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Brazilian Artist Creates Heartbreaking Comics Without Using A Single Word (7 New Illustrations)
Interview With Artist
Ademar Vieira might be a familiar name to you already since Bored Panda has featured quite a few of his sensitive and heartfelt illustrations telling stories about the wrongs of our society.
Today, we want to share Ademar’s 7 new silent narratives that touch on topics of concern, such as refugees, homelessness, destruction of nature and the most recent event that has shocked and thrilled the hearts of many people around the world—the full-scale war in Ukraine. All of that is told with almost no words because an image is a universal language understood by all.
This is the fifth article showcasing Ademar’s artwork. If you haven’t seen his previous illustrations, we highly recommend you take a look at the earlier posts by clicking here, here, here and here.
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Nightmare
“Today, the world is witnessing what seems like the return of a nightmare from the past, but which for many people in poor countries is a very current reality. For the victims of war, there is no right or wrong side, there is nothing that justifies barbarity, that’s why this strip is called ‘Nightmare’.”
Image credits: ademar__vieira
According to the artist, the war in Ukraine, although horrible, is just one of the dozens of conflicts that have taken place in recent years or are still taking place. “Syria, Somalia, Afghanistan are some examples of this, but the biggest commotion comes from the fact that it is a country located in Europe. The West recognizes itself in the images that reach the news and I wanted to take advantage of that to talk about the horror of war and how ordinary people are affected by the decisions of politicians.”
Image credits: ademar__vieira
“So far the war has affected the price of fuel and that affects our entire economy, but if the war continues, in addition to people’s lives and all this suffering, we could have other political and economic consequences or worse, more conflicts. For me, it was important to mobilize the public for an end to the war in the hope of a ceasefire and a peace agreement.”
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Refugees
“Those who follow my work more closely know that I am not a Eurocentrist and those who bought my book have already seen this strip called ‘Refugees’ and it deals with the conflict in Syria and its consequences.”
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Image credits: ademar__vieira
The most difficult part of the creative process for the artist is to be able to fit a whole thought or a complex idea into the space that Instagram gives him. “I’ve given up on several stories because of this, but somehow, I always get new ones that fit the format.”
Image credits: ademar__vieira
Image credits: ademar__vieira
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Image credits: ademar__vieira
Aporophobia
“In Brazil, some rich people have a theory that living on the street is very attractive and that is why this type of ‘conduct’ should not be encouraged.
With this type of thinking, it is not surprising the emergence of street furniture that prevents people in this situation from being able to shelter to sleep. I believe that ‘Aporophobia’, the aversion to the poor, is the term that defines this well.
Fortunately, we have good people like Father Julio Lancellotti, who does a beautiful job against this thought and that’s why I decided to pay homage to him this Christmas.”
Image credits: ademar__vieira
Image credits: ademar__vieira
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The Rescue
“It is a tribute to firefighters, veterinarians and biologists who are at the forefront of burning in Brazil, dealing with the frustration and sadness of not being able to save all the animals. For them, all lives matter.”
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Image credits: ademar__vieira
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Image credits: ademar__vieira
The Advance
“Forests in Brazil have been under intense exploitation and destruction in the past years to attend to the demands of the international market. This ‘development’ and many environmental crimes have a higher price than the so-called progress.”
Image credits: ademar__vieira
Image credits: ademar__vieira
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Image credits: ademar__vieira
Image credits: ademar__vieira
Image credits: ademar__vieira
Which one do you prefer?
“Brazil needs to change its choices and redirect its bets. Continuing to invest billions in the current agricultural model that transforms forests into pastures and into green deserts of poisoned grain monoculture only aggravates the social, environmental and climate crises.
The solution? Yes, it exists! Strengthen family farming and agroecology, systems that produce real food in partnership with nature, free from poisons and generating jobs and income for people. That’s what I try to show in this strip.”
Image credits: ademar__vieira
Global warming and the destruction of nature is a constant concern of Ademar’s because, according to the artist, humanity has not yet reached a point of balance with nature.
“Every year we are losing more species and advancing our activities into ecosystems and destroying what nature took millions of years to establish. So, thinking about the future of the planet is something that still worries me a lot.”
Image credits: ademar__vieira
Image credits: ademar__vieira
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Image credits: ademar__vieira
The Queue
“This strip shows a sad reality that is happening in Brazil today.”
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Image credits: ademar__vieira
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Sonia Bailey 3 years ago
F**k that first comic was a gut punch. My heart goes out to all who suffer because of war :(
Oliver Ruddell 3 years ago
I'd just like to say that first off these comics are awesome and heartbreaking, I'd also like to say to all the assholes out there looking for places to post negative comments just because they can that they should just go find a f*****g job, I mean you've got nothing better to do
Briana Landers 3 years ago
The 1st one just made me straight up start crying at work. I cant deal with modern problems. This all literally shouldnt be happening but it is so baby putler can have his way. All of these are terrible but that first one. As a girl whose lost a parent to a traumatic event. I related to it but cant imagine it happening to both of them. Your home falling apart. Everything changing like that so fast everything good just going away changing you forever its. Its just. Heart wrenching.. How can someone, a world leader, see this and thing "yeah but what i want matters more" like no. It doesnt.
Chas UGC 3 years ago
Yeah well, it happened in Syria with Russian and U.S. involvement, and Russia learned well. They are now bombing out Ukraine. The buildings in Ukraine look just like the first comic. It's sad that we treat each other that way.
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Plmode1 3 years ago
Crying doesn't come very easily to me any more, yet tears are falling down my cheeks and I have an overwhelming saddness crushing my heart.
Chas UGC 3 years ago
It's all we can do right now to avoid a Nuclear war. WW3 will not end well.
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herica duarte 3 years ago
Because in some families here in Brazil is the only "meat" that they can eat (they are so pour that can't buy, so butchers give the bones for free). In the pandemic, the price of everything has increased to such an extent that many people have to live on donations to eat. The worst part is that the queues are huge. There is a church in front of my house that gives basic food baskets (rice, beans, milk, so on). The line is soooo long, it's heartbreaking.
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Cate M 3 years ago
I literally teared up over the homeless man and his dog. How evil to put all these barriers to deter the homeless instead of helping them.
Chas UGC 3 years ago
Instead of that, maybe we should look at the injustice that creates such conditions. Before it gets to that point. But, we won't because the idea is to stomp out the problems. We don't want to face them and solve them and bring about justice. We just want to stomp them out and get rid of them. God forbid you don't become a problem.
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Simony Souza 3 years ago
it makes me cry cause I'm brazilian that s**t is real and we see every f*****g day
Sonia Bailey 3 years ago
F**k that first comic was a gut punch. My heart goes out to all who suffer because of war :(
Oliver Ruddell 3 years ago
I'd just like to say that first off these comics are awesome and heartbreaking, I'd also like to say to all the assholes out there looking for places to post negative comments just because they can that they should just go find a f*****g job, I mean you've got nothing better to do
Briana Landers 3 years ago
The 1st one just made me straight up start crying at work. I cant deal with modern problems. This all literally shouldnt be happening but it is so baby putler can have his way. All of these are terrible but that first one. As a girl whose lost a parent to a traumatic event. I related to it but cant imagine it happening to both of them. Your home falling apart. Everything changing like that so fast everything good just going away changing you forever its. Its just. Heart wrenching.. How can someone, a world leader, see this and thing "yeah but what i want matters more" like no. It doesnt.
Chas UGC 3 years ago
Yeah well, it happened in Syria with Russian and U.S. involvement, and Russia learned well. They are now bombing out Ukraine. The buildings in Ukraine look just like the first comic. It's sad that we treat each other that way.
Load More Replies... Plmode1 3 years ago
Crying doesn't come very easily to me any more, yet tears are falling down my cheeks and I have an overwhelming saddness crushing my heart.
Chas UGC 3 years ago
It's all we can do right now to avoid a Nuclear war. WW3 will not end well.
Load More Replies... herica duarte 3 years ago
Because in some families here in Brazil is the only "meat" that they can eat (they are so pour that can't buy, so butchers give the bones for free). In the pandemic, the price of everything has increased to such an extent that many people have to live on donations to eat. The worst part is that the queues are huge. There is a church in front of my house that gives basic food baskets (rice, beans, milk, so on). The line is soooo long, it's heartbreaking.
Load More Replies... Cate M 3 years ago
I literally teared up over the homeless man and his dog. How evil to put all these barriers to deter the homeless instead of helping them.
Chas UGC 3 years ago
Instead of that, maybe we should look at the injustice that creates such conditions. Before it gets to that point. But, we won't because the idea is to stomp out the problems. We don't want to face them and solve them and bring about justice. We just want to stomp them out and get rid of them. God forbid you don't become a problem.
Load More Replies... Simony Souza 3 years ago
it makes me cry cause I'm brazilian that s**t is real and we see every f*****g day
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