German Artist Shows What’s Problematic About Modern Societies In His 26 Illustrations
Art is a perfect way to communicate and highlight all the issues and problems that arise. It is also a means to open people's eyes and let them finally see things that were swept under the rug and not touched for the longest time.
German artist Steffen Kraft, also known as Iconeo, creates thought-provoking illustrations that enable one to self-reflect and to see the world from a different point of view. Bored Panda has shared his artworks with you pandas before (you can find them here). Since that time the artist created some more profound illustrations. His drawings are impressive and communicate important messages that come from observing our modern society. Which one is the most relatable to you?
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F*** these people!! I can't stand it when I see litter/garbage on the ground when I'm outside walking. Like c'mon, there are PLENTY of garbage cans around. ESPECIALLY here downtown!! Sickening.
yess the inclusion of masks.. it is so disgusting how this happens
The way my mom put it, WHEN I WAS 5 and understood, was what if instead of outside, everyone in the world went to your bedroom to drop a piece of garbage?
I have pulled over and made me middle child pick up 4 pieces of trash up with his own cause he threw it out the window. No sht given. I will not tolerate this behavior.
Steffen also creates other witty art that you can check out on his Instagram account, as well as Facebook, Twitter and other social media. What are your thoughts on these artworks? Were they inspirational for you as much as they were for us? Don’t forget to leave a comment below!
Last time I did a closet clear-out, I gave everything to a local women's shelter instead of donating to a thrift store. Everything was in good condition; I didn't donate anything that was torn or stained. It was mostly tshirts, but there were several nicer things that would have been appropriate for job interviews/business casual work dress codes.
Tell them. All jokes on the expense of someone have stopped being funny a long time ago.
I don't think that's an unpopular opinion - I think that's partially what the artist is trying to convey.
Load More Replies...A bonus to telling someone that their jokes are racist is that their response to a gentle and caring reminder informs you/me which friends are worth keeping. Had to give up on one of my sister over this issue. It has been years now and I still miss her and her finer qualities, but I still cannot handle her toxicity and hateful behaviors.
Are they not his friends? Don't you love how useless family and friends are with their "loved ones?" They are up in arms when someone is mean to that "loved one" but does not correct that loved one for being a degenerate I society. Gotta love the double standards.
Don't smile, don't laugh. If you are too afraid of ostracism, say you don't get it. If the obtuse fool tries to explain, say again " I really don't get it. I don't appreciate you either."
make that last one "during corona" as well, since there are so many idiots travelling.
make sure u know the story before you call out the idiots. many people are trying to either get home or visit dying/aging family members or do something that has importance. if they are willing to risk getting the virus, i suppose there must be some reason. just speaking from my own experience. feel free to downvote, just my two cents.
Load More Replies...I think he meant the second during lockdown, and the third after lockdown
If it didn't matter, the main political parties wouldn't be trying so hard to control it. Look up gerrymandering and then get up off your ass and help us stop it!
Load More Replies...If you don´t vote then you have no right to whine and complain about the result!
... I love when people who get furious at people who decide not to vote are totally sure that any preferences and boycotts in consumation wouldn't change any. They do. Ask any vegetarian who is one for 20 + years. Also, with the market being the only truly globalized thing, this is what really counts, while voting just looks nice, is an easy duty and a mere ceremony, most of the time.
Presidential elections are lame but state and local elections are vitally important. Unfortunately people have the attitude that their votes don't count in presidential election so they skip the ones that do matter. You MUST vote. The whole thing gets screwed up if people don't participate.
Load More Replies...Honestly to my mind this is true. At least let's say it's much better to support people and/or organisations that try to change live for better then to believe voting changes anything. No politician at some level is able or willing to change things for people's sake if not pushed somehow to this position. And these "pushes" come from the people that I mention at the beginning of my post.
This one really depends on which country you are living in and what kind of voting system that country uses. In the US where we use an archaic plurality wins voting system (not even majority wins), if the candidate you support is even remotely left wing and thus not supported by either one of our right wing parties (Democrats and Republicans) and that's the person you vote for... you might as well be throwing your vote away. Unfortunate but that is how the US voting system works. I think a more prescient observation (for America, this probably tracks in other countries) would be if everyone was thinking "I like this candidate better, but they aren't as electable and I don't want to throw my vote away..." or something. Cause ironically... most Americans don't really like the candidates either party puts forth but vote for them anyway because they buy into the idea of electability mattering more than actual views.
Americans don't elect a president by popular vote. They elect Senators and Representatives by popular vote.Republicans are right wing Democrats are left wing.
Load More Replies...In the US, Senators vote for the President, not the people. So, unless you know your Senators and trust what they choose to show you, it does not matter. Politicians rarely do not come with agenda and propaganda to harm the masses.
Not Senators. Electors. Electors or the Electoral College are not Senators or Representatives.
Load More Replies...There were places where the election was determined by a coin toss - the candidates received the same number of votes.
Thanks for proving the point of the panel. If even one person who thought their vote didn't matter got out and voted, then one candidate would have gotten the extra vote to win without the coin toss.
Load More Replies...agreed why dont they add men to this... yes it mainly women yes they should tell someone but it's not only women
Just pick a friend? Really? You could do that but the most are afraid to tell about it and feel even worse. You think its easy to speak about your abuse? Good then do it. But don't sag its easy to just pick a friend and tell them. Some friends maybe wouldn't understand it so you can't just pick a random friend?! Its sad how people judge men for all abuse. They also get abused very often, also women abuse people not only men. I know that the men are often the one who abuse women but they do the same to men but the most keep silent because nobody would care.
Reach out to friends and family, ask them if you can stay with them if you don't feel safe in your own home. Call the police if the abuse is physical. Obviously it's a difficult step to make, and that's the issue of this comic.
Load More Replies...Everyone should scream it and everyone should be protected from their abuser. I know I've been there and still struggling. But my back bone is stronger cause I finally spoke out and I have the support I need even tho he didn't pay like he should of.
Just do. Don't be nice about it. Make yourself a problem.... Everyone else does.
The squirrels will adopt the child, It will grow up to be a superhero that has gravity defying acrobatic skills and an amazing memory!
Assumptions cost us everything. Now if only both parents were swiftly and correctly charged with recklessness and endangerment.
lot's of parents are like that. I've seen a mom, sitting on a bench with phone in the hand, shouting at her kid at a playground "you wanted to come here, now go play" when the child approached her and asked to play together. she was about 3yo.
I'm using my phone with one hand. Cuddling while doomscrolling isn't impossible.
Not sure if what the meaning is supposed to be, but I like the picture
I think it's saying in order for us all to grow we must grow together
Load More Replies...We are all the same. Together we stand taller and stronger when we help and love one another as we are all the same species.
When we come together life will grow and bloom into a better planet.
Maybe the privileged condescendingly appearing to help the underprivileged up, but actually living on the support of the underprivileged. Cynical quasi-marxist perspective, but definitely a part of the truth.
The roots of racism? Or we are not separate races but ONE Race called the human race under one canopy perhaps?
I'll keep you grounded if you protect me from the elements?
That white people's success was built on the resources and hard work of dark skinned ethnicities
Then don't. Make something. Invite people over. Give people experiences than a bunch of stuff they could buy themselves.
That's still a gift - a thing given willingly to someone without payment. A free meal or a macaroni necklace is still someone giving themself to you.
Load More Replies...From my perspective, no. I grew up with a single mum who has given me everything. And now I get to spoil her with nice things. I don´t give a damn if I don´t get anything because I don´t give a flying f**k about Christmas. I just want an excuse to give my mum a big present without being told to "save my money". (Also, our Christmas does not have "Christ" in it, because it is called Vianoce.)
Great parents create great children who create greatness.
Load More Replies...Honestly, buying (or making) presents for people is my favorite part of Christmas 🎄
I love buying presents. Just little ones, nothing extra expensive. Just to remind my dear ones I do care.
Christmas would be (mostly) nothing without gifts. I mean, I live the whole Jesus Christ birth , but the gifts are what make it different and really special
Without presents it would "only" be a religious holiday. Wouldn't necessarily be bad but as an atheist i probably wouldn't celebrate it anymore lol
Load More Replies...I'm sorry, I like giving gifts. I never buy anything expensive and I dont buy much. I love wrapping it and I love giving it, knowing the other one either really wanted it or I made it myself and they are happy about that. The insane shopping and buying and more and more and more just for the sake of having a gift is what I dont understand.
We chose years ago to give experiences and make things it's wonderful, although as a grandmother I cheerfully admit to tossing in gift cards for my techie grandsons and I ordered a subscription to snacks and stuff for the family, from a nice and eco-responsible company.Yep, did that yesterday.
Buy small! I don't understand how people complain abt billionaires and use Amazon like it's going out of style. Use Etsy or something. You'll get more unique gifts and support small businesses.
Exactly! You don't even have to buy, selfmade is the best, bake some cookies, write a nice card, idk you could get into candle or soap making. It's all about the thought!
Load More Replies...Give gifts year round. Spread your love everyday. Don't wait. Somebody needs what you are comfortable giving. Christmas is a gimmick for retailers. Do you know what the Bible says you should do to celebrate Christmas? NOTHING. Everything about Christmas from midnight mass to nativity scenes to advent calendars shopping, trimming the tree, are all gimmicks.
Hard to swallow pill: Nobody notices you and they are totally not interested in how you look.
If everyone was normal life would be so so boring. Embrace your weird side it is the best side.
I can understand this, but I can say from my perspective I'd never change that decision in my life, my kids are awesome and they are everything to me. They're not a burden at all.
Load More Replies...Sorry, but no. I have known since I was a pre-teen that I do not want a partner and kids. I am in my 30s now and nothing changed about that.
Having children later in life allows you to party until it is well done and boring and then have kids which is a rebirth and new direction full of hope and light and love. Nothing feels as good as a child saying 'mommy I love you so much ' I had my cake and now I'm eating it. And I appreciate everyday
I was a party girl, career driven adventurer and a mom... I'd pick mom as my best life 💗
This one is just sexist. No most moms don't wish they were out clubbing every night and most young women aren't at the clubs thinking "if only I was a mom I would be fulfilled. "
I envy neither. I'm an introvert, so the Influencer thing does nothing for me and I've never had an interest in parenthood.
My policy is to do maintenance messages. Just go down the list of people and anyone you haven't messaged for over a month, send one asking after them.
I send a text message once a week-- a happy Tuesday text message. I don't include anyone without their permission, and I remove them if they ask. Every week I send the message to about 100 people. I get a lot of caring responses. It makes me really happy.
Load More Replies...this happens to me all the time. when a friend and I get into a fight, and the next day I go to text them and I'm like, "no. she needs to apologize first."
I text people but they never text me unprompted. It's exhausting having to always be the one that reaches out... just wish for once that one of my friends would decide to text me first for once... cause honestly it's making me think that people only hang out with me because they feel obligated to since I reached out.
Text your friends guys... they may be feeling like no one actually cares. It could make their day.
Load More Replies...Yeah but the drug dealer has it worse. No one's went to prison for being a cop.
you're right, but being a cop is very hard and dangerous, too.
Load More Replies...Well, not quite. The drugs are winning the war on drugs. But then, we've never been good at winning wars on concepts. -_-
Load More Replies...Good that weed will become legal (also for recreational use) in Germany soon. One less frustrating thing for the policewomen and -men to waste time and energy on.
I didn't realize what it was. Not illegal here. And it looks liquid so...pickle juice.
Load More Replies...But the cop just found a free bag of green. Shouldn't he ... love his job?
I guess no one has a choice in their life about the decisions they make.
You must be really young, because all us 'old folk' remember when each of these activities would have included using a writing instrument in some way.
Load More Replies...Pencils, people. Remember that thing called 'writing'? Seriously. Have we already forgotten? And no, I don't think the second panel means 'dummy with a pencil'. Rather that 'writing' on Facebook, is a 'pacifier' for the masses (all the people in the world). The first panel means we use LinkedIn to apply for jobs and create a career oriented profile about ourselves in place of the resumes, cover letters, and thank you cards we used to create on paper. The third is just sharing our daily activities with others on Instagram vs our ancient way of doing this, which was to show pictures of ourselves and maybe write on the back of the photo about what is going on in it, and the fourth is looking for romantic connections on Tinder instead of (and I bet very few of you remember or even know about this) posting want ads in the section of the newspaper which used to be called something like 'singles', 'connections', 'missed connections', or 'man seeking woman' and the like.
Load More Replies...Linkedin- sharing business/resume/achievements Facebook- sharing your family photos Instagram- sharing filtered photos of yourself Tinder- sharing your body At least that's my understanding of this art.
I do not get this at all, about the pencil thing and why are they being represented differently according to the social media, like facebook is a dummy with pencil?
I guess the pencil means writing/sharing? So Facebook is sharing about being a mom/sharing baby stuff. Normally these are criticism though, i don't really get what's bad about these. Of course you're sharing different things on tinder than on LinkedIn lmao
Load More Replies...I would relabel the Facebook one to Twitter (why does meta/Facebook get 2 positions in this meme)
How do I turn my brain off? I am being serious, if you have tips, please tell me. I cannot turn that thing off no matter what I try.
Try the Medito App. It's free.i absolutely live it, and I'm ADD.
Load More Replies...Not on board with this. Empty-minded meditation isn't for everyone.
Not empty—quite the opposite. Free from limited thoughts; vast and open to realize the fullness of the moment. Check out the Platform Sutra.
Load More Replies...It would make a big difference. If you are somewhere with no public transport - or sketchy P.T., then really, you need one. I mean, your spouse is having a heart attack, and you know ambulance will take like an hour to get there, you need a car. Ditto if you have a job interview. PT will never get you to a job interview on time.
I just got my license at 46 yrs old. PT got me everywhere I needed to go, even when I had to be at work at 7am. Just got to get up at 5am is all.
Load More Replies...Nobody is thinking this. People who have access to public transportation and still drive do so for reasons important to them. I am disabled so PT can be really dangerous for me. The rest of the country has no choice but to drive so they aren't thinking I'd like to give up my car but it wouldn't save the planet. They are thinking I hope my car stays working well because I can't get to work or buy groceries without it.
Not an individual issue. This is a problem that needs to be solved on the government level because the governmentis the one that needs to build efficient public transit. In America, it is literally impossible to do simple things like go get groceries without a car in many cities. We often need cars to do hour long commutes to work too because we don't get paid enough to actually live near where we work. And unfortunately it is unlikely that our government will actually build public transit because the automobile industry has successfully pocketed most politicians through lobbying.
I love a mile from the nearest grocery store and can't walk, there's too much traffic and not safe for pedestrian
Most pollution is industrial, it wouldn't make much difference if you stopped driving.
Adding more lanes has never fixed traffic (source: look at LA and their ridiculous number of lanes on highways). All it does is increase the number of people driving on roads which means the same traffic issues. This is a phenomenon known as induced demand among urban designers.
Load More Replies...Give up the car can make a huge difference on not only the planet but yourself too. Planet gets less pollution you get more money because you didnt spend gas or wear and tear etc and a healthier stronger body if you walked or rode a bike instead of driving a car everywhere.
*writing this down for an origin story for my book*
Load More Replies...Can you make another one saying "I'd like to tell my friend Im straight." I personally feel theres too much emphasis on gay in todays culture.
I think there's a lot of emphasis on supporting gay people because, historically, they've been treated horribly.
Load More Replies...Homophobes, lots of them actually. Like the ones that beat up my friend when they saw him kissing another guy.
Load More Replies...You can buy these, usually in the same aisle where bandaids/plasters are sold. It's called a finger cot and are usually worn to keep said bandaid/plaster dry. My mom uses them all the time and my brother and I (42 and 40 years old) joke the they're condoms for gnomes.
Avoiding all germs is a seriously BAD idea, you need to build some natural immunity.
At the hardware store they had an even smaller version to put on open tubes of caulking, I always thought they’d make a great wedding gift.
They're called fingercots. Mostly used in food service to cover up cuts on fingers, or slip them on over a band-aid
Load More Replies...People driven by fear, usually fail permanently, and die in misery.
I know this might not be the artist's meaning and it's a bit negative, but the first thing I thought of was the pandemic. The first panel is when everyone was freaking out wearing full hazmat suits and bucket helmets, the second is that it became "normal" and we all were like "What the heck has happened to our lives and what should we do?", and the third is over half of us going crazy and riding it out by protesting for our "freedom" from vaccines and masks and using it as an excuse to riot, incite violence, "enjoy" racism, and generally become a bunch of uncontrollable heathens. Sorry, not a negative person, just sayin'.
Our zoo had two hyenas, two tigers, and 11 lions test positive for COVID-19 this month.
Load More Replies...Ayoo, wait, I can verify that I at least do not fit in with this picture. There should be one of em that is just blank...
Thought me, never. 3:30 P.M. my chair is left spinning as fast as I get outta there.
I will leave first then, gosh. People talk regardless of what you do. They are fake anyways.
Sadly my colleague actually says this to me every time I'm appointed for a project
Maybe less thinking about others? Nah, that's not an option for y'all. 🤭
Aw, come on, guys. The artist's content tells the story just fine. Europeans grow up expecting to speak or at least get along in multiple languages. America, as a country, seems to think the entire planet should speak English...and the American version at that. We really really need to encourage our population to learn other languages too.
Load More Replies...When someone looks angrily at you, just smile. I do it very often and I often get a smile back. :)
Because they would like to tell each other that they're infact both gays, as described few pics above 🙃
When it comes to these they're usually only pesudo-deep and have some good ones and some awful ones but I am pleased that all of these hit it out of the park and actually do paint a picture on society unlike...all the other people who attempted this on BP with 2 that aren't paint a picture of society
He's a good artist technique-wise, but Jesus all of them are what a 14yo would think is "deep"
Better then the guy who compared choosing meat to tinder...
Load More Replies...When it comes to these they're usually only pesudo-deep and have some good ones and some awful ones but I am pleased that all of these hit it out of the park and actually do paint a picture on society unlike...all the other people who attempted this on BP with 2 that aren't paint a picture of society
He's a good artist technique-wise, but Jesus all of them are what a 14yo would think is "deep"
Better then the guy who compared choosing meat to tinder...
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