{"id":20220,"date":"2018-07-19T13:25:21","date_gmt":"2018-07-19T13:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.yogaesoteric.net\/news-events-en\/society-1602-en\/arhiva-3495-en\/thought-provoking-illustrations-that-reflect-the-absurdities-of-modern-culture\/"},"modified":"2018-07-19T13:25:21","modified_gmt":"2018-07-19T13:25:21","slug":"thought-provoking-illustrations-that-reflect-the-absurdities-of-modern-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogaesoteric.net\/en\/thought-provoking-illustrations-that-reflect-the-absurdities-of-modern-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Thought-Provoking Illustrations That Reflect the Absurdities of Modern Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"justify\">&#160;<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">&#8220;If my art has nothing to do with people&#8217;s pain and sorrow, what is &#8216;art&#8217; for?&#8221; &#8211; Ai Weiwei<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">By using the medium of art, Italian illustrator Marco Melgrati is depicting his observations about the modern culture we live in, and, as you&#8217;re going to see, the result is quite alarming. The only question is when we&#8217;re going to collectively wake up and change the way we&#8217;re living for the benefit of ourselves and the planet in general.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n    <strong>1) SOCIAL MEDIA NARCISSISM<\/strong>\n  <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-top-color: ; border-left-color: ; border-bottom-color: ; border-right-color: \" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" vspace=\"5\" src=\"\/all_uploads\/uploads4\/iulie\/19\/16696\/16696_1.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"583\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n    <strong>2) SELF MADE<\/strong>\n  <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-top-color: ; border-left-color: ; border-bottom-color: ; border-right-color: \" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" vspace=\"5\" src=\"\/all_uploads\/uploads4\/iulie\/19\/16696\/16696_2.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"626\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n    <strong>3) THE DEATH OF PRIVACY<\/strong>\n  <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n    <strong><\/p>\n<p>        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-top-color: ; border-left-color: ; border-bottom-color: ; border-right-color: \" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" vspace=\"5\" src=\"\/all_uploads\/uploads4\/iulie\/19\/16696\/16696_3.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"622\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n        <strong>4) USE IT BETTER<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n        <strong><\/p>\n<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-top-color: ; border-left-color: ; border-bottom-color: ; border-right-color: \" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" vspace=\"5\" src=\"\/all_uploads\/uploads4\/iulie\/19\/16696\/16696_4.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"594\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n            <strong>5) THROUGH LOVE<\/strong>\n          <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n            <strong><\/p>\n<p>                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-top-color: ; border-left-color: ; border-bottom-color: ; border-right-color: \" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" vspace=\"5\" src=\"\/all_uploads\/uploads4\/iulie\/19\/16696\/16696_5.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"637\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n                <strong>6) VANITY<\/strong>\n              <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n                <strong><\/p>\n<p>                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-top-color: ; border-left-color: ; border-bottom-color: ; border-right-color: \" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" vspace=\"5\" src=\"\/all_uploads\/uploads4\/iulie\/19\/16696\/16696_6.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"592\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n                    <strong>7) PAY ATTENTION<\/strong>\n                  <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n                    <strong><\/p>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-top-color: ; border-left-color: ; border-bottom-color: ; border-right-color: \" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" vspace=\"5\" src=\"\/all_uploads\/uploads4\/iulie\/19\/16696\/16696_7.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"448\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n                        <strong>8) OPINION LEADER AND INFLUENCERS<\/strong>\n                      <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n                        <strong><\/p>\n<p>                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-top-color: ; border-left-color: ; border-bottom-color: ; border-right-color: \" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" vspace=\"5\" src=\"\/all_uploads\/uploads4\/iulie\/19\/16696\/16696_8.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"331\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n                            <strong>9) FINANCIAL POWER AND POLITICS<\/strong>\n                          <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n                            <strong><\/p>\n<p>                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-top-color: ; border-left-color: ; border-bottom-color: ; border-right-color: \" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" vspace=\"5\" src=\"\/all_uploads\/uploads4\/iulie\/19\/16696\/16696_9.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"292\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n                                <strong>10) IT&#8217;S TIME TO QUIT YOUR JOB<\/strong>\n                              <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n                                <strong><\/p>\n<p>                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-top-color: ; border-left-color: ; border-bottom-color: ; border-right-color: \" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" vspace=\"5\" src=\"\/all_uploads\/uploads4\/iulie\/19\/16696\/16696_10.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"620\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n                                    <strong>11) WAR IS CLOSER THAN YOU THINK<\/strong>\n                                  <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n                                    <strong><\/p>\n<p>                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-top-color: ; border-left-color: ; border-bottom-color: ; border-right-color: \" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" vspace=\"5\" src=\"\/all_uploads\/uploads4\/iulie\/19\/16696\/16696_11.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"326\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n                                        <strong>12) FROM COMMUNISM TO CAPITALISM<\/strong>\n                                      <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n                                        <strong><\/p>\n<p>                                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-top-color: ; border-left-color: ; border-bottom-color: ; border-right-color: \" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" vspace=\"5\" src=\"\/all_uploads\/uploads4\/iulie\/19\/16696\/16696_12.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"301\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n                                            <strong>13) INDUSTRY BOSS<\/strong>\n                                          <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n                                            <strong><\/p>\n<p>                                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-top-color: ; border-left-color: ; border-bottom-color: ; border-right-color: \" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" vspace=\"5\" src=\"\/all_uploads\/uploads4\/iulie\/19\/16696\/16696_13.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"313\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n                                                <strong>14) A FATAL ADDICTION: WAR IN THE NAME OF GOD<\/strong>\n                                              <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n                                                <strong><\/p>\n<p>                                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-top-color: ; border-left-color: ; border-bottom-color: ; border-right-color: \" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" vspace=\"5\" src=\"\/all_uploads\/uploads4\/iulie\/19\/16696\/16696_14.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"647\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n                                                    <strong>15) DEFORESTATION: THE HUMAN COSTS<\/strong>\n                                                  <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n                                                    <strong><\/p>\n<p>                                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-top-color: ; border-left-color: ; border-bottom-color: ; border-right-color: \" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" vspace=\"5\" src=\"\/all_uploads\/uploads4\/iulie\/19\/16696\/16696_15.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"452\" \/><\/p>\n<p>                                                    <\/strong>\n                                                  <\/p>\n<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n                                                    <strong>yogaesoteric<br \/>July 19, 2018<br \/><\/strong>\n                                                  <\/p>\n<p>                                                <\/strong>\n                                              <\/p>\n<p>                                            <\/strong>\n                                          <\/p>\n<p>                                        <\/strong>\n                                      <\/p>\n<p>                                    <\/strong>\n                                  <\/p>\n<p>                                <\/strong>\n                              <\/p>\n<p>                            <\/strong>\n                          <\/p>\n<p>                        <\/strong>\n                      <\/p>\n<p>                    <\/strong>\n                  <\/p>\n<p>                <\/strong>\n              <\/p>\n<p>            <\/strong>\n          <\/p>\n<p>        <\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p>    <\/strong>\n  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#160; &#8220;If my art has nothing to do with people&#8217;s pain and sorrow, what is &#8216;art&#8217; for?&#8221; &#8211; Ai Weiwei By using the medium of art, Italian illustrator Marco Melgrati is depicting his observations about the modern culture we live in, and, as you&#8217;re going to see, the result is quite alarming. 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