, why don't you save them in USA or in the rich Arab countries- Kuwait, Bahrain et c.?
Yea man, let's let everyone in our countries and then wonder why it changes so much or those countries go to sht.
Immigrants from Europe came looking for a better life, escaping some horror, they arrived and worked hard, took nothing for granted, worked and saved for their home !!!
Most "refugees" entering Britain and not refugees but economic migrants willing to risk the lives of their children for the extra cash.
North America was built on immigrants. Suddenly, being an immigrant is not to be tolerated.
Does people get that if "USA,UK,GERMANY,FRANCE" wouldnt bomb middle east, the people wouldnt have the need to go anywhere?
That's bull s**t are we bombing central America ???
Load More Replies...The Virus
If you're saying humanity is a virus, I agree. And the best way to get rid of a virus is with heat.
It’s not people. It’s the mindlessness of the species consuming everything and turning the surface of the planet into cement and death. Our leadership isn’t doing its job of LEADING and PROTECTING our best long-term interests. When MOST of us don’t even bother to vote in the USA... well, shame on us.
Agent Smith: I'd like to share a revelation that I've had during my time here. It came to me when I tried to classify your species and I realized that you're not actually mammals. Every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a natural equilibrium with the surrounding environment but you humans do not. You move to an area and you multiply and multiply until every natural resource is consumed and the only way you can survive is to spread to another area. There is another organism on this planet that follows the same pattern. Do you know what it is? A virus. Human beings are a disease, a cancer of this planet. You're a plague and we are the cure.
Divorce
Not always true. When my parents split, my dad wanted nothing to do with me. He moved to the other end of the country, started another family (his third), then went to prison for 5 years for beating his wife. He tried to contact me when he got out, but since he didn't bother for the 20 years he was gone before that, I sent him a message by proxy that he'd had his chances, and never took them, so I wanted nothing to do with him. He's dead now, and that's good, because as far as I know, he assaulted every woman he was ever with.
Better they divorce than let the child live in a battlefield.
Load More Replies...My besites parents divorced and she well just couldn't take it and killed herself....we were only 12..this is what our world does to people
That is terrible. Sounds like things were handled incredibly badly.
Load More Replies...Disagree. If the divorce is that bad, do you really think they'd get along smoothly if they were still married? There might be more fake smiles, but children would still notice something was wrong. And think that a model relationship is resentful cohabitation.
Yes that was totally how me and my sister felt when my parents split, but I think what the artist is trying to say is that it is very hard to choose between your parents in that kind of situation. I was lucky because my dad bought a house in the same small town that my mum lives in, so we swap houses once a week, but we are still constantly being put in this situation, if extremely downscaled, where we are forced to choose a side,or a parent, or a house.
Load More Replies...Not always true. Can't pretend a marriage in order to not hurt their children. Sometimes that big lie is more hurtful than divorce. Yes, there are some parents that de-attach from their kids as well as from their spouse, but it isn't a rule. This just can not be generalized.
My daughter was so thankful we got divorced, now she doesn't have to see her parents fighting any more. Now my children can see healthy, instead of toxic, adult relationships, and know they have two parents who love them regardless of who lives in what house.
I think this is more about how divorce is handled than divorce itself. One of my best friends got divorced because his wife was abusive. They were creating a horrible place for all three of them (they have a little girl). Now he's a wonderful dad, but his ex uses the girl against him. She doesn't give a s**t about the kid other than how she can use her to hurt him. Every situation is different, but people could be better and care about the kid instead of their petty fights.
I know a divorce lawyer - that is sadly a very common state of affairs. One mother has so brainwashed their child that they refuse to see their father at all and yet there doesn't seem to be any truth in what the mother has said. The judge is furious and quite rightly trying to adjust the balance.
Load More Replies...My parents divorce was the best thing that ever Happend to me, not because they hated each other (they actually became close friends afterwards) but because I got a loving step mom and sisters
Marriage is based on list and ownership, children are brought into many marriages for the wrong reasons. Children are a life long commitment to nurture into good honest adults. Children often become pawns, and the real victims of broken marriages
Opinion Polls
That's true - UK polls for the last election showed things to be very different to the actual outcome.
I have a friend who used to do polling. It's extremely difficult to get accurate polls now. Decades ago, you could call phone numbers at random during the day, and be connected to someone willing to give you an answer to your handful of questions. Today, that does not really work well, nobody answers the phone. Polls conducted through the internet can only reach the people they are directed toward, which is why the results are always skewed.
Load More Replies...Life viewed thru eyes that have seen much versus eyes that have yet to see...perspective
Fashion
NO ONE in the comments has noticed the point of this. Th point of this is that we are so greedy and lusty that we forget to be a role model for children.
err... this is just representing how "society standard" affect kids... which a lot of those "society standard" are out of reality.
Load More Replies...I think there are a few points being made here. First, she's holding school supplies in her hands, but she's being shown that it's not her abilities and intelligence that is important, but her appearance that matters. Also, she is a young person of color, and therefore underrepresented in the cosmetics/fashion industry.
Yeah. Those two adults in the frame look so lustful and rich. I guess you can see anything if you're obsessed enough.
Fashion, today is disgusting, no class, some girls and women look as they are going to the beach, not to work or shopping, clothes worn in public, are pathetic to say the least !!!
The message is that no one in real life can be like her...much less aspire to be.
This is why I don't like college actors portraying teens, it gives kids unrealistic expectations to anyone they want to date, and it makes them feel less than.
Trump's Wall
Humpty Twat. Sorry, I meant Twat Dumpty. I mean Twat Twat. Massive Twat. I give up...
I wonder if The people of the United States know the damage Trump has made to their image. Thanks to him, Americans are now seen as stupids, liars, bullies and boastful twats. Was it worth it ?
I'd like to think this pic is of him sitting on that broken glass that's atop that wall
Humpty Trumpty sits on a wall......we're waiting for Humpty Trumpty to fall.......
Humpty trumpy sat on his wall, humpty trumpy had a long fall, all of the Mexicans couldn’t care less, threw him back over with holes in his chest.
I don't get the commentary. Yeah he wanted a wall so they're building one. I don't get what the illustration is "saying".
A disgusting excuse for a man in power, the sooner we are rid of him the better, including other countries, I believe his election was fixed, there couldn't be that many stupid people !!!
Trump might look like this if he was 25 year younger, 100 pounds lighter, and owned a suit that actually fits.
Facebook Death
We Rule The World
I think they are representing countries that embraced colonialism and made the most impact on the rest of the world. I could be wrong
Load More Replies...Russia, US, Germany is leading power but going on different directions; UK & France are following / looking upon US footsteps; China was following US previously but now they decided to turn away and go their own way?
Media And Facts
Everthing has to be checked now. My best friends are now Hoaxbusters, FactCheck and Snopes.
mine is my gut and basic info and i don`t care much about FB or whatever, i have a peek that`s it
Load More Replies...People have become afraid of the truth, they hear only what they want to hear; an itching ear to be itched sort of speak.
Scholars, teach young minds to read more than just a headline. Teach how to research the story, that you must research a story
Artificial Intelligence President
Yeh. We in the USA have the "no intelligence" president.
Load More Replies...Intelligence, respect of the law and doing no harm to humans....Already much better than Trump...
AI is nothing more than algorithms at this point it's not as bad as people actually think.
This would by such an harrowing step forward it would melt people's brains.
Maybe the Republican party is just following the script from an AI to look so bad that when it comes time to elect an AI, you'd accept it more easily ;)
I've been noticing a lot of democratic views on here lately. Not just on this post, but all on BP. It should be about being a decent human being and being there for each other. Both parties are blinded by publicity and money.
BOTH parties? International website Donna. There are many, many parties across the world.
Load More Replies...Greta Thunberg
Donald trump applauded the green world speech of greta thunberg. Though he always says he does'nt believe in climate change. What a wow!
I think calling any child "ignorant" and "b***h" is the most f**d up hateful comment ever. Do you hate yourself? It is possible, if you don't have a child. Which makes you irrelevant for the future.
Load More Replies...The Art Market
Some art is like Cocaine, it is gods way of telling you you have too much money. But, I still believe the arts must be encouraged, respected, and funded,
Extremely sorry about this dumb question, but is this supposed to show how most people use the art market as a method of money laundering?
It's about people buying art strictly as an investment, with no real appreciation for it. I think.
Load More Replies...High end art world is a room full of the delusional smelling their own farts and calling it ocean breeze.
Shark Tank
because he's hoping they are the right market for reefer. *ba-dum, tiss*
Load More Replies...Jealousy
Thoughts on his thoughts: Type 1: “It’s not a prison! It’s a protective enclosure! I’m the good guy here! Your attitude is exactly why I get distant....” Type 2: “I’m not being judgemental or sexist against women! I’m standing up for women! I’m not like those bad men who take advantage of women, pulling the wool over their eyes.. I’m saying it like it is. They should be more grateful for men like me, upholding real values that benefit women.” Type 3: I love women! They’re the best! Let me speak for them; I know the best way to explain.”
No idea what this one's about, but this is wrong, he should be made of liquid metal
Should have censored the female nipples with male nipples... man, I really want someone to try that once...
Load More Replies...Globalization
isn't this good? look at all the trees on the outside. studies show that of we lived in a place as tightly packed as new york all humans could live in iceland. this isn't bad per say...
Fake News
It would be AWESOME if we had stricter laws about what gets labeled as news. Commentary =/= news. Inflammatory or beside-the-point statements =/= news. Making statements intended to imply so not actually lies =/= news. None of those things are news. It should all be required to be labeled in a visible box on the side of the screen “legally, this show does not meet the required standard to call itself news”
The vast, vast, vast majority of all "news" these days is just editorials. Anderson Cooper is an editorial. Sean Hannity is an editorial. Most people are too busy rooting for their "team" to notice.
Load More Replies...Chasing The Budget
Startups
How do you think companies got started in the first place? They started out as a start up
A Medical Cannabis Miracle
But it can fall into the wrong hands and be a big mess, You need some regulations; more like a safety net to ensure that it does not happen.
Load More Replies...cannibis can be used as medicine. why conemplate everything if your going to be wrong
I thought that was the point of the illustration, actually. This kid survived chemo and is on the way to recovery in part because of medical marijuana. I had stage IV lymphoma five years ago (there is no stage V), and survived it. I asked my doctor about weed which was and still is illegal in my country. She told me, "I am not allowed to tell you it will help, but it will help." After chemotherapy, I smoked weekly - to get my appetite going, to deal with pain, to relax, to sleep, to feel better, to have some fun. Others took capsules of cannabis extract which didn't get them high but got them craving food and sleep, exactly the two things your body needs to get stronger. So yeah, guys - we need to legalize this s**t yesterday!
Load More Replies...the thing is they're TRYING. If you think its so easy then do it yourself.
Load More Replies...Technological Witness - Detail
International Women's Day
I'm still really confused about what the wage gap is meant to be. No one can seem to agree on anything whether it's women in general being paid less or women who have very similar jobs and their male counterparts being paid more or the many factors that are involved in why people do tend to do certain jobs (Or in some places simply banned from them.)
This so multi faceted. As a woman, women are their own worst enemies. If women want it all, something will suffer, childless, no time to date or fall in love, no marriage, and yes, less pay.
Financial Nudging
Stealing Ideas
Addictions
leaves, runners, people who sleep next to flowers, beer bottles filled with worms, and salmon are all proven to exist. just like that person.
Load More Replies...Baby Mask
I see this as a caregiver, not mom, and babies being given things to entertain themselves, instead of a parent entertaining and interacting with their child
Male Ego
Hale Caesar, the all mighty. Disconnected to the woman beside him and oblivious to her need, thus the pillow blocking the cigarette, glare of the computer, hiding her view of a man that does not care
I think, though not 100% sure, that it is suggesting that the man thinks he is so important that he doesn't have time to sleep. If he doesn't do the work it won't be done as brilliantly. I'm not saying I agree with the sentiment here. I've known both men and women who think they're so important that the company would collapse without them. It's bollocks. Most people are pretty much dispensible in the workforce.
Load More Replies...The Bombing Of Syria
Oh, how wonderful. Never mind that innocent civilians get killed or the plight of the homeless, parentless children. What a f*****g terrible thing to say.
Load More Replies...While I agree with probably 90% of these I fail to see how a series of illustrations is going to change things one iota. Most people are aware of these problems and self righteous cartoons aren't going to bring about any changes or change anybody's mind.
Thanks! You can think about it this way, if images and sounds can influence people negatively (arvertisement, reality shows, news, etc) why can't influence people positively? Changes then happen (or not) by public opinion pressure, consumer choice and sometimes even though vote.
Load More Replies...facebook,media,trump,war,technology,pollution ect...the same old "what's wrong with our society" b******t.i especially love when artists blame media and technology,but without them they could not work nor have a job
Yeah, uhm, this is what we need! ANOTHER set of drawings about society. Just insanely unoriginal. I'm sorry, I'm sure these were a lot of work, but come ooon.
Oh come on, why give a title like "My 35 Illustrations Show What’s Wrong With Our Society", when it's absolutely clear some of these are pictures meant to illustrate a specific article, and don't necessarily show any "wrongs", like the "Walking Together" one, fro example?
I might not agree with all of them but i have to say I LOVE your art style. Well drawn!!
Where's the line between impactful and r/im14andthisisdeep? I am confusion.
Beautiful work Daniel, in every possible way. Trolls, and right wingers are strong on Panda, but take heart. You are on the right side of history, and you are opposing what is in truth - evil. The big bad will strike out at you. They may win some battles, but they will ultimately lose the war. May God bless and keep you. I look forward to seeing more of your art in the wider world.
While I agree with probably 90% of these I fail to see how a series of illustrations is going to change things one iota. Most people are aware of these problems and self righteous cartoons aren't going to bring about any changes or change anybody's mind.
Thanks! You can think about it this way, if images and sounds can influence people negatively (arvertisement, reality shows, news, etc) why can't influence people positively? Changes then happen (or not) by public opinion pressure, consumer choice and sometimes even though vote.
Load More Replies...facebook,media,trump,war,technology,pollution ect...the same old "what's wrong with our society" b******t.i especially love when artists blame media and technology,but without them they could not work nor have a job
Yeah, uhm, this is what we need! ANOTHER set of drawings about society. Just insanely unoriginal. I'm sorry, I'm sure these were a lot of work, but come ooon.
Oh come on, why give a title like "My 35 Illustrations Show What’s Wrong With Our Society", when it's absolutely clear some of these are pictures meant to illustrate a specific article, and don't necessarily show any "wrongs", like the "Walking Together" one, fro example?
I might not agree with all of them but i have to say I LOVE your art style. Well drawn!!
Where's the line between impactful and r/im14andthisisdeep? I am confusion.
Beautiful work Daniel, in every possible way. Trolls, and right wingers are strong on Panda, but take heart. You are on the right side of history, and you are opposing what is in truth - evil. The big bad will strike out at you. They may win some battles, but they will ultimately lose the war. May God bless and keep you. I look forward to seeing more of your art in the wider world.
