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Anton Gudim is an artist who’s great at noticing how contradictory our everyday life can be. Besides his quirky short-paneled comics, the artist also creates sarcastic and relatable illustrations he calls "Yes, But" that depict two sides of the same circumstance.

The idea of creating "Yes, But" comics came to Anton in 2016. This format was inspired by reflections on how people get along with a lot of contradictions in their lives. The artist found the actions of some people very contradictory: hence this "but" appeared.

If you want to see our previous posts featuring more "Yes, But" comics, click here, here and here!

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Anton's ideas come from observing everyday life. As the artist mentioned in previous interviews, over the years he has trained himself to notice something and to be in a constant search for ideas. Since he has formed an absurd surrealistic style, Anton looks at the world through the prism of it. "This is the way to fight the boredom: to see something new in the regular surroundings."

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Nicola Roberts
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I once had a painfully slow conversation with a facilities manager who was spending a crazy amount on recycling bins and notices. In the end I physically walked her to the single industrial skip where all the rubbish went into. Her disappointment was heart breaking.

Jessica Allred
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not sure why this was down voted, because I've seen it happen too. They gave all of us a recycling bin for our desk. One night I had to stay late and watched the cleaning crew empty both into the trash can. It was sickening.

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Pursuing Peonies
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I feel like they should think about making a compost bin, but of course the US won't do that, that's too much like effort, especially with trying to teach people (not because people can't learn, but because too many refuse to learn, just look at the history of metric in the US)

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

"Pictures you might relate to" are you insinuating that I might relate to this because I feel like putting in effort and doing nothing have the same conclusion either way because of course not hahahahhahahahahhahahaha I'm sad

Isabel De La O-Pedrozo
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OMG! I saw this at Costco, after finishing a sample I remember scolding my husband for not throwing a small paper container in the recycle. He then told me it was the same, I said no, he then show me and I was shocked, if that’s the case then just make it one or the either. It literally makes no sense.

Allison D
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I guess now people don't have to feel to bad if they didn't recycle.

Pink Rose
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

At the Walmart I go to here it is apparent even just looking through from the top there is round trashcans beneath each of holes. They probably just throw it all away in the same dumpster though. 🤷‍♀️

Lynn Morello
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

WE have separate bins for rubbish and recycling. They all get emptied into the same type of Black garbage bags so no-one knows which is rubbish and which is recycling.

Mary Jaye
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wonder what really gets recycled. I rarely see "made from recycled products" anywhere. :(

Alex Travous
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I found out they did this at the airport in Phoenix when I worked there. Not sure if they ever finally started to recycle or if it's still like this.

Colin Timp
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Recycling is a waste of time. Paper and cardboard and metals re the only things that really get recycled. 80% of the plastic that you put in the recycling bin just winds up in a landfill; which is most of what is in people's bins.

Pursuing Peonies
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Recycling when done isn't a waste of time, but you are right, paper metal and glass are the only things truly recycled in most places, at least in the US. It's really unfortunate since other countries do recycle at least much better than we do. But if we started to stop making petroleum based plastics and start making biodegradable plastics, actually recycling what we can, and stop blaming the consumer for "not recycling" we'd be much better off. But of course the oil companies will continue to lobby against it as much as possible.

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Irony, humor, sarcasm, randomness, absurdity and easily recognizable style are what make these illustrations so well received. Anton Gudim has already reached over 1.7M followers on two of his Instagram accounts and the number keeps growing!

If you'd like to see some of the creator's older work, check out our posts herehereherehereherehere and here.

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It's the 4th article featuring "Yes, But" comics on Bored Panda and it seems that it won't be the last. The artist shared that he has a lot of ideas for this format so he's planning to continue creating these contradictory illustrations.

"I don’t come up with something special: the ideas come by themselves, which means that the topic has not exhausted itself and the format itself has a wide interpretation, which almost does not restrain my creative impulses."

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We asked Anton whether he has some upcoming projects. The artist replied that he has a lot on his plate at the moment. Besides the "Yes, but" illustrations he is also creating drawings outside this format for himself, publishing books, discussing future exhibitions, etc. All this doesn't allow him to think about other projects. However, the artist shared that everything can change at any moment. "Just like I did not plan to do Yes, BUT as a separate project, but it happened."

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