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Artist Creates Illustrations Where The Roles Of Humans And Animals Are Reversed, And The Reality Is Thought-Provoking (50 Pics) Interview With Artist
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Humans tend to take their habits for granted. Everything seems self-evident until the perspective shifts. It forces us to reflect on the way we are: humans are not all sunshine and rainbows, as the saying goes. We also have a darker side that we prefer to be swept under the rug.
Barbara Daniels has a calling to reveal these dark things that people do. She shifts the perspective by swapping roles of humans and animals, which in turn raises our awareness of how we behave with other animals, which is brutal and unethical most of the time. There's much room to grow for our species. Her illustrations are a sobering reminder that our society is far from perfect. Though we tend to admire the progress of our own species, we tend to forget that we did it at the price of others.
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Just like psycopaths, child abusers and pedophiles, hunters are the worst kind of human beings in existance. How can u take a pic of urself smiling proundly with the corpse u just killed? Not forgeting to mentioning that a lion, a tiger, an elephant, an eagle, any animal, worths countless times more than a single hunter that couldnt even be used as food for animals cause of its toxicity. F**k i hate hunters.
Barbara shared about her "Dominion over Man" with Bored Panda: "It was an unexpected surprise when this art came into my life. The idea of exploring the relationships between humans and animals first came to me while I was eating chicken wings on holiday in Strasbourg, France. I sketched what the situation might look like if the roles were reversed. The idea resonated with me from that moment on and I began to see the world in a new light. I started to focus on the role reversal concept after moving to Berlin in 2013."
I think it's declawing shown here. Cat claws grow directly from the bone so removing one is pretty much like snipping the end of the finger.
"I learned so much from all the research I did for the artwork that I began to question my own lifestyle, and this led to my decision to become vegetarian. I still learn a lot about the world from each picture I create, and I've received a lot of positive feedback from many people inspired by my work. That really motivates me to continue with the 'Dominion over Man' series."
Barbara tells us what inspired her to create the comics: "The idea of exploring the relationships between humans and animals first came to me while I was eating chicken wings on holidays in Strasbourg, France. I sketched what the situation might look like if the roles were reversed. The idea resonated with me from that moment on and I began to see the world in a new light. I found endless sources of inspiration all around me in everyday life.
The artist also told us what the main goal of the illustrations is: "The goal of my art is to learn about our world by holding a mirror up to humanity and imagining life from the perspective of the many species dominated by the human race. It’s important to me to reverse each situation as accurately as possible, so I need to do a lot of research before beginning each piece. I learn so much from my research, and I receive a lot of feedback from people who believe that my work is spreading awareness."
Barbara tells us more about how she got into art: "I have been creating art for as long as I can remember. Growing up in a small village, art was a much-needed escape from everyday life with six brothers. Following my passion, I studied fine art at GMIT Ireland."
The artist mentioned what the most difficult part of these illustrations is: "The research I do for my work can be difficult, because it’s often very depressing. I tackle some pretty dark topics, and sometimes it affects my mood. Another difficult part of my work is the process itself. It takes about a month to complete each piece, and my chosen medium of pen and ink can be pretty unforgiving. Once that ink hits the watercolour paper, there’s no going back! Mistakes can’t be erased or covered up."
Eww what’s that in his mouth. Watching dogs fight is it fun at all. I don’t know how people watch this.
I never got taxidermy. It’s just disqusting both ways. Why would you cut off something head and hang it.
Barbara tells us more about what topics she covers and tells us more about her style: "I cover all topics relating to animals in all aspects of modern life. Some of the topics are gruesome, while others are a bit more lighthearted. My style is a mix between realism and caricature, and I like to focus on details. I started to focus on the role reversal concept after moving to Berlin in 2013. I still have a long list of ideas for new pictures, so I will keep going with my 'Dominion over Man' series for some time to come."
That french video of the fur industry... thats the cherry on top. Thats when u realize how not only ridiculous, but mostly stupid, cruel and ignorant ppl are when they wear fur coats and bags and scarfs... u dont look glamourous, u look like a selfish ignorant psychopath carrying a corpse while believing it makes u look beautifull.
The artist shares what inspired her to keep creating: "I really enjoy creating my own parallel universe with this art, and I still learn so much about our world from each picture I create. That alone would be enough to keep me going, but I also get motivation from the positive feedback I receive from people who are inspired by my work."
Barbara gives some advice for artists or people who want to pursue art: "Don’t be afraid to tackle difficult and uncomfortable topics in your art. When I began working on this series in 2013, I received a lot of negative feedback from friends and family who couldn’t understand why I was painting such weird pictures. Although I sometimes had my own doubts, I stayed true to my vision for four years before I started getting positive feedback. Looking back, I’m happy that I didn’t give up on this idea just to please others."
Some ppl find this ridiculous and laugh about the pro animal activists. Just put ursefl in the place of the one whos being abused or tortured. Thats empathy.
Fun fact: alligators were an endangered species in the late 1800s and early 1900s, to the point where there were often more hunters than gators in the swamps and bayous during hunting season. Thankfully, they were saved through conservation efforts. This is referenced in Red Dead Redemption 2.
The artist tells us more about herself, her life, and her journey: "I grew up in a small village in County Galway, Ireland. After graduating with a fine art degree from GMIT Ireland in 2005, I lived in Southern California for almost eight years before spontaneously moving to Berlin, Germany in 2013."
Terrible. If you show people who do this stuff these pictures. They make me feel bad. Think about how you’d feel.
"The goal of my art is not to preach about what’s right or wrong. Because of the topics in my work, some people assume that I’m trying to shove a political agenda down their throats, but really I’m just an artist exploring an idea and learning more about the world every day. I actually ate meat for most of my life, but as a result of my research for this art series, I began to question my own lifestyle and became vegetarian."
That’s terrible ,lobsters getting boiled to death by hot water!
Btw this is in hydra, greece. Nice place, but the donkeys... man its so sad 😢, all under a roof, waiting to be used to carry a person in an upway hill... its too cruel.
On another note: F P.E.T.A.. They steal pets, euthanize 90% of animals they "save" and are a deplorable organization.
Oh no... one of the worst... just wanna crush their f****n skulls when i see those psychos slamming baby seals
i hate shelters like this. there is a cat shelter near me that i foster from, it has cages but they are big with plenty of room for the cats to roam, and they rotate cats being in the big rooms with a bunch of cat toys and other cats.
This one just reminds me of my dog Tara (a malamute). She LOVES little dogs, but, understandably, until the owner knows she's friendly and won't eat their chihuahua, they don't let their dog say hi. That's why dog parks are awesome.
Once my family discovered a little mom mouse with all her little baby mice in our house. So cute, so precious. Little mouse mom rushed out the place when her nest was discovered. Everyone in my family was like “ dont touch it! Ull get infected!” Yeah they would have been right. They wanted to kill them, to just get rid of them like if they were toxic garbage. NO FCKIN WAY! WHY THE FCK? I took the babies away n put them in place where they would be safe. I thought that's the best i could do under the conditions in that moment. After a moment, the little babies where gone. I really hope her mom found her and took them to a better place and didnt eat then or something like that... the worst case scenario was a death/death fate for the mice family.
This is why whenever there is an insect inside I pick it up and put it outsode
Far too often we treat animals as objects, as though they have no feelings. Sometimes we do the same to members of our own species.
While I imagine it's confusing for bees to be smoked and have a portion of their honey harvested, bee keepers care for their bees and with the steep decline in wild populations many crops would also be in trouble.
Wait, goats don't eat meat. This healthy eating pyramid is a lie!
Didnt this happened with cows and pigs but they were burried alive?
Are they being spayed/neutered? Bc this is the right thing to do.
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These are not wild extremes of animal treatment - they are quite mild if anything. Look up the facts if you can face it. I am vegan because of these facts . Xxx
Same! These are actually the mild side of information appropriate for children. The reality of animal abuse in industrial scale is a lot worse than depicted here ... this is a starting point. And a good one - but it isn't a complete set of information. Most people would be overwhelmed by the sheer scale of all those uncivilized treatments of sentient beings to pamper greed and cheapassery, but still have no problem in buying that stuff, thereby supporting cruelty they themselves can't bear watching, let alone execute themselves.
Honestly it's quite obvious in the text that this is SFA to do with PETA, it's an independent artist drawing what she thinks and feels.
I just became vegetarian, but after watching a horrible video of the fur industry and a vegan post about anti meat, basically. Later, i quit using leather and yarn. I still eat eggs and milk tho. Im aware about the cruelty of the milk industry and i know i must change this habit. I also consume gelatine, which is made of dead animal gristle, and red colorant made of woodlouse insect (i looked for the traduction in google, its supposted to be “cadmin de cochinilla”). My idea is to not use anything which has to be done by killing an animal, and in these cases, with the colorant and with the gelatine, its done. In the case of milk, its taken away from the calves, and the calves are taken away from their moms... i need to do a mental job here to leave milk, but its so present in many products....
Bernardita, first of all thank you for you efforts to become a totally compassionate consumer. It is not hard at all to switch to plant-based dairy and eggs at all. There are plenty of delicious, healthy products on the market today - milks, cheeses, yogurts which will not sabotage your body's natural ability to defend itself and run smoothly without a glitch till advanced age.
Same.
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Yeah this was made be PeTA wasnt it? the kill shelter people
I really don't get the hate against PETA, as a European not really into the popular stuff on media, but from what I know it's just a normal kill shelter? Like I don't like kill shelters in general, but what's the stuff with especially PETA? I'm just curious lol. EDIT: Thanks for the explaining, and you're so generous with the downvotes here on BP
PETA doesn't believe in any form of animal ownership- they feel it's exploitation. so they do not believe in pet ownership, and feel the animals are better off euthanized than being owned. as a cat lover and owner, i can't get behind that. my cats are all rescued from the streets. they have a warm, dry home, they never go hungry or thirsty, and i do go outside with them, so they get fresh air as well. if they get sick or injured, they don't die a slow and agonizing death- they get care and get better. PETA is against all that i do for my cats and would rather see them dead than cared for and loved. eff PETA.
zovijraar, I don't know where did you get this information, but it is complete misinformation and outright lie. Why don't you confront PETA by yourself and get the facts straight, here is contact information: People for Ethical Treatment of Animals, 501 Front Street, Norfolk, VA 23510, USA; Telephone: 757 - 622 - Peta = 7382, 757 - 962 - 8380, 757 - 962 - 82 13; internet: www.peta.org , cidinfo@peta.org Get the facts, get the truth, please.
Thanks for explaining ^^
PETA has a history of (among other things) funding anti-animal testing arsonists, using fear tactics on children to vilify their parents, and general hypocrisy.
Thanks for explaining! ^^
Logic and Reason, you are both illogical and unreasonable, and hateful. Where did you get these lies?? Please disclose the source or shut up!!!! Obviously you will not do that, haters and cowards never do.
Why do you downvote a person who asks for information? You can join, pass or answer, but downvote?
Down-vote is an easy way the coward take.
Quite a lot of people on this thread getting downvotes for asking genuine questions. It's always OK to educate ourselves.
BlockDog02, PETA does NOT run any shelter!!!! They support animal shelters. They are engage in fighting animal cruelty with any means possible: by investigating and exposing animal cruelty, rescuing victims of animal cruelty and neglect and placing them in reputable shelters or re-homing them, by fighting for animal rights in courts, to change laws by engaging law makers - the government agencies, by exposing animal cruelty by meat, dairy, egg, wool, fur, leather, and entertainment industries, by promoting healthy, compassionate diet for people; PETA is working everywhere in the world, because cruel, inhumane people are everywhere in the world.
Meat-industry sponsored BS that is willingly believed by people who rely on the moral high ground towards people having actually higher standards than themselves. The shelters are no different than any other kill shelter is - bad enough these even exist, and in some states, they're mandatory even. Civilization hasn't come that far...
Ok, so Peta is just known for being a kill shelter, and that's why I don't see people talking about other ones?
BlockDog02, once more, PETA does NOT own and/or run any shelter, they are rescuing abused and neglected animals and re-homing them or placing them in reputable shelters. Contact Peta and get the facts strait, I provided the contact information in above posts.
PETA outright stole someone's dog and killed it. That's why we hate PETA.
Ok, thanks for the reply^^
Why we have Becony Cakes??? She is outright cruel and stupid, if she was smart and just she would ask Peta for their side of the story, it's only fair.
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Right, because a kill shelter is a justified reason to kill and eat more animals. Grow up.
Wow, that was dark :-(
This is cruel reality and there's no wow abut it.
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Intentionally. But to what aim does this contrite garbage mock animals and people so? Now look at what animals do to animals. Is that an improvement? And also what people do to people. Better? What about what natural forces themselves do to life itself. Are we in paradise yet? It seems as though there is a fundamental quality to life that we have built an emotional response to in the form of aversion. It might have a purpose. Is that purpose to create something that is cynical? Does such obvious cynicism as this attempt to control you through such exploitative means to so ambiguous an end as this aims deserve credit? What, exactly, is the point? Is the point to humanise animals so as to obscure what an animal actually experiences? This hardly seems generous, understanding, kind, charitable. Is the objective to dehumanise humans? What value or benefit can be got of showing the world topsy-turvy? It is dark nonsense. And it is in complete contradiction of what it attempts to achieve - to understand things from an animal's point of view... by pretending that they are, that they are exactly like, humans...
fuggnuggins, the point is not to dehumanize humans, it is to 'humanEize" humans - make humans humane and eliminate animal suffering .... that would do the same for humans. The link between cruelty to animals and violence against people is undeniable. I don't understand who you are that you cannot see it for yourself. - "As long as man continues to be the ruthless destroyer of lower living beings, he will NEVER know HEALTH or PEACE. For as long as men massacre animals, they WILL kill each other. Indeed, he who sows the seed of murder and pain CANNOT reap joy and love." - Pythagoras (570 - 480 BC/BCE) Greek mathematician & philosopher ....... "Do unto any and all sentient beings as you would have your fellow men do onto you." - that's my quotation.
Yeah, I’m going vegan
Go for it!
Here we go again, those "real" animal lovers are down-voting posts like Mewton's Third Paw's comments. The following is their creed: "I will ignore that it is someone that I have put into my meal. - I will call it by different name so that it was never something real. - I will deny there's another's misery stirred through my morning tea (coffee). - I will recall images of the greenest fields and pretend they live this free. - I will confirm my love for animals by holding my precious dog so tight. - I will close my ears and shut my eyes so I can fall asleep at night." - @love_is_freedom76
Yes, I'm thinking about going vegan, especially as it's better for the environment, but then I guess it's be best to be fruiterian, as plants also turn out to have feelings. I guess the best thing is ethical farms for both animals and plants *sigh* EDIT: I BELIEVE plants have feelings, based on "the hidden life of trees" and my own personal beliefs. Sorry for being unclear, and if I have offended anybody ^^
Plants are killed to feed animals more than humans. Vegan is enough.
Yes, it's impossible to be perfect, it's just that the world is so overwhelming. EDIT: But I mean that you're right.
Please stop with the plants have feelings... or cite a source.
"Sensibilità e intelligenza del mondo vegetale" Stefano Mancuso e Alessandra Viola.
Plants are living things, nobody is disputing that, but they do not have the nervous system as animals and humans do, they do not feel pain as we do.
Sorry, I was unclear, I BELIEVE plants have feelings based on "the hidden life of trees" and my own personal experiences. I should have been more clear. ^^
I don't think "reacts to stimulus" can be considered feelings - I mean, my phone reacts to stimulus. Animals scream with fear
Plants don't have feelings, they don't have the neural structures for that, but even if you choose to believe that, going vegan kills less plants than eating meat so go for it!
No, don't encourage them, Vi.B. "People" eat more than one million animals every single hour.....and hate, and hate vegans.
Incorrect. Animals are fed mostly food stuffs that are inedible to humans and would otherwise be wasted, bringing nutrients to a more macro level. Animals and creatures on all levels are more or less equally important part of nature and the distribution of organic matter to the entire cycle of life. And the numbers involved are misrepresented by "informative" sources. Here's some advice: if they are using manipulative means to change your behaviour, such as guilt, then their moral compass is probably not quite oriented correctly. If their method is mass emotional manipulation, then their motivation is probably something like sociopathy, cowardice, but in any case definitely ill-informed, ignorant, misguided and actually not benevolent. Though their hearts and inentions might be well meaning, by omitting information in favour of a narrative they present the probability of creating more harm than good. "The road to hell is paved by good intentions." Alan Watts. You'll find it on After Skool on Youtube. Listen to it. And if you are seeing things like this and can't see them as inherently cruel and harmful themselves in their cynism and dishonesty then perhaps you could benefit from paying closer attention to details.
fuggnuggins (why don't you use your real name?) you are....how should I put it politely, you are misguided. Yes farm animals were/are fed by "stuff" that are inedible to humans....and to them. How do you think "mad cow disease" came to be???? - Stating the truth and facts became to be "manipulative means" to you? Our planet is being completely destroyed, animals suffer unconscionable pain at the hands of ruthless humans deprived of conscience, and you are talking about "misguided moral compass of vegans"? How dare you, you have no shame, and yes it is you who should feel guilty. The road to hell may be paved by good intentions, however, who are those walking on it toward hell???? There are many people like you who just hate those who do not cause harm, I don't know why; I only know that they are cruel and put many Youtube self-excusatory, blame misdirecting "Facts" on soc. media.... and those suits you well, don't they?
Using emotional means to get people to change their behaviour is literally the whole point of art. Are you calling Shakespeare a sociopath? Caravaggio? David Lynch? Tolkein? Stormzy? Is there any form of creative expression that you don't find manipulative and cowardly? Should the artist just stick to painting pretty sunsets? Really, honestly curious about your viewpoint here.
BlockDog, yes I love plants and trees, they are great, but I thing they do not feel pain as animals and humans do, they don't have the same nervous system. Think about how much more plants animals eat which are raised to be murdered and eaten by humans. Actually, our digestive system is very similar to that of fruit, nut, and seeds eating animals. - "If the world went vegan we would free up land the size of Africa, and need only 20 % of it to feed 7 billion herbivores."
Look, mate, I've been veg for a quarter of a decade and I wouldn't want to discourage anyone for doing anything for the right reasons, but I would question: why vegan? Why do you want to go vegan? Do you so object to the natural cycle of life that you would try to overcome it by destroying it? Do you understand anything about biology and ecosystems, and how nutrients begin in very basic forms and pass from organism to organism to more and more macro forms of life? Do you have any comprehension what the consequences would be to interfere with that? There's nothing wrong with being a natural being. I think it is a naive and neglectful error to remove oneself from nature. And we do it in many misguided ways, with misplaced good intentions. Religion can be removing us from nature, artificially placing us above nature. Materialism can do it. And so can something as seemingly virtuous as veganism. It is one thing to refrain from cruelty, but I think wrong to deny one's nature.
What the heck are you talking about fuggnnuggins??? To your health and nature point: why plant-base (vegan)? Because just like meat, dairy and eggs do NOT provide ANY vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, any phytochemicals the human body needs to protect itself and function properly, those are provided ONLY by COMPLETE carbohydrates - fruits, vegetables, legumes, and WHOLE grains - do you understand it? About naturalness and dairy: There is no other mammalian creature in nature who would drink mother's milk after weaning let alone the milk from different species, only humans are capable of a such cruel perversion!!! Animal milk protein casein is very dissimilar from human milk protein and (together with strong, hard to digest proteins in meat and eggs) is contributing to chronic, painful inflammations in human body - like arthritis, chronic diseases - like diabetes, which CAN be reversed by plant-based (vegan) diet, heart diseases/clogged arteries, various cancers, and other ills...
.....to fuggnuggins: Why do you ignore that vegans are healthier, have stronger and denser bones, than meat, dairy, etc. consumers? Animal agriculture (factory farming) is the cause of deforestation and overall destruction of wild lands and wildlife, talking about ecosystem and nature! Human race is not only removing itself from nature, it is destroying nature and consequently itself. Yes, religion is placing humankind above all other "creations", materialism and overconsumption are causing all the same to our planet, but why do you blame veganism for all that demise is beyond me. By not consuming ANY animal products, vegans do not contribute in any way to the destruction of nature; vegans do not overconsume in general out of respect for our planet and all life it supports; vegans (consumers of plant-based food, if you prefer this term) create as small carbon footprint as possible, I just can't understand why you don't recognize it. What you mean by "I've been veg for....."???
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And you steal animal's food. Another thing, fresh produce is actually more expensive than a piece of lamb chops
These are not wild extremes of animal treatment - they are quite mild if anything. Look up the facts if you can face it. I am vegan because of these facts . Xxx