Some designers have so many creative ideas they make ads that are difficult to judge. They look disturbing, yet the idea behind them is pretty clear.

This past year was a whirlwind of tragedy, hope and new beginnings, but some things are best forgotten. This list points out some of the more disturbing happenings from 2011, which can now officially be retired.

Michele Bachman's eyes

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These are works of Japanese painter Tetsuya Ishida. He painted scenes of ordinary Japanese life, but with the protagonist (a self portrait) always trapped in a machine-like body, or treated as part of a production line.

Tetsuya Ishida died in 2005 after being hit by a train (possibly suicide).

Children can create some very disturbing drawings. What are they thinking about while drawing something like these images inside this post?