Artist Creates Illustrations That Reveal The Absurdity Of Modern Times (30 New Pics)
Interview With ArtistSantiago Bara is an artist from Spain who creates aesthetically pleasing illustrations as a commentary on modern life. In a previous interview, Santiago revealed that he started making these "little cartoons" as practice for more serious jobs. Unexpectedly, they've evolved into something bigger than that and now the artist has more than 6k followers on Instagram!
Santiago's creations attract attention with their simplicity and accurate depiction of the present-day world. He makes people laugh highlighting the absurd elements of today's society and we can't wait for you to see these illustrations yourselves! So, scroll down for some good humor and make sure to check out part 1 to have a complete view of what Santiago's art is all about.
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Yes clearly the problem here is advertisement when you literally decorate your own body with it
WOW!! you perfectly explained the joke!
Load More Replies...We need a cartoon for the BoredPanda censorship fairies: “F*****g Censorship”
I refuse to pay exorbitant amount of money to advertise for companies. If they want me to show their logo, they can pay me.
This is why I don't dress my children in anything with branding on it. It's unpaid advertising for the company. I'd rather my kids wear something that expresses who they are that has nice texture and is comfortable.
Back in 6th grade a lot of boys were wearing supreme clothing, the memories
When I go to the store, I ask for plain clothes. I'm not an advertising pillar.
Okay, agreed, but have you ever tried to shop for clothing without labels/advertising visible? Your choices are limited to, for example, $3 T Shirts and $300 T Shirts. Anyone who shops in between has little recourse.
This is why I stick to classics. If I’m going to be a walking billboard, I might as well be for brands I actually care about wearing, many of which are nowhere near mainstream and it’s been that way since I was a kid.
Bored Panda got in touch with Santiago to get to know more about him and his creative process. The artist shared that he has drawn for as long as he can remember. According to Santiago, this form of expression comes most naturally to him. But he finds any form of art interesting, even if he has no talent for it. "The comic itself is a kind of meeting of several arts that suits someone who’s not excellent at any one of them separately, but decent enough in the combination of each."
I'm running to catch the kitten before she pounces my dinner. She's pretty quick, though.
Load More Replies...Why do so many people ask when they don't want an answer? People tell me it's for the sake of politeness, but what's polite about pretending to care?
Yeah I feel you. Sometimes I get to the point where I feel like jumping off a cliff or close to a breakdown but I have to smile as if everything is great because if I went off everyone's going to run.
Load More Replies...We asked the artist about where he gets inspiration for his comics. He replied that he is not particularly inspired by other comics. "Most of the ideas come from the real world, from contacts with people. That's inexhaustible. Apart from that, what I find fascinating, and it leaves me thoughtful for a long time, is books of essays on subjects like the brain, artificial intelligence, the universe, or sociology, for example."
🤣👀 Yeeeeeah…. every single time I go out with loved ones, this happens. The weird part is that I am an extrovert who loves going out with people, so the quiet post-gathering letdowns May get to me and I start second-guessing myself.
Load More Replies...Or repeating recent conversations in your head, or telling the world about it on social media.
Yup. Just hope my guy wrote it down if he has short term memory
Guilty…. Dark chocolate is the hardest to resist because it has just the right combination of bitterness and sweetness for me to really enjoy it!
I don't feel guilty for eating chocolate or candy in general. I'm not going to look back at life and say "I'm really glad I didn't do anything I loved doing."
I do not relate to this...if I buy a candy bar, it's a foregone conclusion that I'm eating the whole thing.
Life is like eating a box of chocolates. You feel shame and guilt the whole time.
When you buy a tub of ice cream always have someone to share with cuz you're definitely eating the whole thing so at least have someone to stop you from eating all of it
The part that Santiago enjoys the most about the creative process is the inking, because "at that point, the intellectual work of writing and composition is over, and it's just a matter of doing a nice manual job. Not thinking is undervalued."
“Very funny sir, now, you keep not doing taxes, and that’s illegal”
I find if you read scriptures to solicitors they stop calling you permanently. Peace is bliss.
Oh, this could really make for something fun. I now have the need to research obscure scriptural texts.
Load More Replies...In Germoney it was only allowed to call, if it was previously announced by letter!
Q. Will Botox make me look younger? A. No, it'll just make you look like every other woman your age who has gotten Botox.
Considering all the side effects from Botox I'd rather have the wrinkles.
I heard it helps lazy eyes and migraine
Load More Replies...Medical Botox and related surgery are totally understandable. It’s the cosmetic stuff that has absolutely no legitimate medical reason behind it that I find hard not to judge.
Nancy Robertson from Corner Gas looks like her skin isn't big enough for her face. I'm told it's because she's had Botox.
According to Santiago, people react to his works differently. "I understand that maybe it's not for everybody and some people don't get in. Some are a bit harsh. One thing I've noticed is that cartoons about romantic relationships don't usually generate controversy, but as soon as the subject matter approaches, even if only glancingly, politics, people can't contain their tribalism. They suddenly become unable to see these cartoons as a metaphor, as if they were real. They take it too seriously."
I am thinking this is what happens with too much plastic surgery.
I feel like the comments so far are missing the point. I contend, this is not "how it should be". I read this as a statement that homeownership is as far out of reach for this mother as flying is for the child. It's not showing paying the mortgage bill, but getting approved for a mortgage in the first place. This is sad because it's accurate for far too many people.
That's how it with me and my Son... he's in his own little world and I'm in charge that nothing or nobody gets in his way!
It's not how it should be. One should not have to dream of finally paying off their mortgage. It shouldn't be out of reach.
Load More Replies...🎶 “I’m better off all by myself, though I’m feeling kinda empty without somebody else” 🎶
I hear you crying out for help, but you never showed for me when I was ringing your cellphone 🎶🎶🎶
Load More Replies...If humans came with FDA warning labels, life would be so much better - especially regarding romance... and elections.
If humans came with labeled contents everything else would seem harmless by comparison.
Load More Replies...I'm waking up, i feel it in my bones Enough to make my systems blow, Welcome to the new age, to the new age I'm radioactive, radioactive
I totally read this wrong and was WAY too literal. I thought it was a artistic commentary about the dynamics of energy production.... Then I read the comments.. I was WAY off!
I love how everyone in these comments has a different song brought to mind
Only if you made a poor choice in career. I live my job.
Load More Replies...I love what I do and I will say that I find concerning when my students pick up on my having a bad day. I really want to be able to show up in his positive and growth oriented mindset as possible daily because I really do want the best for everyone I encounter! I’m grateful we’re all human and we can all admit to having both positive and negative emotions as freely as possible nowadays!
I get this. Some tasks produce bad feelings because they're awful (like idk working out your budget when the money's already thin). Sometimes the feeling starts to come back before you fully remember what you need to do.
No. It's just that we can more easily assume children are innocent. Adults need examination.
Some adults are innocents, you meet them from time to time and they're just naturally kind maybe not the smartest but not stupid either. They do not pretend, that's one of the main signs.
No. It implies that adults are responsible themselves for fu**ing up while kids making mistakes either can't know better or should have been taught better by an adult.
Age is what makes adults. There are many children whose parents (and others) inflict guilt/shame on them. They are still "innocent".
And sin. Don't forget sin, in all its myriad forms (depending on the religion of choice)
Load More Replies...I get that he just got dumped but he put his trust in her....that just seems harsh.
An extra layer is he didn't see it coming. As is the case for a lot of males (not all). I myself have been dumped and after years of therapy I realized how blind , and culpable, I was in my early relationships. This is why I believe in second and third chances; if the person is trying to learn and grow themselves.
It's called injective listening, it's usually unintentional and is extremely common. Some can fight it by writing down our injective thought and review it when the other person is done talking.
OMG - my younger sister, who I no longer speak to. She is the most narcissistic person I have ever met. Only HER thoughts & opinions matter. She talked right over me for the last f*cking time in April of 2021. Done, you self centered toxic b***h.
I usually only add to cups of Fear of death, any more could cause an existential crisis
Make a huge spoon of "I don't want my body to become useless and not self sufficient"
I think all of us fear this to some degree when we understand social rejection and the fear of it, but few of us are truly willing to admit it and figure out what we need to change if we need to change anything.
it's most likely because you're so similar to the people around you that you cause some sort of resonance interference pattern.. it's the Zeitgeist of our time
That's the piece that your loved ones take with them to heaven when they die. 😢💔
Load More Replies...Whoever took that little piece also left a piece of theirs. Just fill it in with that to make it strong enough for one more go.
There’s always that tiny piece missing .. then another the next time ..
Great drawing. Each piece on the left actually coordinates into the heart. You can see the missing piece.
A Blithely Inept Total Crazy Head...(spell the first letters of each word)
I made that horrible mistake very early on in what would become the most abusive re lationship I've ever had. Within 3 months, I had his name on the back of my neck to "prove my love" to him... till this very day I've had a hard time finding a Tattoo Artist who can properly cover it up. It's embarrassing and I feel like he branded me like a freaking 🐄... His exact words were when he left us [we had a Son who is now 7] 3 years ago "hahaha no man will ever want you with my name on your back... who'd want to look at that hahaha!" Please don't ever make that mistake...😞
I feel you. If I continued mine I wouldn't be surprised if I had my ex's name on me too.
Load More Replies...The point is that people always have been taking pictures of things they are interested in and think others might be, too, and still are. But instead of different things in the world they have become only interested in themselves. Even when taking pics of famous or interesting sights on holiday, the most important part of the pictures tends to be the photographer's own face, clearly not sending the message " Look, there's a great/beautiful/... thing" but rather " Look, I have been in this place".
Message not received here either friend. I would totally take a pic like that if there were a statue of me taking a pic of a statue of me taking a pic of myself (etc)
Load More Replies...If half the pages were being torn out or scribbled over it would be more accurate.
The fact that there are any guidelines at all is the joke. Freedom of Speech is total, unregulated freedom. Polite or Politically Correct speech is where a guide would come in.
Load More Replies...In my experience, a lot of people misunderstand what "freedom of speech" means. In its purest form, it's simply that the govermnent can't stop you from saying whatever you want. However, it does not mean that other people and private organizations can't decide not to listen to you, or that they can't show you the door. Being free to say what you want to say does not free you from the consequences as well. That's why you need a "user's guide"': because crying "freedom of speech!" doesn't stop other people from calling you an a*****e.
And for good reasons. When it was introduced as a right, people didn't think it would include every unhinged, nasty, violent and hateful s**t the local yokel wouldn't want to say, and really dangerous lies, being poured on everyone via social media.
Load More Replies...I'm not sure sure about this one. General mistrust of REAL experts is a huge problem nowadays. Some people value opinions more than facts ; scary stuff...
I take this one to mean that even experts who seemingly know all the answers are just as vulnerable as anyone else when out of their element.
Load More Replies...I would rather listen to the guy in the suit too. I'd probably run from the guy in nothing but underwear.
Most of the experts we have have also gone through a minimum of four years of education. If we're talking the sciences, they've probably done at least eight.
Business clothes are nonsense!! Its the same person!
Load More Replies...I took it as don't judge a book by its cover. Just because the guy has a suit on, that doesn't make him an expert.
Her facial expression is everything I need to know. The irony of not being present while studying being present is something, isn’t it? What would real presence look like if more of us were willing to be more present *and* were more present in our everyday?
That's pretty much the gist of the book, Michelle Tolle
Load More Replies...I don't know if I'd be able to handle this. I'd get up and leave if my date were doing this...
5 are descriptive. 1 is trying to tell me what to do. As a GenXer, my choice is obvious.
I like Guaraná Antarctica, it's the best one after Guaraná Jesus... /sarcasm
In the upper panel one coffee brand carries a label saying it is sustainably produced, which is the sort of thing one normally sees. The lower panel flips the script, with the one coffee in an unmarked package, and all the others forced to have a red label indicating they are unsustainably produced and thus environmentally destructive.
Load More Replies...Coffee capsules are a scam. I know, I saw several times people sweeping the ground and keeping the branches, leaves, and unwanted beans to wash, dry and shut on your precious fast "real coffee" pills - 0% waste, 100% profit
I heard some might need expensive parts too so there's that
Load More Replies...I haven't commented on any yet because they are all amazing! So on point and I can't wait to see more!😃
So that's what you call them, like how a group of crows are called murder.
fashion is a form of expression and as long as you don't have any slurs on what you're wearing i honestly am not bothered.
Although they could mean red (like the bottle) and not the liquid…
Load More Replies...Like how kids are told you are the future in high school and just a few short years after graduation they become the present and not the future anymore. No one warned them just how quickly time passes.
Is the older man in to theater because he can't read anymore? Poetry for the child because is shorter?? ... I'm trying to understand this.
Load More Replies...Am i the only wierdo who thinks they all should shift right based on their outfits.... yep prolly
Maybe it's a representation of his life. As a child he dreamed of what might be, as an adult he read as escapism and as an elder he watched people play out the things he hadn't done? Something like that?
I was thinking of seven years of bad luck ending in his death! I wonder if the superstition about cracking a mirror inspired this? I could very well be mistaken though, I own!! Being self-focused to the point of death by self-absorption is a tragedy, isn’t it? How often we miss the world around us if we focus too much on ourselves!
Load More Replies...Give me the book any day! I’m currently working on a classic novel and can’t put it down when I do get a chance to read for pleasure!
I go to my university library almost everyday.
Load More Replies...I think that it's representing advertising on jerseys. The eruo symbol represents them getting paid to sport a logo. Or maybe that players nowadays only play for money instead of personal desire. I'm not sure, this is a guess
Load More Replies...In football the most important thing is how much the player is paid, people seem to ignore what the team owners do as long as they are paid enough.
Ah, dragon, yes, of course. (am I the only one seeing boobs)
Load More Replies...I'm seeing a drying up, man-made lake with not enough water to power the dam and (upsidedown) a man with no energy.
That's what I originally thought. But, it is an upside down face with it's eyes closed, or sealed shut (concrete glasses?).
*Edit: I originally thought boobs! Glad I'm not the only one...
Load More Replies...Same. I was looking for explanations in the comments
Load More Replies...Well, at least these weren't ALL about how kids today spend too much time on their phones.
Yeah, some were also about nagging women, the Bible and right wing talking points.
Load More Replies...I always enjoy bored panda content, thank you for all the articles!
Same. I was looking for explanations in the comments
Load More Replies...Well, at least these weren't ALL about how kids today spend too much time on their phones.
Yeah, some were also about nagging women, the Bible and right wing talking points.
Load More Replies...I always enjoy bored panda content, thank you for all the articles!
