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Pro member Publish Not your original work? Add source Are you interested in satire and enjoy artworks that ridicule certain things in our society? Are you also a fan of comics? Well, we have something special for you then! After our post featuring Alex Gamsu Jenkins' comics got a lot of your attention, we decided to share more of his artworks with you! Alex is a London-based illustrator and cartoonist that has been drawing since his childhood. His works have been featured in popular outlets such as New York Times, BBC, Vice and others, so you're in for a treat! These illustrations are hard to explain, but the artist would describe them as "exploring satirical and critical subject matter through a distinctive and vivid style." Through the prism of absurdity and humor, he touches on serious topics that won't leave one indifferent. Are you ready for a dose of surrealism? More info: Instagram Facebook alexgamsujenkins.com everpress.com This post may include affiliate links. #1 alexgamsujenkins Report Final score: 90points POST JACOB CHRISTOPHER JACOB CHRISTOPHER Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 11 months ago now thats just sweet 27 27points reply View More Replies... View more comments Alex Jenkins grew up in South London and is currently based there. He's been creating comics and illustrations for the past 6 years since graduating in 2015. Alex works freelance but for animation, he is under the Greenhouse banner who are part of Strange Beast/Passion, an animation studio in London. Bored Panda managed to get in touch with the artist and learn more about his creative work. Keep on scrolling to find out more! #2 alexgamsujenkins Report Final score: 79points POST Chloe *Leah* Pheonix Chloe *Leah* Pheonix Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 11 months ago Pretty much 17 17points reply View more comments #3 alexgamsujenkins Report Final score: 68points POST Gingerfoxx Gingerfoxx Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 11 months ago my cat just jumped up on my bed o.o 17 17points reply View More Replies... View more comments The artist drew comics, lots of doodles and sketches as a kid. If you checked his school planner you would find a lot of little violent images and characters and just a little academic content. "I was a daydreamer and not the most studious, although looking back I would approach my studies with more commitment if I could do it all again." Alex admitted that he didn't draw for a long time whilst going into his teens: "I messed around with friends and didn't turn up to school. It wasn't until it got to a point in my early twenties where I felt pressure to choose a career path and I had no idea what to do." Alex revealed that he worked in a lot of jobs (supermarket, gardening, call center) but none of these really grabbed him. After some time, the artist was encouraged to give art a go. "I knew that I had a bit of talent when drawing. But things developed and a career path became much clearer when I first did an evening cartooning course, then an art foundation and then a BA in illustration." #4 alexgamsujenkins Report Final score: 66points POST J Rob J Rob Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 11 months ago Safe Space! 13 13points reply View more comments #5 alexgamsujenkins Report Final score: 59points POST J Rob J Rob Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 11 months ago Limnodynastes dumerilii 7 7points reply View More Replies... View more comments Most of Alex's early influences come from his childhood. He mentioned that he really liked cartoons like Dragon Ball, Ren and Stimpy, Popeye, Watership Down and Farthing Wood. Also, lots of action films and Nintendo 64 games like Golden Eye, The Terminator, The Shining, Jaws, and more that he probably shouldn't have watched at that age, he added. "I think these influences really helped shape what I enjoyed to create down the line. I was also lucky to have parents and grandparents who would take me and my sister/cousins to lots of art galleries when we were very young and I think this exposure definitely helped develop a style much later on." Other artists that have influenced Alex are a continuous list for him, as he discovers more as he goes, but to name a few would be Goya, Otto Dix, Francis Bacon, Robert Crumb, Philip Guston, Bosch, Edvard Munch, Fuseli, Keith Haring, Fleischer, Kuniyoshi and many many more. #6 alexgamsujenkins Report Final score: 54points POST François Carré François Carré Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 11 months ago What could be more uncomfortable than having to share bed with your SO after an unresolved argument ? 22 22points reply View More Replies... View more comments #7 alexgamsujenkins Report Final score: 53points POST Deja Katz Deja Katz Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 11 months ago Ah, that’s life! 17 17points reply View More Replies... View more comments We asked the artist why he chose a grotesque approach for his illustrations. He explained that this kind of style comes naturally to him. Alex feels that it sends a stronger message. "Also, I like dark humor so a grotesque element in my work lends itself perfectly to it," the artist added. The influences we mentioned before also have a few grotesque elements in their artwork, and it's something that Alex enjoys. Coming up with ideas is usually a pretty spontaneous process for the artist. "I'm not so good with planning ahead. It is usually a case of sitting down, sketching and hoping that an idea will pop up that's worth finishing. I'm way more visual, so the sketching part is really important for the generation of ideas. But I find that it's important to keep finding external sources of influence, these things can even be very mundane and boring because I'll need more information to hopefully inspire an idea." #8 alexgamsujenkins Report Final score: 49points POST Chloe *Leah* Pheonix Chloe *Leah* Pheonix Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 11 months ago This photo is exactly what some of us are doing while looking at this photo 32 32points reply View More Replies... View more comments #9 alexgamsujenkins Report Final score: 48points POST Angelar Angelar Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 11 months ago The imaginary friend... 21 21points reply View more comments The most favorite part of the creative process for Alex is finishing something and feeling a sense of achievement. "I probably find the most difficult part of the process the thinking of the idea and then the onset feeling of frustration and that my creative well has dried up forever." The artist shared with us that recently, he has found that things can become stale in terms of the creative process when there is so much repetition involved, so now he is trying to source new influences and try different methods of working to hopefully brighten things up again. Since Alex's comics have such a distinctive style, we got curious how other people react to his artworks. The artist revealed that the reactions are different. "I realize that my work/style is not for everyone. Some people may think it's too low-brow and some may think it's pretentious. I like seeing people's different interpretations of what it means or what it does for them. It's nice when my intended idea is guessed but also it's nice seeing the different explanations that are given." #10 alexgamsujenkins Report Final score: 46points POST PenitentEyeball PenitentEyeball Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 11 months ago Well then… 8 8points reply View more comments #11 alexgamsujenkins Report Final score: 46points POST Chloe *Leah* Pheonix Chloe *Leah* Pheonix Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 11 months ago Let's just leave that on there 20 20points reply View More Replies... View more comments #12 alexgamsujenkins Report Final score: 44points POST Alvin Chip Alvin Chip Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 11 months ago Forest of death 5 5points reply View more comments #13 alexgamsujenkins Report Final score: 43points POST PenitentEyeball PenitentEyeball Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 11 months ago Rude 11 11points reply View more comments #14 alexgamsujenkins Report Final score: 42points POST JACOB CHRISTOPHER JACOB CHRISTOPHER Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 11 months ago fish fingers on a whole new level 15 15points reply View More Replies... View more comments #15 alexgamsujenkins Report Final score: 39points POST Angelar Angelar Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 11 months ago Doomed to wait for news in Plato's cave. The universe has lost its inspiration.. 11 11points reply View more comments #16 alexgamsujenkins Report Final score: 37points POST Angelar Angelar Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 11 months ago We live among beings who are too weak to take their rightly revenge on us. 19 19points reply View more comments #17 alexgamsujenkins Report Final score: 36points POST Raptor Raptor Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 11 months ago Awwww? 24 24points reply View more comments #18 alexgamsujenkins Report Final score: 34points POST Muffin Ape Muffin Ape Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 11 months ago Loneliness going overboard.... 8 8points reply View More Replies... View more comments #19 alexgamsujenkins Report Final score: 34points POST Rosa Diaz ️‍️‍ Rosa Diaz ️‍️‍ Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 11 months ago ew. affection. 15 15points reply View more comments #20 alexgamsujenkins Report Final score: 33points POST Mimi La Souris Mimi La Souris Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 11 months ago noooo, not the rabbit toy ! 12 12points reply View More Replies... View more comments #21 alexgamsujenkins Report Final score: 33points POST Why? Why? Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 11 months ago Toetally toerrific! 14 14points reply View More Replies... View more comments See Also on Bored Panda Woman Shows How "Harry Potter" Characters Were Supposed To Look According To Book Descriptions (35 Pics) 50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective #22 alexgamsujenkins Report Final score: 33points POST Rotten Carrot Rotten Carrot Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 11 months ago the guys face XD 15 15points reply View more comments #23 alexgamsujenkins Report Final score: 31points POST PenitentEyeball PenitentEyeball Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 11 months ago Oh my 12 12points reply View more comments #24 alexgamsujenkins Report Final score: 30points POST Deja Katz Deja Katz Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 11 months ago Damn you, autorotate! 18 18points reply View More Replies... View more comments #25 alexgamsujenkins Report Final score: 28points POST Eric Mac Fadden Eric Mac Fadden Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 11 months ago Dolphins at Rio de Janeiro 13 13points reply View More Replies... View more comments #26 alexgamsujenkins Report Final score: 26points POST Deja Katz Deja Katz Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 11 months ago This artist has seen some bad trips 29 29points reply View More Replies... View more comments #27 alexgamsujenkins Report Final score: 26points POST Bacony Cakes Bacony Cakes Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 11 months ago *careless whisper on recorder and kazoo* 13 13points reply View more comments #28 alexgamsujenkins Report Final score: 24points POST J. Kasilo J. Kasilo Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 11 months ago Glad I don't live near the artist... 6 6points reply View More Replies... View more comments #29 alexgamsujenkins Report Final score: 21points POST Rotten Carrot Rotten Carrot Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 11 months ago yup, I'm seeing this in my dream tonight 13 13points reply View more comments #30 alexgamsujenkins Report Final score: 21points POST Gingerfoxx Gingerfoxx Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 11 months ago Why do the fingers look backwards tho? 6 6points reply View More Replies... View more comments Note: this post originally had 56 images. It’s been shortened to the top 30 images based on user votes. Anyone can write on Bored Panda. Start writing! Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Add New Image Add Your Photo To This List Please use high-res photos without watermarks Upload Photo Ooops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB. Not your original work? Add source Publish Change image Upload Photo Ooops! 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