50 Funny Art Memes From “Art Memes Central” (New Pics)

Bored Panda reached out to Milan, the person behind "Art Memes Central," to delve into both the Instagram page and his background. Milan shared that growing up in different places has given him unique observations and insights into people and life in general. "I started this page a little over 2 years ago, without any expectations, just as a creative outlet and it's almost surreal to see that my page now has reached over 500,000 followers and counting!"

Milan shared what inspired him to start the "Art Memes Central" page: "I was scrolling on Reddit one day, and I came across a painting of Bosch called 'Garden of Earthly Delights' and it was so intricate, surreal and some of the scenes in it were borderline hilarious. I immediately thought of a caption in my mind to go along with a scene in the painting. And I thought maybe I could post it on Instagram to see if others found this 'art meme' funny. This meme ended up getting barely 3 likes but I really enjoyed the process of making a meme from a painting and then posting it on the internet.

I slowly started trying to find more and more paintings that I could caption and make a meme out of, and this process gave me a lot of joy because finding a painting to make a meme out of is like finding a rough diamond and I like to imagine that when I make a meme using that painting, I polish that rough diamond and make it more accessible for the world to admire."

Looking at how accurate and funny these memes are, we asked Milan how he goes about choosing the art pieces for his work. "I remember reading an Eminem interview once, in which he said that when he hears an instrumental, the tone and the frequency of the instrumental 'tells' him the lyrics for the song. I find this concept really similar to the way I go about selecting art pieces for my memes," the creator shared. "I pay close attention to the scene of the painting, the people in it, their expressions, body language, and the overall mood and theme of the painting. After that, I try to find an apt caption or dialogue that would best suit the overall theme of the painting, so the meme turns out to be as realistic as possible. It's generally easier with some styles, like medieval paintings which usually have comical and flat styles."