19 Illustrations That Reveal The Sad Truth About The Modern World

Cynical and critical illustrations of the state of our society showcases the frustration and despair in our cutthroat world.

The latest series comes from Steve Cuttts, a London-based illustrator and animator who creates sobering images of greed, environmental destruction, decaying human health, heavy media consumption, smartphone addiction, and animal abuse.

Cutts previously worked for an advertising agency with major global brand clients that included Coca Cola, Google, Reebok, Magners, Kellogg’s, Virgin 3, Nokia, Sony, Bacardi, and Toyota, which gave him inspiration for many modern life portrayals you see below.

Gotta catch ’em all.

Nowhere

Circle of life

The branded brain

Selfie

Jessica and Roger relax at home

The Fatcat

‘Evolution’

Dinner is served…

A bull provides the daily news through a cleverly designed toilet-TV

Just another day in the office…

This image in particular rings true for most of us

A very apt illustration of humanity’s ecocide

Santa’s real workshop

A critique of consumerism

‘The trap’

‘The final handshake’, from his short animation ‘MAN’

‘The King’

Owned

You can check out even more from his website and Facebook page. Be sure to give this post a thumbs up and a share with your friends on Facebook before you go.

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