The power to capture your thoughts on the canvas is a powerful skill that few wield well. While words do have the power to incite thoughtful introspection, a picture is worth a thousand words and can do the same thing much more efficiently.
Take the works of Japanese artist and illustrator Avogado6, which are beautiful renditions of thoughts about human life that might be difficult to put in words.
寝不足 pic.twitter.com/2mfBu1rf9l
— アボガド6 (@avogado6) August 3, 2017
His Twitter profile doesn’t say much about him or his real name, except his bio, which says, “I am an ordinary person who likes chemistry.” Of course, his illustrations are far from ordinary and his 650k followers on Twitter and two published works are testament to this fact!
Avogado6, with his illustrations, manages to portray some stark realities of life as we know it, sometimes directly and sometimes through layers that must be understood eventually.
Not saying I can exhaustively interpret every hidden thought but I would love for you to join me as I unravel the meaning behind some of his illustrations!
1. We’re all slaves to our hearts, and sometimes, that can hurt.
— アボガド6 (@avogado6) February 11, 2018
2. It’s always about the money, all the time.
社会人 pic.twitter.com/BawfoS0Ekg
— アボガド6 (@avogado6) February 2, 2018
3. He(a)rd mentality, much?
集団心理 pic.twitter.com/kYlLD2qzLb
— アボガド6 (@avogado6) January 25, 2018
4. Prolonging the inevitable end of life!
延命治療 pic.twitter.com/P7uTDOdaJE
— アボガド6 (@avogado6) January 23, 2018
5. You can guess what will happen once the time runs out, right?
居場所 pic.twitter.com/dqL0X2E6Mx
— アボガド6 (@avogado6) January 11, 2018
6. Aren’t we all puppets playing out part in the rat race?
お疲れ pic.twitter.com/9e8gULjYbn
— アボガド6 (@avogado6) January 9, 2018
7. Recharge or die?
— アボガド6 (@avogado6) December 27, 2017
8. Bearing the weight of time….
焦燥感 pic.twitter.com/mirwJvKFFP
— アボガド6 (@avogado6) December 26, 2017
9. People heading to work or chickens herded into the slaughterhouse?
クリスマス pic.twitter.com/RNTL13dlJj
— アボガド6 (@avogado6) December 24, 2017
10. When the key to set you free is just out of reach…. Or maybe, you aren’t trying hard enough?
— アボガド6 (@avogado6) December 8, 2017
11. Life’s short. Before you realise it, your loved ones will be gone.
— アボガド6 (@avogado6) November 29, 2017
12. It takes immense kindness to help someone despite knowing that it will hurt you.
やさしいひと pic.twitter.com/pl2cYLqGmZ
— アボガド6 (@avogado6) November 11, 2017
13. Sometimes even when the sun rises, its light cannot reach the farthest corners. BUt that’s probably where it is needed the most….
— アボガド6 (@avogado6) November 10, 2017
14. When your eyes meet, and you feel the connection. it’s only the two of you and the rest of the world just disappears!
一期一会 pic.twitter.com/QjgOsmdh0p
— アボガド6 (@avogado6) November 8, 2017
15. We all suppress so much hatred inside of us….
— アボガド6 (@avogado6) November 6, 2017
16. Someone’s conducting the rhythm of your heart… but look closely, it’s the Grim Reaper waiting to collect your soul….
モレンド pic.twitter.com/jApC4UsnUx
— アボガド6 (@avogado6) November 2, 2017
17. How often do we listen to our hearts?
生きている pic.twitter.com/vy1nIbBSKw
— アボガド6 (@avogado6) October 30, 2017
18. No little girl, it’s a trap!
— アボガド6 (@avogado6) October 21, 2017
19. That’s how we rise fresh and newly minted every morning?
— アボガド6 (@avogado6) October 20, 2017
20. What the world sees is the filtered truth achieved after several tries!
その眼には何が写る pic.twitter.com/Y9IoO2grCp
— アボガド6 (@avogado6) October 16, 2017
21. Ever felt like the people around you are noise and you wish you could shut it all out?
— アボガド6 (@avogado6) October 6, 2017
22. Being trapped in a dysfunctional family can take the life out of you….
機能不全家族 pic.twitter.com/tYVp7Ic9VE
— アボガド6 (@avogado6) September 27, 2017
23. Kids these days have it hard. Should they go to bed or give in to the lure of video games and television?
もう寝なきゃ pic.twitter.com/ppm6K0dxNX
— アボガド6 (@avogado6) September 19, 2017
24. How do you hide yourself from all the ‘eyes’ out there?
視線恐怖症 pic.twitter.com/jVLju60lCZ
— アボガド6 (@avogado6) September 16, 2017
25. As you burn one everyday, you’re slowly running out of lives. But remember, this isn’t a video game.
一日の命 pic.twitter.com/IvIFdrkwUY
— アボガド6 (@avogado6) August 22, 2017
They hit you right where it hurts and make you think hard about life, don’t they?