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This Cartoonist Creates Thought-Provoking Illustrations Covering Relevant Topics Related To Our Society (28 Pics)
Koren Shadmi is a talented New York-based illustrator and cartoonist whose works invite us to think about and discuss the realities and issues of modern life. Whether it's constant surveillance or addiction to social media, the artist manages to illustrate every topic in impressive drawings.
Most of the selected works have been created for different well-known magazines, such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, The Washington Post and more. These illustrations cover relevant topics related to society and the imperfections of modern life.
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"Imagine a world after civilization is gone. Will anything survive after us humans? Will nature reclaim our cities and towns? Will an epidemic be the end-all of humanity? Probably not this virus, but maybe the next one?"
"How Facebook is toying with your brain and putting the world at risk while doing so. The social media behemoth is fine-tuning an AI that will be able to influence the thoughts and actions of users. Is it time to rein in this powerful tool and inject it with the morality it lacks?"
"The Chinese government is on its way to establishing its very own social credit system. It will judge the trustworthiness of it’s 1.3 billion residents. Much like the nightmarish episode of Black Mirror, each person will be given a score based on a variety of factors, including finances, shopping habits, social media interactions, and more. The future is here, and it’s terrifying."
"The cover I drew for The Village Voice from a few years ago. The cover story dealt with predatory loan sharks that were buying up debt from various companies and then hounding mostly poor individuals for the money. I hope this type of predatory behavior has been curbed but I would dare guess that it hasn’t."
"Vocal Minority - An illustration for Associations Now Magazine from a while back. When an organization's minority group is louder about its desires, it can sometimes become the one calling the shots."
"It's becoming harder and harder to get into a good college, and the demands on applicants from the school 'gatekeepers' have become more taxing."
"Austerity was in full force in Europe and often ended up hurting more than helping. In Spain, middle-class citizens defaulted on mortgages, lost their homes, and found no help in the government."
"The haves and have nots - the COVID19 crisis is exposing a lot of deep issues in American society, one major one being inequality. You might be able to afford to stock up on food and blow $400 on a single trip to the supermarket, but someone else can only spend about a tenth of that at a time and may need several trips to the grocery store in order to feed the family, and so will expose themselves to a lot more risk."
"Cover for a special education supplement which dealt with over-achieving kids, and the risks of burnout from pushing yourself, or your parents pushing you when you are too young."
"Silicon Valley is remaking the American school system. A handful of tech giants have plugged their hardware and software into US public schools. Is it just one great social experiment?"
"What’s in the fridge? I don’t want you to panic, but we are running low on olives! Should you brave a trip to the grocery store? Food and our guts are tied to ancient animal survival instincts. Sometimes we can get irrational about it"
"Sickness and surveillance - an illustration about how the government is looking to collect our data in order to fight the COVID19 infection. When is an invasion of privacy justified? All our data is already out there swimming around, so maybe a bit more spying to save some lives is not a bad idea."
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