Art isn't created just to please our eyes; it also transfers ideas and provokes thought on social problems. Austrian cartoonist Gerhard Haderer has been producing satirical illustrations and cartoons for adults for decades now, highlighting the awful problems with society.
Gerhard Haderer had even faced the court for one of his brutally honest books, The Life of Jesus. It triggered violent reactions, because of the society problems discussed in it, in Europe, especially from the Catholic Church. The story culminated in 2005 when Haderer was convicted in Greece for insulting the religious community and was given a six-month suspended sentence in absentia. A few months later, however, this verdict was corrected on appeal, and Gerhard Haderer was acquitted.
The artist developed his realistic style when working as a graphic designer and illustrator for advertising agencies early in his career. It wasn't until a cancer operation in 1985 when Gerhard abandoned his commercial dreams and became a freelance caricaturist and satirical illustrator, mainly focusing on social issues. Scroll down to check out his unsettling and at times scary cartoons and vote for your favorites.
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this happens so much at live concerts, just put the damn phone down and enjoy the experience!
This I do not understand. I like reading books in paper but there is nothing wrong with electronic editions. If anything, they are more eco friendly. It is still the same activity just different medium.
Timeline: Catholic Church's sex abuse scandals https://www.cnn.com/2017/06/29/world/timeline-catholic-church-sexual-abuse-scandals/index.html
I'm not seeing this as a "fast food/obesity" thing, more like a CEO or corporate leader just greedily eating funds. Fat in wealth kind of thing
I immediately thought that the commando in the middle thinks in black and white, and reality is all sorts of colors.
George Orwell- Animal Farm: ''Twelve voices were shouting in anger, and they were all alike. No question, now, what had happened to the faces of the pigs. The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which."
Not sure how many people knew this, but there is a forth monkey in this series. See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil and do no evil.
I'm honestly tired of people, artists or not, claiming there's something "wrong" with today's society and the way we interact with technology. I'm sorry but if you want your kids to be "addicted" to technology, DON'T buy them a phone when they're six years old, suck it up and try PARENTING instead of shunning your kids away with digital toys and electronics.
*DON'T want your kids to be "addicted"
Parenting, yes, but it also about cultural values and ethics. Parents have a lot of power, but when it is all said and done, culture and cultural norms have much more power. Advertisements that we are bombarded with sending a serious message that can and do override the messages of the best parents. Take my nephew. His parents are amazing, nurturing, and strict as to the use of technology. AND they set the example daily, explaining why they make the rules they make. But his everyday culture at school and away from the home send another message entirely. So, he wonders, how can his parents be right and the entire rest of the world wrong? This is why "it takes a village" is such an important phrase. Parenting can go only so far because in the end the village also has to send the same message, and without that, the best of parents may not succeed. Mahalo for this conversation.
I'm honestly tired of people, commenters or not, claiming there's something "wrong" with art as a critical lens to view society. I'm sorry but if you cant handle the art DON'T LOOK AT IT.
I agree. 6 year olds aren't responsible enough for phones yet. However, 18... uh yeah. That should be responsible enough. They're a legal adult at that age here XD I'd say 12 is a good age for a flip phone or something to talk to their friends with, and then 14-16 for a smart phone. It's a scary world out there, and children don't need to be exposed to it so early. Let kids be kids for a while. They will thank you for it later
So basically you are saying the same thing as what these pictures are saying ? I think you just like being angry
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Yep. Exactly, children DON’T need phones at 18, let alone 6!!!
I needed a cell phone at 18. My kidneys were failing, and I needed to call a disabled bus (I didn't have my licence at that point), and I couldn't make it back up the stairs to my dorm room.
No, I was talking about children, not teenagers.
I need my phone to call my grandmother who is halfway across the country and is dying.
Every time I see these kinds of things this is all I can think of raunisex_t...fef027.jpg
I always think of Caveman Science Fiction: http://dresdencodak.com/2009/09/22/caveman-science-fiction/
Lol,complaining about society and technology in a digital way.I am sure that all those artist never use computers,smartphones and social media.They should stop being hypocritical and blame the "society"
I didn't think about it as someone complaining, I thought it was just a reminder for myself to double check where I stand in these pictures. I thought they were interesting to scroll through.
If you read the article these were done by one person
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If you are new here,this is not the first article where an artist tries to explain me the world
When you just don't get it
He’s just giving us a visual on the idiots that we are!🤣
Exactly... I don't know, why don't artists try to bring out the good in the society ? It's always these depressing pieces about how technology has made everyone emotionless and unhealthy...
I'm honestly tired of people, artists or not, claiming there's something "wrong" with today's society and the way we interact with technology. I'm sorry but if you want your kids to be "addicted" to technology, DON'T buy them a phone when they're six years old, suck it up and try PARENTING instead of shunning your kids away with digital toys and electronics.
*DON'T want your kids to be "addicted"
Parenting, yes, but it also about cultural values and ethics. Parents have a lot of power, but when it is all said and done, culture and cultural norms have much more power. Advertisements that we are bombarded with sending a serious message that can and do override the messages of the best parents. Take my nephew. His parents are amazing, nurturing, and strict as to the use of technology. AND they set the example daily, explaining why they make the rules they make. But his everyday culture at school and away from the home send another message entirely. So, he wonders, how can his parents be right and the entire rest of the world wrong? This is why "it takes a village" is such an important phrase. Parenting can go only so far because in the end the village also has to send the same message, and without that, the best of parents may not succeed. Mahalo for this conversation.
I'm honestly tired of people, commenters or not, claiming there's something "wrong" with art as a critical lens to view society. I'm sorry but if you cant handle the art DON'T LOOK AT IT.
I agree. 6 year olds aren't responsible enough for phones yet. However, 18... uh yeah. That should be responsible enough. They're a legal adult at that age here XD I'd say 12 is a good age for a flip phone or something to talk to their friends with, and then 14-16 for a smart phone. It's a scary world out there, and children don't need to be exposed to it so early. Let kids be kids for a while. They will thank you for it later
So basically you are saying the same thing as what these pictures are saying ? I think you just like being angry
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
Yep. Exactly, children DON’T need phones at 18, let alone 6!!!
I needed a cell phone at 18. My kidneys were failing, and I needed to call a disabled bus (I didn't have my licence at that point), and I couldn't make it back up the stairs to my dorm room.
No, I was talking about children, not teenagers.
I need my phone to call my grandmother who is halfway across the country and is dying.
Every time I see these kinds of things this is all I can think of raunisex_t...fef027.jpg
I always think of Caveman Science Fiction: http://dresdencodak.com/2009/09/22/caveman-science-fiction/
Lol,complaining about society and technology in a digital way.I am sure that all those artist never use computers,smartphones and social media.They should stop being hypocritical and blame the "society"
I didn't think about it as someone complaining, I thought it was just a reminder for myself to double check where I stand in these pictures. I thought they were interesting to scroll through.
If you read the article these were done by one person
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
If you are new here,this is not the first article where an artist tries to explain me the world
When you just don't get it
He’s just giving us a visual on the idiots that we are!🤣
Exactly... I don't know, why don't artists try to bring out the good in the society ? It's always these depressing pieces about how technology has made everyone emotionless and unhealthy...