The meme paintings are of a slightly different nature than the rest of my work. While they reflect my sense of humor and playfulness I also find their origin interesting. The term Internet meme is used to describe a popular concept that spreads via the internet. The term is a reference to the concept of memes, although the latter concept refers to a much broader category of cultural information.
Many of the memes that I have made paintings of appear in Rage Comics. What I find interesting about these comics is how many avenues of expression have been brought together though this corner of internet culture. The (now) mechanistic way of making rage comics makes steps towards leveling a small creative arena in which people can express their stories, opinions and emotions regardless of their artistic proficiencies.
The meme paintings in this section bring these symbols out of the digital realm and into every day life. They are an easily affordable novelty and meant to be a lark.
