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“Yes, But”: 35 Illustrations That Depict Our Society’s Contradictions (New Pics)
Interview With Artist
We at Bored Panda can never get tired of Anton Gudim's thought-provoking comics, hence we would like to share his newest work in the "YES, BUT" series.
Although this Moscow-based illustrator is best known for his commentary on our society from the main account, his side project "YES, BUT" is gaining popularity fast. Gudim's two-panel comics capture our human contradictions so perfectly that his fans decided to get in on the fun. So, if you will ever come across any real-life contradictions, feel free to share them with this artist, and maybe your find will be featured in the "YES, BUT" account stories.
If you would like to see Anton's previous posts on Bored Panda, see here, here, here, here, here, and here.
More info: Instagram | twitter.com | gudim.threadless.com | patreon.com
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‘Yes, But’ Instagram account now has almost a million followers. Therefore Bored Panda got in touch with the author to learn how it makes him feel to have so many people gravitate toward his comic. He shared: “First of all, I want to thank everyone interested in my work for the feedback. My comics are about what I see around me, about incidents from my life, about observations, and given that my life cannot be called "unusual", so I'm not surprised that many people face the same problems or situations. It's also very nice to see when you're not alone and when people around the world can feel the same way. Of course, some of my drawings may be less understandable to most, and this is also absolutely normal because even though we are all similar, we can look at things differently, and we can have a different sense of humor,” shared Gudim.
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You might not know this, but Gudim has already published 4 books, and one of them, luckily, is in English called “Everyday Absurdities”. “This book is a small summary of all my creative work: we have been choosing drawings for it for a long time, and the process of preparing for publication took about six months. The publisher and I shared our thoughts on how each of us sees this book until we finally came to a common form and content. The book turned out to be quite heavy and voluminous: inside it are several years of my painstaking work. By the way, you can find it on Amazon if you are suddenly interested in buying”, wrote Gudim.
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VikingAbroad 2 years ago
At least he is wearing headphones, so it's only himself he is determined to ruin the forest for.
Publishing books and keep making new content takes time, effort, and, obviously, ideas, therefore, we wanted to know how many comics Gudim makes weekly. He shared: “A few years ago, I would have answered: about 2 comics a week, but now the situation is a little different. I have a second project (Yes, But (you could see it)), I still get commissions for commercial illustrations, and I also do some of my drawings in animation form (and since I have little to no animation skills, this process can take several days). Given all this, my answer would be almost every day. I draw something almost every day, I don't have clear days off, even during the holidays. I can draw something on the plane or in the hotel room. I can’t say that this rhythm is tiring because I feel that I can stop at any moment, but if I don’t draw for 1-2 days, I already want to draw again,” shared Gudim.
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Jellicle bat (he/she/they) 2 years ago
Why does it just show a crashed car? Shouldn't it show something on the left panel?
And lastly, Gudim added: “I hope that you will not be too critical of what I do. Although, perhaps, the Internet was created specifically for this. Comics/drawings/creativity is as much a part of our life as trees, sky, and birds, and I really like being inside it. All I want is to invite you to the world that I created, and maybe it will give you a little joy, distract you from problems, maybe make you think, or inspire you to some kind of your own creativity. Thank you for your time!”
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Luna Crow 2 years ago
But often a full order is too much. I just want a few..
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Shyla Bouche 2 years ago
I'm fat. I own it. No one would ever get into a relationship with me thinking I'll ever be beautiful. I'm buying myself some damn fries!
Lola M 2 years ago
Hey Shyla, just as a REMINDER: Fat and ugly are NOT synonyms. You have your own beauty in your own way. Don't ever say someone won't find you beautiful because YOU ARE.
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Vira 2 years ago
I feel like this picture isn't enough information. One or two fries isn't the same as eating an entire burger, and fries. A salad + two fries. I believe you when you say some women are being deceitful, or rude, but maybe she really only wants 1-2 fries, rather than spending $8 for a whole order she won't eat. Then you complain that she spends $8 for a whole order she doesn't eat. --> either way, she shouldn't take fries unless she has permission. Which I hope she asks. If you can't share, you're honestly a glutton.
ｍƗ𝐍Ɨ 𝐓𝓱𝑒 𝐀𝐍𝕘𝑒ᒪ (𝒮𝒽𝑒/𝒯𝒽𝑒𝓂) 2 years ago
I only do this if I have permission or the otter person doesn’t want their food.
Sofia Murat 1 year ago (edited)
No, date someone who does not have body image issues and is not constantly told that being overweight is bad, even though it's not. And for the record I am slim (becauseof generics) but I always order the food I want, because I don't care about peoples opinions, so weight has nothing to do with it.
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Aaron Proctor 2 years ago
I've walked on car hoods for this reason... once, the AH got the cops involved using his dash cam footage as evidence... he got ticketed for being in the intersection illegally and I got let go, police report was used to keep myself from having to pay "damages"
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GoddessOfChaos 2 years ago
Ah, the feat of engineering that was medieval toilets. In fact, the poo fell down a long hole where it was picked up by a peasant at the bottom!
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HelluvaHedgehogAlien 2 years ago
Once I got an absolutely beautiful pattern on my coffee and I had to take a LOT of pictures of it before I was ready to even drink it
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Sponge Blob 2 years ago
This why I don't make money on my hobby photography. "You could make money on it" "Yes, but I'd hate it".
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HelluvaHedgehogAlien 2 years ago (edited)
When I’m scooping homemade ice cream, the waffle cone is smaller but packed tight :D
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The Original Bruno 2 years ago
I wish. 50% are immediately c**p. 30% are one-use. 10% are two-to-five uses. And every once in a while you get a good one. So you keep those.
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🥀~Night Rose~🥀 2 years ago
Methinks that they deliberately make it so pesky so you will take it off and therefore they don’t have to pay you anything
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fair_weather_rose 2 years ago
The outside is closed. Please remain indoors until further notice.
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🥀~Night Rose~🥀 2 years ago
DON’T BLAME THEM ITS HOW THEY WERE TAUGHT HOW DARE YOU SHAME THOSE BEAUTIFUL DOGGOS!!!
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What do you think ?
Strawberry Pizza 2 years ago
Personally, I think that a lot of these are trying way too hard to be deep.
anima vienna 2 years ago
If you think further, they may be deeper 😉. Love these!
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Freya the Wanderer 2 years ago
YES - A 38-meme thread. BUT - BP's capricious truncation to 35 items.
Yuki Shkabura 2 years ago (edited)
Let me get this straight, BOREPANDA. You advertise this moscow-based artist, so he can make money, pay taxes, that would be spent on missiles to kill my family and friends here in Ukraine? Are you okay, BorePanda???? Are you f*****g idiots? Yeah, very f*****g convenient to say moscow-based, like it cancels the fact that he's russian, living in russia - a terrorist state.
Laiba Abid 2 years ago
he is not the one sending missiles you idiot just because he is russian doesn't mean he started the war
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Strawberry Pizza 2 years ago
Personally, I think that a lot of these are trying way too hard to be deep.
anima vienna 2 years ago
If you think further, they may be deeper 😉. Love these!
Load More Replies... Freya the Wanderer 2 years ago
YES - A 38-meme thread. BUT - BP's capricious truncation to 35 items.
Yuki Shkabura 2 years ago (edited)
Let me get this straight, BOREPANDA. You advertise this moscow-based artist, so he can make money, pay taxes, that would be spent on missiles to kill my family and friends here in Ukraine? Are you okay, BorePanda???? Are you f*****g idiots? Yeah, very f*****g convenient to say moscow-based, like it cancels the fact that he's russian, living in russia - a terrorist state.
Laiba Abid 2 years ago
he is not the one sending missiles you idiot just because he is russian doesn't mean he started the war
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