“Life is too short to get a real job,” says Elia Colombo, also known as Gebe, and we are nothing but grateful for his unusual motto, as it got this Italian artist to where he is now. Gebe combines his passion for graphic design and philosophy to create thought-provoking, cool drawings.
The freelance designer, illustrator, and self-named ‘free spirit’ turns his views and observations into colorful conceptual deep drawings that hold a mirror to social problems, pointing out its flaws with a fair share of humor and irony. Gebe seeks perfection in simplicity, which results in a minimalistic and provocative satire in an image.
In his polished illustrations, Gebe reflects on controversial topics, such as social habits, media, religion, and self-love making us face the harsh reality of today’s world.
These clever illustrations provide quality food for deep thoughts, so we hope you are hungry!
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Dream Big, It's Free
Breaking The Rule
I dunno, these things are not as bleak as it makes out. Giving birth, a good childhood, an education, Family, a rewarding career... when these are done right, they are kinda awesome. What else am I supposed to be running off to that is so amazing anyways?
Not everybody wants all of these. Yet society ‘forces’ you to have a family. If you don’t do/want that, you will be constantly looked and frowned upon and questioned all-the-time. Believe me, I know.
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I like this. I don't want partner and kids. Don't try to say U will change your mind. I will not. I just don't want to live like this. I want to be free and not to be locked in a cage.
I don't have kids and I'm past age of having them now and guess what...!? It's ok. You can have a happy life without them. So do what makes you happy!
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I was just having a conversation about how life is like a conveyor belt.
He’s running in the wrong direction, the drawing would lead you to think you’re running away from death as well, lol.
Whoever's talking about society imposing something onto us ... that's just not true. It just ends up being this way. School, then you get a job, and finally you meet a mate. After a kid or two you end up realizing you're always busy, always doing something for someone (who you love, of course) and don't really have the time, or energy, to be all by yourself, do something that is just for you with no schedule or timer.
Humanity, A Degenerative Disease
We Can Undo It!
The Solo Traveller
Digital Illusions
Make A Wish
Feed Your Mind
This may not be what this is trying to get across, but it makes me think about school teaching us calculus but not how to do our taxes (or other things similar to that). Sure, we may feel good learning things that may or may not help our fancy future careers along, but wouldn't it be better to make sure we get what everyone has to do as an adult first?
The Lost Sheep
Infinity Brew
How Designers Look At Curves
Getting A Job
Alter Lego
Read More Books
New Followers
The Deepest Seeker
Forced Indoctrination
Thats not how I’m experiencing it today. My kids have a giant touch screen board which has WiFi access in the class room. They spend more time on research group tasks then I spent on in college and are taught to dream big and get the confidence to achieve it. And they are all under 10 years old.
Self-Cracking
as a person with many suicidal and/or depressed friends, this hurt. even though I myself haven't even thought seriously about taking my own life, i know they have. please remember that suicide doesn't stop the pain... it just passes it along.
Contemporary Sign Of Love
Self-Love
Unachievable Satisfaction
Who Am I?
Back To School Guys, Back To Standardization
Keep On Appreciating It
Find The Path
The Self-Made-Man
Cuteness Extract
The Outcast
Back To School
I loved school at every age, I never felt this way. I always thought summer break was too long. And as an adult I went back for evening classes just for fun. I guess to each his own.
Note: this post originally had 50 images. It’s been shortened to the top 30 images based on user votes.
So apparently this person thinks TV rots your brain, social media makes people "sheepeople", religion sucks, and they feel depressed. They also live in the UK. My advise, stop watching crappy TV, religion isn't bad; some extremist just make it seem that way, most people just want to fit in and connect, eat more avocados, take a walk and get some sunshine. Life is all about perspectives. Change yours and it will be better.
This person must really hate school. Must have had a bad experience at school.
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I don't get this "artist" at all. Some images say you need to read and educate yourself more, but then when a kid goes off to school to read and get educated its portrayed as doomed and prison and confinement which makes zero sense. it's too polarized on the artists personal beliefs are, too small minded.
That would be because of how the education system fails so many people by not being prepared to cater to the fact that we all learn differently, not to mention how many kids go through large amounts of strife due to bullying and segregation. This person obviously had a bad time at school and uses their art to express this, a lot of people really lack in the understanding of others.
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I really like how they took ordinary things and put a new spin on them, unfortunately there are many sour people on BP that live to criticize but I really liked them :))
It takes some time to understand these? Someone is clearly a moron then.
Of course, most of these are saying education is evil.
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I do not like the heading for this. That is rather degrading. So I don't think I will bother looking at the cartoons.
I get what the illustrator is trying to say about today's public education. Currently, the school systems seem more bent on creating sheep than allowing kids to be creative. If the kids don't fall into the mold of what is considered acceptable academics, then they are ridiculed, medicated and set apart as being difficult. School is now more of a military setting where everyone is expected to conform. That's why I praise home schooling as a way to let your kids learn at their own pace while focusing in on their dreams and talents. Instead of creating mindless machines that take in data and spit out expected results, home schooled kids can step outside the limitations of learning what everyone else does and explore more information to reach new solutions.
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Load More Replies... So apparently this person thinks TV rots your brain, social media makes people "sheepeople", religion sucks, and they feel depressed. They also live in the UK. My advise, stop watching crappy TV, religion isn't bad; some extremist just make it seem that way, most people just want to fit in and connect, eat more avocados, take a walk and get some sunshine. Life is all about perspectives. Change yours and it will be better.
This person must really hate school. Must have had a bad experience at school.
Load More Replies... I don't get this "artist" at all. Some images say you need to read and educate yourself more, but then when a kid goes off to school to read and get educated its portrayed as doomed and prison and confinement which makes zero sense. it's too polarized on the artists personal beliefs are, too small minded.
That would be because of how the education system fails so many people by not being prepared to cater to the fact that we all learn differently, not to mention how many kids go through large amounts of strife due to bullying and segregation. This person obviously had a bad time at school and uses their art to express this, a lot of people really lack in the understanding of others.
Load More Replies... I really like how they took ordinary things and put a new spin on them, unfortunately there are many sour people on BP that live to criticize but I really liked them :))
It takes some time to understand these? Someone is clearly a moron then.
Of course, most of these are saying education is evil.
Load More Replies... I do not like the heading for this. That is rather degrading. So I don't think I will bother looking at the cartoons.
I get what the illustrator is trying to say about today's public education. Currently, the school systems seem more bent on creating sheep than allowing kids to be creative. If the kids don't fall into the mold of what is considered acceptable academics, then they are ridiculed, medicated and set apart as being difficult. School is now more of a military setting where everyone is expected to conform. That's why I praise home schooling as a way to let your kids learn at their own pace while focusing in on their dreams and talents. Instead of creating mindless machines that take in data and spit out expected results, home schooled kids can step outside the limitations of learning what everyone else does and explore more information to reach new solutions.
Can you please stop spamming the comments with your advertising? https://www.techopedia.com/definition/23763/spamming (definition of spamming)
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