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Body Drawings Capture the Worst of "The Mondays" | Monday Insta Illustrator

The worst parts of you will relate to Benedikt Notter's eerie illustrations.

The secret - Das Geheimis 

A photo posted by Benedikt Notter (@benediktnotter) on Jan 26, 2016 at 9:25pm PST

Jealousy, laziness, yearning—the feelings we struggle against every day are rendered with eerie accuracy in Swiss illustrator Benedikt Notter's Instagram feed. The worst emotions you can have on this hamster wheel we call life resonate with his flair for grotesqueries: a human La-Z-Boy is a weekend Netflix & chilling alone; an escalator into to a digestive tract is your daily commute. Notter warps every body part, from top to toes, in order to convey both the mental and physical sensations these all but avoidable scenarios produce.

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On the other hand, one might argue that focusing on the ugliness inside isn't healthy, that we should concentrate on our positive attributes. But rather than making you feel bad for being lazy, being manipulated, being compulsive, Notter's work is freeing. Everybody has bad parts, and recognizing them in Notter's work is cathartic.

The Helplessness - Die Hilflosigkeit #helplessness #difficulties #trouble #immobile #nudist #benediktnotter #lowbrow #magicgallery #popsurrealism #illustrator #illustrationart #surrealart #comicart #illustrationartists #illustration #illustrations #drawing #illustrationage #comic #instaart #contemporaryartist #contemporaryart #artoftheday #artoninstagram #イラスト #アート

A photo posted by Benedikt Notter (@benediktnotter) on Jan 26, 2016 at 1:58am PST

The Daily Structure - Die Tagesstruktur #daily #structure #work #everyday #benediktnotter #lowbrow #magicgallery #popsurrealism #illustrator #illustrationart #surrealart #comicart #illustrationartists #illustration #illustrations #drawing #illustrationage #comic #instaart #art #contemporaryartist #contemporaryart #artoftheday #artoninstagram #イラスト #アート

A photo posted by Benedikt Notter (@benediktnotter) on Jan 29, 2016 at 12:21am PST

Quarreling - Die Streiterei #fight #quarreling #argument #fighting #struggle #benediktnotter #lowbrow #popsurrealism #illustrator #illustrationart #surrealart #comicart #illustrationartists #illustration #illustrations #drawing #illustrationage #comic #instaart #contemporaryartist #contemporaryart #artoftheday #artoninstagram #イラスト #アート

A photo posted by Benedikt Notter (@benediktnotter) on Jan 22, 2016 at 11:52pm PST

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The Compulsion - Der Selbstzwang #compulsion #force #dependent #skeleton #benediktnotter #lowbrow #popsurrealism #illustrator #illustrationart #surrealart #comicart #illustrationartists #illustration #illustrations #drawing #illustrationage #comic #instaart #contemporaryartist #contemporaryart #artoftheday #artoninstagram #イラスト #アート

A photo posted by Benedikt Notter (@benediktnotter) on Jan 22, 2016 at 1:02am PST

Divorce - Die Trennung #divorce #inhalf #conflict #cut #undertheground #benediktnotter #lowbrow #popsurrealism #illustrator #illustrationart #surrealart #comicart #illustrationartists #illustration #illustrations #drawing #illustrationage #comic #instaart #contemporaryartist #contemporaryart #artoftheday #artoninstagram #イラスト #アート

A photo posted by Benedikt Notter (@benediktnotter) on Jan 16, 2016 at 11:00pm PST

Extortion - Die Erpressung #extortion #squeeze #conflict #power #escape #benediktnotter #lowbrow #popsurrealism #illustrator #illustrationart #surrealart #comicart #illustrationartists #illustration #illustrations #drawing #illustrationage #comic #instaart #contemporaryartist #contemporaryart #artoftheday #artoninstagram #イラスト #アート

A photo posted by Benedikt Notter (@benediktnotter) on Jan 16, 2016 at 10:52am PST

Manipulation - Die Manipulation #illustration #drawing #manipulation #brainwash #bizarre #benediktnotter #lowbrow #popsurrealism #illustrator #illustrationart #surrealart #illustrationartists #illustrationage #contemporaryartist #contemporaryart #artoftheday #artoninstagram #instaart

A photo posted by Benedikt Notter (@benediktnotter) on Jan 14, 2016 at 1:30pm PST

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Greed - Die Habgier #illustration #drawing #greed #greedy #benediktnotter #lowbrow #lowbrowpopsurrealists #popculture #popsurrealism #illustrator #illustrationart #illustrationartists #illustrationage #contemporaryartist #contemporaryart #artoftheday #artoninstagram

A photo posted by Benedikt Notter (@benediktnotter) on Jan 12, 2016 at 6:03pm PST

Jealousy - Die Eifersucht #illustration #drawing #jealousy #love #feeling #benediktnotter #lowbrow #lowbrowart #lowbrowpopsurrealists #popculture #popsurreal #popsurrealism #illustrator #illustrationart #illustrationartists #illustrationage #contemporaryillustration #newcontemporaryart #contemporaryartist #contemporaryart #artoftheday #artoninstagram #popculture #popstyle #urbanculture #urbanstyle

A photo posted by Benedikt Notter (@benediktnotter) on Jan 10, 2016 at 5:26am PST

The spending spree - Das Kaufrauschverhalten #illustration #drawing #spendingspree #shopping #benediktnotter #lowbrow #lowbrowart #lowbrowpopsurrealists #popculture #popsurreal #popsurrealism #illustrator #illustrationart #illustrationartists #illustrationage #contemporaryillustration #newcontemporaryart #contemporaryartist #contemporaryart #artoftheday #artoninstagram #popculture #popstyle #urbanculture #urbanstyle

A photo posted by Benedikt Notter (@benediktnotter) on Jan 9, 2016 at 2:26pm PST

The Unattainable - Das Unerreichbare #illustration #drawing #drawingoftheday #sweets #apple #fat #unattainable #art

A photo posted by Benedikt Notter (@benediktnotter) on Jan 8, 2016 at 9:09am PST

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Hopelessness - Die Hoffnungslosigkeit #illustration #drawing #hanghimself #fish #suicide #hopelessness #stop #art

A photo posted by Benedikt Notter (@benediktnotter) on Jan 7, 2016 at 9:01am PST

The Laziness - Die Trägheit #laziness #inaktivity #sluggishness #lethargic #benediktnotter #lowbrow #popsurrealism #illustrator #illustrationart #surrealart #comicart #illustrationartists #illustration #illustrations #drawing #illustrationage #comic #instaart #contemporaryartist #contemporaryart #artoftheday #artoninstagram #イラスト #アート

A photo posted by Benedikt Notter (@benediktnotter) on Jan 20, 2016 at 3:00am PST

See more of Benedikt Notter's work on Instagram.

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