Kindness is the theme of the 49th edition of "Humorists in Marostica", an international humorous graphics competition that brings together cartoonists, illustrators and graphic designers from all over the world in the Vicenza city of chess .
Promoted by the Marostice Graphic Group, since its foundation the competition aims to launch a critical message on existence using the international language of graphics, integrated with humor which also adds reflection to the smile, overcoming political barriers , linguistic and cultural. The quality of the works and the jury, freedom of thematic choices and independence from commercial strategies make it one of the most popular competitions on the international scene.
As suggested by the organizers, the theme proposed for this edition opens up to urgent and current issues. In everyday reality, kindness has now disappeared, leaving room for arrogant and aggressive language, full of insults and offences. Just think of the web, television talk shows, Facebook whose existence seems to be aimed solely at venting, protected by anonymity, the instinct of anger and resentment against someone, sometimes against everyone.
Kindness, just a few years ago, was the basis of good manners, a feeling that united the community and kept it together. In our era, however, kindness is often mistaken for ambiguity or opportunism and is interpreted as a sign of weakness and emotional fragility.