Illustrator Creates Posters With Deep And Hidden Meanings
32% Of British Women Don’t Feel Safe Walking Alone At Night Survey Says
According to Laurie Allen: “I am an editorial illustrator that works in publishing and advertisement. The goal with my illustrations is to help the viewer think deeply about the text. Articles can be cold—merely reporting facts or sharing a story without the personal details. My illustrations allow you to understand the article on a personal level, making it easier to connect to and adding a deeper layer to the piece. Enjoy!” Continue reading »
20 Comics Exploring The Difficult Themes Of Politics And Economics By Artist PinkWug
Reading comics may be a great way to relax and to distract yourself from the problems in the real world. They offer an escape into another realm and they are enjoyable to read as the images are already suggested. Continue reading »
Artist Takes A Critical Look At Modern Society And Calls Attention To Problems In Today’s World With His Thought-Provoking Illustrations
Alireza Pakdel (previously) is a cartoonist, illustrator, and art director from Iran. His work mostly explores and revolves around various problems that are dominant in our modern-day society, reminding us of important things that we might overlook when it comes to our everyday lives. Continue reading »
Italian Artist Illustrates the Sad Truth of Modern Life
According to Marco Melgrati: “I’m an Italian freelance illustrator from Milan. I work mostly for magazines, newspapers, and websites. When I work on commission I try to find an unusual and effective way to draw the topic that I have to illustrate. When I work for myself, to improve the portfolio, I choose a topic that I feel is more close to my interest. Continue reading »
An Artist Makes a Giant Sculpture of G-7 Leaders Out of Electronic Waste
A giant Mount Rushmore-style sculpture made out of electronic waste depicting G7 leaders has been erected in Cornwall. Continue reading »
Artist Shows The Contrast Between The Two Worlds That Our Children Currently Live In By Combining Photos
Turkish artist Uğur Gallenkuş is showcasing just how tragic the contrast in daily life can be between these two parts of our planet.
Real heroes don’t wear cape.
According to an artist: “Hello Everyone, I’m Uğur Gallenkuş from Istanbul, Turkey. I create collages juxtaposing two images, including the work of some of today’s most intrepid photojournalists. Continue reading »
Artist Created a Crochet Bernie Sanders Doll and It Is the Cutest Thing Ever
Tobey King
It’s official, the Bernie Sanders inaugural look is the coolest thing in fashion right now. The Vermont senator served one of the most iconic Inauguration Day fashion moments, when he showed up to the event looking snug in a Burton winter coat and now-famous patterned brown mittens. Continue reading »
Inspired by Propaganda Posters, Xinmei Liu Challenges the Norm in Model Citizen Guidelines
Be good at everything. Crying is embarrassing. Art is for people who are bad in math. Rich people are not your friends. Rather harsh lessons, but lessons which nevertheless peppered the childhood of illustrator Xinmei Liu while growing up in Shanghai. Continue reading »
“The Covid Drawings 2020”: British Artist Creates Daily Drawings of A Very Strange Year
South London based artist Jolie Goodman is publishing a book called “The Covid Drawings 2020” on 20 December. These are a selection of Jolie’s drawings from her series “1872 days of Tory Government”, which she posts on her Instagram account @jolie.goodman. Jolie has been making a daily digital drawing since 13th December 2019 when Boris Johnstone was elected Prime Minister. Continue reading »
“I Vomited”: Proud Cats Who Voted In US Election 2020
Not happy with the election outcome? Whether you plan to openly demonstrate or discretely show your disdain for the new administration, do so while proudly displaying an ‘I Vomited” sticker on your lapel. Continue reading »
“Wear Mask. Save Live”: Borat Had Made Hilarious Appearances on Major Landmarks Across the UK
Borat was beamed onto Edinburgh Castle with the pro-mask message
Sacha Baron Cohen’s comical character was projected onto famous sites around the country with the slogan: “Wear mask. Save live.” And he posed up wearing nothing but a face mask covering his modesty. Continue reading »
“If One Can Anyone Can All You Gotta Do Is Try”: Powerful Art Works Of Faith Ringgold, A Painter, Author And Civil Rights Activist
Faith Ringgold was born Faith Willi Jones in 1930 in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan. Her mother, a fashion designer and seamstress, encouraged Faith’s creative pursuits from a young age. Ringgold earned a bachelor’s degree from City College of the City University of New York in 1955. She then taught art in New York City public schools and worked on a master’s degree at City College, which she completed in 1959. Continue reading »
Artist Uses Wind Dancers To Express Difficult Topics Like BLM Movement, Gun Violence, And Poverty In Her Stunning Paintings
Why Can’t You Just Pull Yourself Up
Whether you’ve seen them in movies or pictures, or seen them personally, you probably know what a wind dancer is. It’s a solemn, happy stick figure that flails about in the wind near a gas station or some dollar store. Continue reading »
Here Are 20th Century-Inspired Propaganda Posters About The COVID-19 Crisis In The US
There used to be a time when posters had great influence on the shaping of people’s behavior and opinions. I am, of course, referring to the old-school propaganda posters from the 20th century. The medium was quite popular from around the time of the two World Wars all the way up to the late 1980s. Continue reading »
Any Functioning Adult 2020 Presidential Election Campaign Is Getting Popular
The 2020 United States presidential election, scheduled for November 3, 2020, will be the 59th quadrennial U.S. presidential election. Some people are supporting Trump, others will vote for anyone but him, so they’ve started a pretty funny “Any Functioning Adult 2020” presidential election campaign with various signs, bumper stickers and t-shirts available on Amazon and on Etsy. Featured below are some of the examples spotted in the wild. Continue reading »
Hilarious Drawings Of Celebrities Slapping Trump
Illustrator and artist Tim Williams has started a series called #CelebritiesSlappingTrump where… well, as you might already guessed, celebrities are slapping Trump. Scroll down to take a look at his marvellous creations! Continue reading »
Politically Incorrect: This Artist Manipulates Popular Culture References To Satirize Contemporary Society And Politics
Saint Hoax (previously) is a pseudonymous Syrian artist, activist and sociopolitical critique who manipulates popular culture references to satirize contemporary society and politics. Continue reading »
Daniel Garcia Creates Thought-Provoking Illustrations That Show What’s Wrong With Our Society
SHUT UP
Daniel Garcia is a professional designer and illustrator with over 10 years of experience. His thought-provoking illustrations deal with a variety of topics, including politics and social issues and serve as a perfect example of everything that’s wrong with today’s society. Continue reading »
Polish Artist Creates 27 Controversial Illustrations For Political Magazine
Manipulation Of Manipulation
Igor Morski is a Polish graphic designer, illustrator and set designer. Presently, he focuses on mixed media graphic art, based manly on photo manipulation, drawing, recently also 3D. Continue reading »
Defaced Banknotes Depict The Four Horsemen Of The British Political Apocalypse
We have been struck by the particularly caustic artwork of political satirist “wefail”. Continue reading »
What Media Can Do With Our Minds And The Truth
A perspective is very important for any photographhere is a nice shot of a pretty young lady surrounded by nature. But how and where was it actually made? Check it out… Continue reading »
Kazakhstan Is Photoshopping Their Leader’s Photos And They Are Not Even Trying To Be Subtle
The country of Kazakhstan was just caught photoshopping official photos of its new leader, and the evidence is overwhelming. It’s clear that beauty retouching techniques dramatically altered his appearance. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty made the discovery when comparing government-released photos with other pictures captured at the same place and time by ordinary journalists. Continue reading »
Artist Sebastian Errazuriz Makes Classical Sculptures Of Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, And Jeff Bezos
Elon Musk, Exile and Escape.
Artist, Designer and Activist Sebastian Errazuriz has received international acclaim for his original and provocative works on a variety of areas and disciplines. Tackling everything from political artworks to giant public art projects, experimental furniture to product design and women’s shoes to motorcycles. His work is always surprising and compelling, inviting the viewer to look again at realities that were often hidden in front of their own eyes. Continue reading »
101 Best Picture Comparisons From Lilliput Or Chamberlain And The Beautiful Llama
Lilliput Magazine was founded in 1937 by the Hungarian photographer Stefan Lorant. It was a quirky magazine featuring some of the best artists and photographers of that age. Continue reading »
“Hail The Dark Lioness”: An Important Series Addressing Identity Politics And Racial Injustice
South African visual artist, activist, and photographer Zanele Muholi took 365 self-portraits for her series titled ‘Somnyama Ngonyama: Hail the Dark Lioness’, to bring to attention the injustices faced by South African people of color. Continue reading »
