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Art isn't created just to please our eyes; it also transfers ideas and provokes thought on social problems. Austrian cartoonist Gerhard Haderer has been producing satirical illustrations and cartoons for adults for decades now, highlighting the awful problems with society.

Gerhard Haderer had even faced the court for one of his brutally honest books, The Life of Jesus. It triggered violent reactions, because of the society problems discussed in it, in Europe, especially from the Catholic Church. The story culminated in 2005 when Haderer was convicted in Greece for insulting the religious community and was given a six-month suspended sentence in absentia. A few months later, however, this verdict was corrected on appeal, and Gerhard Haderer was acquitted.

The artist developed his realistic style when working as a graphic designer and illustrator for advertising agencies early in his career. It wasn't until a cancer operation in 1985 when Gerhard abandoned his commercial dreams and became a freelance caricaturist and satirical illustrator, mainly focusing on social issues. Scroll down to check out his unsettling and at times scary cartoons and vote for your favorites.

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

Did you know that a couple of years ago, there were more selfie related deaths than shark related deaths?

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

Apart from that thought, we really need to protect the life of the ocean more!

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

Un genio. Comparti en mi perfil el de la madre haciendo los cookies para navidad...

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

Darwinism at work. Reminds me of all the people taking selfies with bisons at Yellowstone a couple of years ago.

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

the irony...the world’s deadliest animal is a tooth ‘pic’ and that ain’t the shark.

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

Rozy Rose 1 minute ago HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHASELFIES ARE SO IMPORTANT...NOT

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

The picture shows a person who is taking a “selfie” of themselves being eaten by a shark. The shark symbolizes something terrible, like death or a disaster. The “selfie” stick and camera symbolize the fascination we have with sharing our most intimate experiences with the world. The irony is that we (society) are expending more effort on telling stories about our own disaster than actually saving ourselves from the disaster.

A.R.
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have never done a selfie. I think I must be the only person left on this planet not to own a smartphone! This is not a brag. I just do not need one right now.

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

You're not the only one on this planet who doesn't have a smartphone. I don't either!

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

If you don’t know what this picture means, it’s saying that even if a shark ate us or something really bad happened to us, we would still take a selfie for views. And don’t send me hate, I’m just saying that some people act like that.

Menno van Oosten
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sharks kill 10 to 12 people every year. Humans kill 10 to 15 million sharks every year.

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

The comment which I have heard is that more people die annually of a n accident involving a self service drink or food machine than by sharks. I have dove with sharks many times and got concerned once asa grey Carribean shark sqpwam directly atme. So I stroked it. It then did the sharkey thing, a view of a shark swimming away rapidly..

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

    this happens so much at live concerts, just put the damn phone down and enjoy the experience!

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

    Actually even a put-on smile can lift your mood, say neuro-scientists.

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

    This I do not understand. I like reading books in paper but there is nothing wrong with electronic editions. If anything, they are more eco friendly. It is still the same activity just different medium.

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

    Timeline: Catholic Church's sex abuse scandals https://www.cnn.com/2017/06/29/world/timeline-catholic-church-sexual-abuse-scandals/index.html

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

    I've heard it said, how ironic it is that often times today, family time is getting everyone to put down their small screens and all look at the same big screen for a while.

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

    I'm not seeing this as a "fast food/obesity" thing, more like a CEO or corporate leader just greedily eating funds. Fat in wealth kind of thing

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

    I immediately thought that the commando in the middle thinks in black and white, and reality is all sorts of colors.

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

    George Orwell- Animal Farm: ''Twelve voices were shouting in anger, and they were all alike. No question, now, what had happened to the faces of the pigs. The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which."

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

    Not sure how many people knew this, but there is a forth monkey in this series. See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil and do no evil.

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

    Holidays...so many people leaves at same time...so they get stuck on the road..,and they spend half of their vac waiting on the car...sad...reality

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