{"id":"meme-paintings","name":"Meme Paintings","summary":"Meme Paintings are oil-painted, real-life renditions of viral internet images, kicked off in December 2010 when Google commissioned artist Dan Lacey to paint YouTube memes for the walls of its Tokyo office. The format later spread from gallery-style series like Lauren Kaelin's 'Benjameme' to a wave of Instagram and TikTok painters turning reaction images into gallery-ready canvases.","tags":["meme paintings","dan lacey","benjameme","lauren kaelin","bold and brash","oil painting memes","bootleg memes"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":4,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/meme-paintings/meme-paintings-angry-girl-goosebumps-painting.webp","caption":"An expressive portrait painting of an angry girl holding Goosebumps books, an example of the loose, painterly meme-painting style.","width":1087,"height":583,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/meme-paintings/meme-paintings-bold-and-brash-squidward-painting.webp","caption":"A homemade painting reminiscent of SpongeBob's 'Bold and Brash' Squidward artwork, popular in the meme-paintings genre.","width":466,"height":586,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/meme-paintings/meme-paintings-disgusted-woman-sunset-painting.webp","caption":"An expressive meme-style painting of a woman making a disgusted face against a vivid sunset backdrop.","width":475,"height":593,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/meme-paintings/meme-paintings-willy-wonka-paintings-collection.webp","caption":"A collection of Willy Wonka meme-paintings displayed together, showcasing the recurring subject in the genre.","width":595,"height":478,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/meme-paintings/history.md","related":["y-tho","the-scream","the-creation-of-adam-parodies","it-says-you-re-gay","angry-man-pointing-at-hand","colonel-toad","wanderer-above-the-sea-of-fog","banksy","printing-out-the-internet","artnome","skeenee","generativeart"],"popularityRank":1954,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}