Antonio Guillem
One man shifts his look to another woman, and his girlfriend expresses her displeasure. It’s a classic tale! A multitude of captions turned the sight into a metaphor, making it one of the most famous memes of 2017. After all the hilarity, who are the three young people in the photo? Who are the models in these stock photos? The artist, however, has been identified: Antonio Guillem, a photographer, is the unintended creator of the meme. “I never thought that one of my images would be this popular…we always have a really great work atmosphere and almost all the time one of the models was laughing while we were trying to take the picture.” For at least a year, so was social media!
Antonio Guillem
Vladimir Brest
For a number of reasons, those who were familiar with and loved the “Dramatic Dmitry” meme did so. Sometimes a little melodrama — or a lot — is just what the circumstance requires. As he gazed down and expelled grains of sand from his hand, his anguish was evident. Who is this empathetic individual? The artwork comes from the album of Vladimir Brest, a Russian musician. He was dissatisfied with the outcome of his likeness: “I myself am generally positive…most of the pictures are obscene. All this is seen by children. I don’t want to be a person guilty of the degradation and corruption of the young generation.” It appears that you are not a fan of meme culture!
Vladimir Brest