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Many artists discuss difficult themes through their works, making their viewers think and look at problems from different angles.

Stephan Schmitz is a conceptual illustrator Zürich, Switzerland. Stephan uses colors, shapes, optical illusions and sometimes even visual puns to tell complex stories in single images. Most of his images have a surreal feel to them, showing what could hide behind the reality.

Take a look at some of his works below.

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What Most People Don't See

What Most People Don't See

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Ladies and Gentlemen
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Failure is the ladder to success, but one should clean up the mess, or you can slip and break your neck!

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    Loneliness And Social Media

    Loneliness And Social Media

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    Greg Pinks
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The superficiality of social media relationships taking away from what we most need - real connection.

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    #3

    Accepting The Things You Can‘T Change

    Accepting The Things You Can‘T Change

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    Father-Daughter Relationship And Unconditional Love

    Father-Daughter Relationship And Unconditional Love

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    Chicago Kitty
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a woman who has never known her father- he disappeared while I was still to young to have any memories of him- this one makes my heart wistfully sad.

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    #7

    „I Don‘t Care About Facts. I Have An Opinion!“

    „I Don‘t Care About Facts. I Have An Opinion!“

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    #11

    Psychological Abuse In Relationships

    Psychological Abuse In Relationships

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    Magpie
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh yes!. Applies to work relationships too, any bullying situation, even total strangers attacked for no reason.

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    #13

    Different Beliefs

    Different Beliefs

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    Charlotte Brine
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This also reminds me a lot of the issues families have to deal with when faced with a family member having an eating disorder. The ramifications it has on such close relationships and how it can tear them apart so easily.

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    „I Married The Wrong Woman“

    „I Married The Wrong Woman“

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    Bored Fox
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good thing that a divorce is no more a taboo in many countries. No one forces you to live in a relationship that you don't like anymore.

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    #16

    Impossible Love

    Impossible Love

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    All With Heart
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There was actually a Greek myth about this, though slightly different. A sculpture wanted a woman that was perfect for him, and disliked all the women he knew, so he sculpted his ideal woman, with the wish she would come alive. The goddess of love, Aphrodite, granted his wish.

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    #19

    What Lies Beneath The Surface

    What Lies Beneath The Surface

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    Inna K.
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Love the idea! Knowing people in everyday life really is like sailing around tips of icebergs.

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    #21

    Will International Corporations Take Over Parts Of The Public Service?

    Will International Corporations Take Over Parts Of The Public Service?

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    Loving A Man With Asperger's Syndrome

    Loving A Man With Asperger's Syndrome

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    Misophonia - A Condition Which Makes You Allergic To Certain Sounds That People Make

    Misophonia - A Condition Which Makes You Allergic To Certain Sounds That People Make

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    Chicago Kitty
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I didn't know this was a thing- but now I think I have it. The sound of someone clicking a pen over and over-arghhh!

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    #24

    Dangerous Chemicals In Foodpackaging

    Dangerous Chemicals In Foodpackaging

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    GlassOfWater
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They say dihydrogen monoxide is the most dangerous. It accelerates corrosion and can cause suffocation. Yet it's such a common ingredient in everything...

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    #29

    Too Much Theory Being Taught At Universities

    Too Much Theory Being Taught At Universities

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    Virtual Reality

    Virtual Reality

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    #34

    Declining Places

    Declining Places

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    Magdalina777
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ooo this one's cool. There is a certain charm in decaying places though. They are sad, yes, but it's always like they hold some sort of mystery and even if you know most everything about them you just can't help wondering - who lived there, what did they do, like, hate? What memories do these crumbling walls keep? With a non-abandoned place, even if it's old but renovated and all, you just don't get that vibe somehow.

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    #35

    Difficulties Getting Around In A Wheelchair

    Difficulties Getting Around In A Wheelchair

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    Magpie
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh yeah! And that is likely to be something the rest of us take for granted, like the toilet is in there, Or school, etc.

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    Fetal Monitoring

    Fetal Monitoring

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    Laugh Fan
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We really should have been created with some kind of zipper arrangement.

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    "He May Not Be There For You In Difficult Situations"

    "He May Not Be There For You In Difficult Situations"

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    Less Is More

    Less Is More

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    Xiaolaohu
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The only ones who say this are those with the means to feel comfortable, their minimalism is someone else's wealth.

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    Influencing Decisions

    Influencing Decisions

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    #42

    Stuck In The Welfare System

    Stuck In The Welfare System

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    Magpie
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh yeah!! But those walls have thorns, and people attack poor people with words " drain on the tax payers purse" from my prime minister. ( Australia ) As if anybody decided to get injured at work, and live with permanent pain. etc etc

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    Caught In The Welfare System

    Caught In The Welfare System

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    The Relativity Of Time

    The Relativity Of Time

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    Outsourcing Daily Chores

    Outsourcing Daily Chores

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    athornedrose
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    people have been "outsourcing" chores since the beginning of time. it's just in the last few hundred years that we pay for it instead of forcing it on someone else.

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    #46

    Becoming A Celebrity Through The Internet

    Becoming A Celebrity Through The Internet

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    "Hope You Die Well"

    "Hope You Die Well"

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    Brush The Dust Off And Keep Going

    Brush The Dust Off And Keep Going

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    Chicago Kitty
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A lot of times that's the only thing we can do. Bind up our wounds and hobble on...

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    The Risks

    The Risks

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    Laugh Fan
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hah! If it involves balancing on some wire, then consider me a small splat at the bottom of the pit!

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    #55

    "Even Though He Loves You And Cherishes Your Relationship You May Never Get A Commitment"

    "Even Though He Loves You And Cherishes Your Relationship You May Never Get A Commitment"

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    Mont
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you never get a commitment, maybe he doesn't actually "love you and cherish your relationship"? Also, have you talked about your goals for the future? Make sure they line up. If not, its time to move on before any major commitments happen.

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    Opinions

    Opinions

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    Laugh Fan
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There isn't anything wrong with having an opinion. How you express it might be an issue - or having an opinion and not saying until it's too late.

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    Being Alone Vs Loneliness

    Being Alone Vs Loneliness

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    Rebecah Ozuna
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Individualism it's a wonderful thing, specially for an introvert. There's nothing wrong to love being alone.

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    Artificial Intelligence

    Artificial Intelligence

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    Leigh C.
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is as only as smart as the people that created it. "If only I had a brain"

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    #61

    Debate Club

    Debate Club

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    #63

    Interfaith Marriages

    Interfaith Marriages

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    Kathy Baylis
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The rings should be connected, or overlapping with the couple in the middle shared space.

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    Splitting Into Two

    Splitting Into Two

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    Kathy Baylis
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks to me like a political divide: she's a Democrat and he's a Republican. Just my interpretation.

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    #65

    Suffering From Depression

    Suffering From Depression

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    Breaking Up But Still Sharing An Appartment

    Breaking Up But Still Sharing An Appartment

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    Zen Living

    Zen Living

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    #68

    Graves Disease

    Graves Disease

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    Carol Anne Benoit
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For each person I've met with Graves Disease, they each seem to have their own story of how the disease affected them. Mine goes in remission for long periods of time, only reactivating during times of extreme stress. I had none of the eye problems, but developed some strange skin issues. My biggest hurdle has been trying to get doctors to stop dismissing my every complaint as 'Oh, that must be the Graves.' and also, people close to me dismissing my emotions as 'Oh, that must just be the Graves'. I never let them burn out my thyroid.

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    #69

    Worker Safety

    Worker Safety

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    Unlawfully Fired

    Unlawfully Fired

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    Kathy Baylis
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We need to push for more unions. It's long past time for workers to unite and use our powerful aggregate voice to finally swing the pendulum away from management and back to the workers where it belongs. I've worked union jobs and, believe me, I never felt more secure at work. I'm not one to misuse privileges, and it felt good to be recognized as such, rather than treated like an expendable idiot child.

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    Today's Students

    Today's Students

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    Alyssa Csukardi
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This makes me think of my son's future. What kind of work will there be? If any? He is 14 and i am so worried. People of my generation are having to move back home and there are millions of us fighting for the same jobs. Truly a scary thought.

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    Outsourcing Daily Chores

    Outsourcing Daily Chores

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    Charlotte Brine
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This would have been better if she had been sat in a chair with her head down completely engrossed in her phone screen

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    #74

    Investment Strategy

    Investment Strategy

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    Rising Stocks In Retail

    Rising Stocks In Retail

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    Digitalization

    Digitalization

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    Rebecah Ozuna
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's like the gallery a person did out of other people's photos.

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    Doctors Who Diagnose Themselves

    Doctors Who Diagnose Themselves

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    Magpie
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ...have a fool for a patient and a fool for a doctor. ( old old saying )

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    The Magic Of Coincidence

    The Magic Of Coincidence

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    Chris Daemon
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "If coincidences are just coincidences, why do they feel so contrived?" Mulder, X-Files.

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    Menopause

    Menopause

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    Magpie
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh personally this one is wrong. Menopause = no more cramps, no more painful boobs, = I love my hot flushes.

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