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24 “Yes, But” Illustrations By Anton Gudim That You Might Relate To (New Pics)
Interview With Artist
Anton Gudim is an artist who’s great at noticing how contradictory our everyday life can be. Besides his quirky short-paneled comics, the artist also creates sarcastic and relatable illustrations he calls "Yes, But" that depict two sides of the same circumstance.
The idea of creating "Yes, But" comics came to Anton in 2016. This format was inspired by reflections on how people get along with a lot of contradictions in their lives. The artist found the actions of some people very contradictory: hence this "but" appeared.
If you want to see our previous posts featuring more "Yes, But" comics, click here, here and here!
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Jayne Kyra 3 years ago
One of my cats loves the scratching post, but also adores the already ruined leather armchairs (previous kitty went to town on the leather furniture), and she loves the kitchen bench. The other cat sometimes forgets what the scratching post is for, but loves one of the carpets that she is allowed to scratch. Oh well. People who want perfect furniture should not have pets that can ruin it. Oh, and anyone who declaws a cat is a garbage human being and should have the same done to them.
Anton's ideas come from observing everyday life. As the artist mentioned in previous interviews, over the years he has trained himself to notice something and to be in a constant search for ideas. Since he has formed an absurd surrealistic style, Anton looks at the world through the prism of it. "This is the way to fight the boredom: to see something new in the regular surroundings."
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Nicola Roberts 3 years ago
I once had a painfully slow conversation with a facilities manager who was spending a crazy amount on recycling bins and notices. In the end I physically walked her to the single industrial skip where all the rubbish went into. Her disappointment was heart breaking.
Jessica Allred 3 years ago
Not sure why this was down voted, because I've seen it happen too. They gave all of us a recycling bin for our desk. One night I had to stay late and watched the cleaning crew empty both into the trash can. It was sickening.
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Pursuing Peonies 3 years ago
I feel like they should think about making a compost bin, but of course the US won't do that, that's too much like effort, especially with trying to teach people (not because people can't learn, but because too many refuse to learn, just look at the history of metric in the US)
SirDigbyChickenCaesar 3 years ago
I would love this but I rent an apartment and have no place for composting.
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Ellieee 3 years ago
"Pictures you might relate to" are you insinuating that I might relate to this because I feel like putting in effort and doing nothing have the same conclusion either way because of course not hahahahhahahahahhahahaha I'm sad
Isabel De La O-Pedrozo 3 years ago
OMG! I saw this at Costco, after finishing a sample I remember scolding my husband for not throwing a small paper container in the recycle. He then told me it was the same, I said no, he then show me and I was shocked, if that’s the case then just make it one or the either. It literally makes no sense.
Lynn Morello 3 years ago
WE have separate bins for rubbish and recycling. They all get emptied into the same type of Black garbage bags so no-one knows which is rubbish and which is recycling.
Alex Travous 3 years ago
I found out they did this at the airport in Phoenix when I worked there. Not sure if they ever finally started to recycle or if it's still like this.
Pursuing Peonies 3 years ago
Recycling when done isn't a waste of time, but you are right, paper metal and glass are the only things truly recycled in most places, at least in the US. It's really unfortunate since other countries do recycle at least much better than we do. But if we started to stop making petroleum based plastics and start making biodegradable plastics, actually recycling what we can, and stop blaming the consumer for "not recycling" we'd be much better off. But of course the oil companies will continue to lobby against it as much as possible.
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B Hobbit 3 years ago
True. Insisting that pre-pubescent girls cover their nipples when they are at that point identical to little boys or else they will be considered obscene or sexualized. Refusing to allow women to breastfeed in public when THIS is exactly the purpose of enlarged breasts in women but allowing sexy images of women's breasts in advertising.
Irony, humor, sarcasm, randomness, absurdity and easily recognizable style are what make these illustrations so well received. Anton Gudim has already reached over 1.7M followers on two of his Instagram accounts and the number keeps growing!
If you'd like to see some of the creator's older work, check out our posts here, here, here, here, here, here and here.
#4
Jayne Kyra 3 years ago
Short-haired peeps, don´t forget to use sunscreen on the back of your neck and ears when heading into the hellscape that is outside.
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OhnoI’vebeencensored 3 years ago
I have such good taste in music that I know everyone else wants to hear it!
It's the 4th article featuring "Yes, But" comics on Bored Panda and it seems that it won't be the last. The artist shared that he has a lot of ideas for this format so he's planning to continue creating these contradictory illustrations.
"I don’t come up with something special: the ideas come by themselves, which means that the topic has not exhausted itself and the format itself has a wide interpretation, which almost does not restrain my creative impulses."
We asked Anton whether he has some upcoming projects. The artist replied that he has a lot on his plate at the moment. Besides the "Yes, but" illustrations he is also creating drawings outside this format for himself, publishing books, discussing future exhibitions, etc. All this doesn't allow him to think about other projects. However, the artist shared that everything can change at any moment. "Just like I did not plan to do Yes, BUT as a separate project, but it happened."
#8
Jayne Kyra 3 years ago
The amount of useless bloatware that my phone has is ridiculous. Never getting another Xiaomi ever again!
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#14
Jayne Kyra 3 years ago
I always do the pumpy thing; opening and closing an umbrella rapidly to shake off excess water. Doesn´t make it dry, but it´s not as drippy.
#17
PenitentEyeball 3 years ago
Lol yeah, why do the waiting tickets always look like they were printed on the oldest electronic printer ever?
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Jill Rhodry 3 years ago
Hmm...boating and rowing are two different things and there's nothing relaxing about rowing but it's a brilliant workout - so I don't think I agree with this one, he's working out in one and relaxing in the other.
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Shelp 3 years ago
This seems like extreme cherrypicking to me. The artist choses to invent situations that only exist in their mind and then to be offended by them.
Charlie Birkner 3 years ago (edited)
Maybe it's a location or cultural thing? I realize there's some poetic license as it's a bit of ironic comedy/relatable angst. Regardless, I encounter most of these more often than I think about.
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UpQuarkDownQuark 3 years ago
Does BoredPanda need a primer for satire, irony and absurdism? Because the top comments on half of these posts are by people don’t get that these are meant to be humorous, tongue-in-cheek, and to maaaybe make you think a little bit.
Metallicd3ath 3 years ago
I think most of the world needs a primer for that, but maybe that's just me speaking as a customer service rep...
Load More Replies... Pouki20062 3 years ago
Idk but, for some of the pics I get what the author want to say but... That's not reality, like, in French we have a word "cliché" which basically means something that people expect to happen but doesn't really happen 'cause that's not how things works...
Dillon Brown 3 years ago
Huh, that's actually an interesting take on it. I sure hope you don't delete this comment and then people decide to downvote you because it's a deleted comment!
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Shelp 3 years ago
This seems like extreme cherrypicking to me. The artist choses to invent situations that only exist in their mind and then to be offended by them.
Charlie Birkner 3 years ago (edited)
Maybe it's a location or cultural thing? I realize there's some poetic license as it's a bit of ironic comedy/relatable angst. Regardless, I encounter most of these more often than I think about.
Load More Replies... UpQuarkDownQuark 3 years ago
Does BoredPanda need a primer for satire, irony and absurdism? Because the top comments on half of these posts are by people don’t get that these are meant to be humorous, tongue-in-cheek, and to maaaybe make you think a little bit.
Metallicd3ath 3 years ago
I think most of the world needs a primer for that, but maybe that's just me speaking as a customer service rep...
Load More Replies... Pouki20062 3 years ago
Idk but, for some of the pics I get what the author want to say but... That's not reality, like, in French we have a word "cliché" which basically means something that people expect to happen but doesn't really happen 'cause that's not how things works...
Dillon Brown 3 years ago
Huh, that's actually an interesting take on it. I sure hope you don't delete this comment and then people decide to downvote you because it's a deleted comment!
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