“Yes, But”: Artist Creates A Series Of Illustrations That Depict Our Society’s Contradictions, And Here Are 21 Of His Comics, Pet Edition

Anton and his comics are well known to the Bored Panda community. He is always very kind in taking his time to answer all sorts of questions that we have for him. In a previous interview, we were curious to know more about the ‘behind-the-scenes’ of his creative works. He shared his process: "I’m always observing the world around me, taking note of interesting or paradoxical situations that I encounter. These observations often serve as the basis for my comics. As for my work environment, I can create pretty much anywhere as long as it's peaceful and I have the mental space to focus."

This time we reached out to Anton once again, since we were curious to learn his perspective about the animal comics in particular. We asked Anton to share if he has a favorite comic regarding this topic. He responded: “Yes, of course. My favorites are a cat and a box (this is a classic story that is hundreds of years old, but which I constantly observe in my parents' house, where my beloved cat lives), a dog and slippers (this is what I literally see every day, being the owner of two dogs), riding an elephant (unfortunately, this is a real problem worth talking about: the exploitation of animals to please tourists).”

We surely know that people are just walking contradictions, but do you think that animals are also guilty of contradictory behavior, or is it a human trait only? Anton took the liberty to share his point of view when answering this question: “I think that in the animal world, there is no such thing as a contradiction. They live as naturally as possible and absolutely do not worry about who interprets their behavior and how. We can only transfer their decisions to the human world and interpret them in our own way. And find contradictions, of course.”

And lastly, Anton wanted to send you a message: “I would like to wish the readers a good day, and less negativity in the comments, because I read this, and it upsets me.”So, dear Pandas, this is a great reminder that words can cut sharper than a knife, so just be mindful when leaving a comment since there will be someone on the other end reading it.