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Artist Reveals What’s Wrong With Our Modern Society In These 30 Satirical Illustrations
Today we’d like for you to meet the artist Mahnaz Yazdani. Mahnaz’s deep and meaningful work often portrays society's problems in surrealistic illustrations that tend to show how everyday people (just like us) suffer from things that seemingly the rest of our modern society refuses to acknowledge more often than not.
One could say we probably have gotten used to the said problems just because we are always surrounded by them, so much that we don't even notice them anymore. However, things such as war, global pandemic, and problems revolving around our mental health aren’t going anywhere any time soon.
All in all, Yazdani’s work might give you a thought or two regarding the way we live currently.
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Seen this happen in front of me irl in a park, and it was frustrating to say the least
Bored Panda also reached out to the artist to find out a little bit more about her and her work.
"I am a storyteller who tells most of her stories in her comics and animations. I started my art journey as an animator and cartoonist twenty years ago. My focus was on making animation for years. Since 2015, I have been professionally drawing editorial cartoons. I had so many stories in my mind waiting to be created, but animating all of them needed lots of years, so I chose comic style to tell my stories faster."
"Maybe the main characteristic of mine has led me to create such art: a humoristic outlook and thinking about the feelings of other people, for example, how does a kid feel under bombardment. Those help me to create a humorous story and then tell it in the shape of a comic, cartoon, or animation."
So beautifully illustrated, yet so devistately accurate and confronting. Currently we are being told to take our empty plastic bags back to our house, because the seahorses are dying.
In the age of the Internet, the lack of access to stable and high-speed Internet means the deprivation of job opportunities, education, social, cultural and all the facilities that are just available online.
It's saying that only those from privilege (represented here by the kids flying in on dollars) have access to knowledge (the book fortress). The less privileged are locked out.
That's why you should support your local library and encourage people to visit.
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The wealthy have free access to books, information, and education.
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Not all children are born into enough money to learn. Sometimes just enough to survive. This egen chases you into adulthood and teens as you look for collage. Taking into consideration asking yourself. "What can i afford?" Because even scholarships cant save you. And loans are insane
I LOVE BOOKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And to think of all the spoilt kids that complain about school being a nuisance, steeling their freedom... Wish they'd see and know this!
It's not about unlocking minds. It's about money and education. Education should be free and available to anyone despite their social status or economic status but unfortunately it isn't. I have seen many children who wish to learn, but good lessons and good teachers require money that the family doesn't have. And public schooling sometimes, in our country at least, is a great middle finger: unprepared people who can barely call themselves teachers, old ones who are not teaching but reading the paper, people who are so sick of teaching that they come to school to scream at children. And this is only my experience, and not all of it. The very system is tainted, it should be burned to the ground and nade anew. I digress. Education should be available to anyone anywhere
I agree! Our government (the U.S.) should offer free education to all that includes colleges and trade schools. Most westernized countries do. The more educated our society is the most prosperous it will be. Yes, taxes will be higher, but our society as a whole will be making more money, hence able to afford them. Just look at Sweden as an example.
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The only good schools are private schools you gotta pay for. Public schools don't even teach history anymore!
...please tell me what public schools "don't teach history", considering it's part of core curriculum. Oh wait! You probably mean something else don't you? Sneaky little Elephant
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This whole time college applicants thought they just had to be smart to get in these Ivy League Schools. But it's actually been bribery, legacies, and "my dad works here" or "built this library", that's been the priority, and not your GPA. They give out more than half the available spots (Harvard) before even looking at applicants. And what's worse is for a decade these schools lead the country to believe there were no spots for less advantaged white people because of Affirmative Action, increasing the racial divide and hostility towards minorities. But nobody's making them apologize for that?
Just want to know your source for the Harvard thing, I have an interesting theory and it might help
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I'm sorry to disagree with so many of you, but it's beyond annoying to believe education is only available to the wealthy. At least in America, with a library card, and with a basic capacity to read and understand, anyone can get a free, classical education. Not that difficult, and the beauty of books!!!
Yep. Too many people whine that only the elite have access to college. The GI Bill pays for your college and pays you to go (they call it a housing allowance), companies like Amazon are paying for college, and here in Maryland, they give free college to those with a household income below a certain amount. I guess these people feel that people should be banging on their doors, begging them to go to college, instead of getting off of their asses and doing a minimum amount of research to find scholarships, free college, and tuition reimbursement programs.
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Maybe for some people this is true. But anyone who can get internet or got to a local library has a wealth of free information
Yeah but think of how many can get internet or have a safe local library. Especially during the pendemic when libraries were closed. I live in la, and I know that if I didn't have a my own computers I'd have had to do all my assignments on my cellphone and that's not how you earn good grades. Also if you have multiple siblings and only one house computer for everyone to go to school on... Usually at the same time. I gave my nephew my old laptop so he and his didn't have to share and so my brother in law could use the family computer for his job. Had I not bought a new computer before the pendemic they would have no way of having them all log in on time for school / work. Also I personally lost my job so I was really choosing between returning my new computer for the money vs giving my nephew my old laptop free of charge. Thankfully I was able to work part time and stay afloat while still helping out my family. But personally I still haven't recovered despite returning to full time.
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Public libraries are there to try to unlock at least some of those padlocks. They can’t afford every book, every magazine, or enough computers for every transient, but they’re there.
There are a lot of places with no public library.
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Instead of invoking "white privilege" support libraries, donate books to Aid workers and quit sitting on your (probably white) butt and make sure ALL kids have a chance to read!
Uhhh a library card is free. Schools have libraries. There are tons of libraries in low-income communities. FOH with this BS
Yep! The gap is getting WIDER & WIDER!!! Everyone should have access to a proper education. Imagine how many financially disadvantaged geniuses were left behind. :-(
Knowledge is power. Richer (western) people have more access to knowledge in general.
WHY???? Why do people feel the need to only educate the wealthy kids. Sick!
Yes and it is so sad as anyone of them could become someone important adding something amazing to the world.
Education is for the Rich and Wealthy, you know this is by design and the push against getting student loans. Every person with a Degree our side of very rich people got student loans, especially Doctors and Lawyers. With the negative being played of getting student loans Education truly is being locked out. Then you have the libraries that are closing or shortened hours and then there is the ability to get to these places is another monkey wrench. I grew up with public transportation, never knew there were places that were 30yrs behind in having proper access to public transportation until I moved to Delaware in 1993. They didn't have bus service on Sundays😕😕😕 and almost 30yrs later the public transportation between Delaware and Maryland still sucks.
This is heartbreaking. Denied the richness of adventure and the ability to educate oneself further. We had phonics and reading aloud in kindergarten through grade 4. But I was reading at 3 because my single mother who went to university & also worked, spent the time reading to, and with me.
To me it looks like people with money are let in to the world of literature, while the people without money are left ignorant.
Education is locked behind something only those with money can easily access.. sounds like Canada and post-secondary education.
Nice. The privileged kids flying into good education systems on a magic carpet
Notice the money. Education for the wealthy. The poor have to work harder while the kids who can pay "fly" right in.
Looks like it's speaking more about money getting better access to education... the poor scruffy kids are on the ground trying to dig in from the dirt while the clean and well dressed kids are flying on the dollar bills
There are poor people who can't afford education in every country.
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Tbh, you can get lost in the world of your garden; time passes so differently there
Books and written language are the greatest informational tools of all the centuries.
Google translation of her post on Instagram: For my mother and aunts ... My mother and aunts spent many years of their lives behind the carpet, from childhood to the years they experienced motherhood. The weavers built a ladder to bring themselves and their families to what they are now and will be. I'm proud of having such strong women in my life. Women who, believing in better tomorrows, bought the hardest and continue to buy ... Your hard-working hands are the most beautiful hands ....
We do need to consume less drinking water, but somehow I don't think this will solve this problem.
Literally happened to a friend. Her house was older and NOT in a flood zone. Developer put in condos that caused her property to periodically flood when it rained. It was loveable until hurricane Irma came through and her house got 4 ft of water in it. No flood insurance (because again, NOT IN A FLOOD ZONE), but homeowner's insurance refused to pay because it was a flood event. Turns out the permits for the condos were illegally issued because it was pretty clear what works happen to the properties on the downward slope of the ground they built up to build the condos, bus sure couldn't find an attorney to take the case to sue the county and the contractor for the damage.
Translation of Instagram description: hope for a piece of bread! (Wave of Iranian workers moving to work in Iraqi Kurdistan)
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Yes, they are powerful! Made me think and some made me not so proud to be a human being. These are a call to action for all of us.
To the people saying these made no sense or were "completely wrong"(?) Did you not notice that this is not an American cartoon, these may not be America's problems, but they used to be, and they still are problems in other countries. All like is not like you live in the states, they DO have rampart problems over discrimination of women, their poor populations have no way of bringing themselves out of poverty, most of their children have no access to education. How can you say something didn't make sense or that the message was wrong when in reality you just didn't get it...
⬆️When you try to be funny and you fail...
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All I can say is too bad. It's how life is and it's gonna be unfair, I stopped caring cause as long as it isn't me I'm alright. I have my own problems to deal with so I can't afford to care about some stranger's problem. Sure, it's a powerful message but no one will care because as long as it isn't them there isn't a reason to, you did bring awareness but no one is going to do s**t about it.
we live in a society where phone government the social app you when it do it? log by bolb 😭😭😭😭😭
That's not the type of stuff you will find here.
Load More Replies... Yes, they are powerful! Made me think and some made me not so proud to be a human being. These are a call to action for all of us.
To the people saying these made no sense or were "completely wrong"(?) Did you not notice that this is not an American cartoon, these may not be America's problems, but they used to be, and they still are problems in other countries. All like is not like you live in the states, they DO have rampart problems over discrimination of women, their poor populations have no way of bringing themselves out of poverty, most of their children have no access to education. How can you say something didn't make sense or that the message was wrong when in reality you just didn't get it...
⬆️When you try to be funny and you fail...
Load More Replies... All I can say is too bad. It's how life is and it's gonna be unfair, I stopped caring cause as long as it isn't me I'm alright. I have my own problems to deal with so I can't afford to care about some stranger's problem. Sure, it's a powerful message but no one will care because as long as it isn't them there isn't a reason to, you did bring awareness but no one is going to do s**t about it.
we live in a society where phone government the social app you when it do it? log by bolb 😭😭😭😭😭
That's not the type of stuff you will find here.
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