This is an image that I had posted to tumblr a few months ago. It's a surrealist digital painting by a Hungarian artist by the name of David Szebenyi. The image wasn't a political cartoon per se, but it carries the weight similar to that of one. It's an image of a tower of garbage completely engulfing the planet Earth. It's making a statement about the level of pollution present on our planet. In our current world, we're no longer limited by geography, there is a more global mindset, and as such, artists in Hungary and people in the United States are facing similar issues as members of the same planet. It's a single image, and there are no text, but it takes the "a picture is worth a thousand words" axiom to heart. The contrast between the monochrome of the pollution and the vibrancy of the planet Earth, in addition to the disproportionate amount of garbage, conveys more than any one-liner about how we need to limit our waste. It's over-the-top in nature, but that cartoonish feel manages to balance the importance of the message with levity to make the message viable to the viewer without appearing "preachy". The image in itself does not refer to any specific people or icons; however, that's the genius in it. It manages to be all inclusive without casting blame on anyone in particular.
This digital painting by David Szebenyi is a image adressing how the world is over consumed with our waste, and maybe we should limit it before or earth disappears or drowns in the waste, which is what it seems to be doing in the image. I feel as if this picture goes even further than just the level of pollution present on our planet. Based off the pictures of the broken televisions and broken washing machines and refridgerators, it goes as far as trash, waste, smoke, and oil over populating the world. I agree how the image to the viewers (anybody viewing this image)does not refer to any specific person or blame anyone in particular, but i do believe if you are viewing this image you are apart of why the world is becoming that way, and it is do make a response that there needs to be change, starting with us viewers.
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