Artwork © Thomas Riesner

 

Cannibals Have Gone Vegan

Vegans are flesh-eating zombies. Mimes
are yelling and screaming. Pacifists have taken
arms. Luddites are dating androids.
Conservatives are wearing drag. Tough guys
have blossomed into periwinkles.
Hedonists are working desk jobs. Marxists
are dabbling in derivatives. Nihilists have found
meaning. Believers have lost faith.
Philosophers are 100% certain. Politicians
have no answers. Fascists are enriching lives.
Activists are developing land. Advertisers
are planting trees. Pessimists are partying
at Burning Man. Optimists are vacuumed
in despair. Cannibals have gone vegan.

 

Aidan Chafe chugs hot coffee, finds lost poems, and slow dances with his dog. He lives in Vancouver, BC, where he desperately tries to avoid hustle culture.

Thomas Riesner: “I was born in Leipzig,Germany in 1971 and I still live here today. Already in elementary school I often painted “abstract” instead of the given concrete drawing. I later retained this style or changed it to “abstract figuration ” I painted a lot at home, always without professional guidance. I didn’t have any specific role models. When I start a picture, I only have a certain idea, but often something completely different emerges. I would describe myself as an outsiderart artist.”