Viral Memes Immortalized In The Form of Paintings

Grumpy Cat





German art theorist Walter Benjamin asserts that that the reproduction of art diminishes the value of the original work, but Lauren Kaelin disagrees.



The artist paints the most popular memes on the internet, suggesting that the reproduction of memes makes them timeless.



Titled “Benjameme”, this series is an experimental exercise in criticism and examines how powerful memes can be.



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Prancercise





Sloth Photo Bomb





Dramatic Chipmunk





I Like Turtles





Trouble





Ermagerd





Texts From Hillary Clinton





Antoine Dawson





Boo





Gangnam Style





Jessica’s Daily Affirmation





Otters Holding Hands





Ikea Monkey





[via Benjameme]