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James Alex after Christina's World by Andrew Wyeth<\/p><\/div>\n

Odds are you’ve heard of a meme, defined by dictionary.com as, “an idea or element of social behavior passed on through generations in a culture, especially by imitation.” Wikipedia defines an Internet meme as, “a concept that spreads via the Internet.” Pretty ambiguous, I know. But, these days most Internet phenomena, from Barking Cats<\/a>, to Double Dream Hands<\/a>, Honey Badger<\/a> (and its parody), to stuffwhitepeoplelike.com,<\/a> fit into the meme category. If you are still confused, reference this guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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James Alex after The Gross Clinic by Thomas Eakins<\/p><\/div>\n

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James Alex after Arcadia by Thomas Eakins<\/p><\/div>\n

Last week when UC Davis police pepper sprayed student protesters on campus, one result was the near-instantaneous creation of a new Internet meme. In this case it happens to be art related, which we love here on Zatista.<\/p>\n

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James Alex after The Spirit of '76 by Archibald Willard<\/p><\/div>\n

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James Alex after The Luncheon on the Grass by \u00c9douard Manet<\/p><\/div>\n

After watching lengthy videos of the UC Davis event on YouTube<\/a>, an American artist living in Scotland named James Alex<\/a>, Photoshopped some quick alterations of several masterpiece paintings. The idea caught on quickly and within a few hours, Lt. John Pike \u2013 by that time notorious around the world \u2013 appeared to be pepper-spraying his way through canvas after famous canvas.<\/p>\n

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James Alex after A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat<\/p><\/div>\n

Alex “mashed” up The Gross Clinic<\/a> <\/em>and Arcadia<\/a><\/em> by Thomas Eakins, The Spirit of 76\u2019<\/a> <\/em>by Archibald Willard,\u00a0Christina\u2019s World<\/a> <\/em>by Andrew Wyeth,\u00a0and The Luncheon on the Grass<\/a> <\/em>by \u00c9douard Manet. Then, other Internet denizens took up the torch altering Georges Seurat’s\u00a0A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte<\/a><\/em>, and John Trumbull\u2019s Declaration of Independence<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

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James Alex after Declaration of Independence by John Trumbull<\/p><\/div>\n

Where does it go from there? Well, Abbey Road, for starters:<\/p>\n

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image: The Dissenter<\/p><\/div>\n

Next stop, Star Wars:<\/p>\n

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image: The Dissenter<\/p><\/div>\n

Where it ends is another question all together. What are your favorite memes? Share with us here on WallSpin.<\/p>\n

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