What is the trend of addiction to social media?

Opportunity for innovative tech solutions that help break the addiction cycle and promote healthy use of social media platforms.

What is the trend of virtual feedback obsession?

Potential for disruptive tools and services that shift focus away from likes and prioritize meaningful engagement and connections on social media.

What is the trend of street art as social commentary?

Space for disruptive platforms or initiatives that use street art as a medium to convey powerful messages and provoke thought in public spaces.

What are the implications for the technology industry?

Creating innovative apps or features that promote balanced social media use and tackle the issues of addiction and virtual feedback dependency.

What are the implications for the social media industry?

Developing new strategies or tools that encourage authentic engagement and connection, moving away from the fixation on likes and seeking validation.

What are the implications for the art and culture industry?

Exploring new avenues for street artists to create thought-provoking works that address social and cultural phenomena, fostering conversations in public spaces.

Poignant Social Media Paintings : time-lapse mural

Poignant Social Media Paintings

This Time Lapse Mural Video Portrays a 'Likely' Addiction

Alyson Wyers — July 16, 2014 — Art & Design

References: thoms.it & mashable

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This time-lapse mural video depicts a piece by a street artist by the name of Mister Thoms. 'Like A Vision' is a representation of people's addiction to social media and obsession with getting likes and virtual feedback on Facebook. The mural features a crazed looking man with Facebook branded blinders and multiple speech bubbles around him with the word 'like' in it. The symbolic thumbs up icon is on a string dangling from a stick stuck to his head, similar to a carrot on a line.

The time-lapse mural video shows how this piece was completed. The Italian street artist's work is poignant and surreal, with a humorous element as well. In addition to murals, Mister Thoms is a cartoonist, filmmaker, painter, sculptor and writer.

Trend Themes

Addiction to Social Media — Opportunity for innovative tech solutions that help break the addiction cycle and promote healthy use of social media platforms.
Virtual Feedback Obsession — Potential for disruptive tools and services that shift focus away from likes and prioritize meaningful engagement and connections on social media.
Street Art as Social Commentary — Space for disruptive platforms or initiatives that use street art as a medium to convey powerful messages and provoke thought in public spaces.

Industry Implications

Technology — Creating innovative apps or features that promote balanced social media use and tackle the issues of addiction and virtual feedback dependency.
Social Media — Developing new strategies or tools that encourage authentic engagement and connection, moving away from the fixation on likes and seeking validation.
Art and Culture — Exploring new avenues for street artists to create thought-provoking works that address social and cultural phenomena, fostering conversations in public spaces.

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