Results: Jarring Juxtapositions of Prosperity and Conflict

Uğur Gallenkuş is a Turkish graphic designer who aims to draw attention to various injustices happening all over the world. He creates dramatic collages by combining photographs from different parts of the world to show the extreme contrast between them and his art is truly eye-opening. The artist says that an image can be more effective than a thousand words. Art doesn't always have to be beautiful or inspiring; sometimes art needs to make us feel unsettled or uncomfortable. Do you like art that makes you feel uncomfortable?

Gallenkuş uses split images to emphasize the grave differences between war-torn countries and privileged, peaceful societies. In each composite image, the Istanbul-based artist pairs a carefully matched slice of prosperity with jarring documentation of conflict and poverty to show what occupies the attention and defines the experiences of people around the world, depending on where they live. Do you think his images are powerful?

Do you appreciate art that makes you think and feel things?

Gallenkuş has been creating these divided images for several years as a personal project, and has garnered global attention for his work, which he shares with nearly half a million followers on Instagram. Would you look up more of his work on Instagram or online?

This is one of his more recent pieces, his tribute to the heroes of the pandemic. It's not disturbing like his other pieces. Do you like this type better?

Another series of his work combines pop culture images with horrific images from present day war torn countries. Do you think these images are interesting?