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Art on the Side of Carnival Rides

Updated May 23, 2023 at 01:41PM EDT by Zach.

Added May 22, 2023 at 11:48AM EDT by Philipp.

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Art on the Side of Carnival Rides refers to a series of memes ridiculing bizarre artworks that resemble art found on the side of carnival rides due to their themes and execution. Started by a viral tweet in November 2022, the cliche and meme maintained prevalence online through early 2023.

Origin

At carnivals, airbrush artworks featuring bizarre combinations of characters, people and popular culture phenomena can often be found decorating rides (examples shown below).[1]


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On November 19th, 2022, Twitter[2] user @RICKYRAGE tweeted a bizarre airbrush artwork of aliens experimenting on Elvis, captioning it, "This the art they be having the side of those carnival rides." The tweet (shown below) garnered over 8,700 retweets and 101,000 likes in six months. The post subsequently saw further spread through reposts on many other major social media platforms.


@RICKYRAGE this the art they be having the the side of those carnival rides 3:44 PM Nov 19, 2022 :

Spread

Starting in February 2023, similar memes were posted on iFunny, Twitter and other sites. For example, on February 19th, 2023, iFunny[3] user imsofunnylaughplease posted an artwork of Peter Griffin and Brian from Family Guy, pairing it with the caption from the tweet (shown below, left). On May 8th, Twitter[4] user @blizzy_mcguire posted a collage of images (shown below, left) with a similar caption that gained over 5,300 retweets and 50,100 likes in two weeks (shown below, right).


this the art they be having the the side of those carnival rides BLIZZY @blizzy_mcguire The paintings on the side of carnival rides 11:39 PM . May 8, 2023 1M Views ...

In May 2023, more memes pairing the caption with bizarre art were shared on Twitter, iFunny and other platforms. For example, on May 20th, 2023, Redditor Longbeacher7070 posted a promotional poster for It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia using the caption, with the post garnering over 25,300 likes in /r/memes[5] in three days.

Various Examples


The paintings on the side of carnival rides gio ☆. @xx_lapinkb4rbie this like the art u see on carnival rides Tobi Marshall @Coeded Marshall May 19 Michael Jackson - Dangerous twitter.com/nfr_podcast/st... 5099 32 MICHAEL JACKSON 2004 DANGEROUS 9:39 AM · May 20, 2023 2,493 Views ALB ZAA 66 1969 : Val♡ @Pikimyu the art on carnival rides: + DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm. Feb 10 New poster for 'ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA'. PAUL RUDD EVANGELINE LILLY WZ JONATHAN MAJORS P KATHRYN NEWTON 7:24 AM. Feb 11, 2023 80 Views BILL MURRAY (6 MICHELLE WITH PFEIFFER MARVEL STUDIOS ANT-MAN WASP QUANTUMANIA MARVER STUDOS PENSAMEVIN FIGENPALLBUDO EVANGELINE LILLY JUNAGHAN MAJORS W ELE PREFFER MICHAEL DOUGLAS ANT-MAN AND THE WASP QUANT MANA KATHRYN NEWTON DAVE BASTMINCHAN WILLIAM JACKSON HARPER KATY OBRAN BILL MURRAYSARAH HALLEY FINA JOGAN CHRISTOPHE BEXANDYPARKS JAMES HOL NOSTRALIGHT & NASE SAMMY SHELBON DIFERADAM SERGTEL LAURA JENNINGS WICHURASVINDELAN FEBRUARY 17 KEVINGE STEPHEN BROSSARDINES MARVEL POR MICHAEL AND DOUGLAS
chérie @falloutcherry The art on the side of carnival rides prima☆ @kissmyvenom May 14 II GIF its her day today Show this thread . Happy Mother's Day 5:29 PM . May 14, 2023 327 Views Happy Mothers Day PicMix ... hermie @natureshermit the art they be having on the sides of those carnival rides genuinely-alfie You Tube I SHIP US PERF INTERNET Princess 11:26 AM - May 9, 2023 · 17.2K Views UGH TOO SASSY FOR YOU CAN NOT OK : almost a threat @pullmypiercing The paintings on the side of carnival rides 7:24 PM . May 13, 2023 398 Views :

Search Interest

External References

[1] Pinterest – Little Roses

[2] Twitter – @RlCKYRAGE

[3] iFunny – imsofunnylaughplease

[4] Twitter – @blizzy_mcguire

[5] Reddit – Fair season is almost upon us

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