This Artist’s Clever Trick Turns Everyday Objects Into Hilarious Memes
Scrolling through Instagram can feel like déjà vu until you land on Rudy Willingham’s feed. His cut-out photo tricks flip ordinary street signs, fruit stands, or even manhole covers into punchy, laugh-out-loud memes. Each post takes something you’d normally overlook and spins it into a clever visual gag that feels impossible not to share.
Taylor Swift In A Tank
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Taylor Swift has performed in stadiums, but Rudy Willingham gave her a new stage: an aquarium. Surrounded by clouds of paint, her cutout looks like it’s headlining an underwater dream sequence. Who else could turn a fish tank into a front-row ticket to pop culture?
Superman Holding Up The World
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Rudy Willingham doesn’t need Hollywood budgets to make Superman believable. One cardboard cutout, a pile of gravel, and a leaning slab of wood are enough to stage a blockbuster moment.
Toast Malone
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Rudy Willingham once toasted bread with Post Malone on it. Then, using 133 slices of bread, he pieced together the rapper’s face in a way that makes it look like he’s singing.
David Lynch At Twin Peaks
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Rudy Willingham stepped away from comedy for a moment to honor David Lynch in fitting fashion. He held a portrait of the filmmaker against the backdrop of Twin Peaks’ real waterfall in North Bend, Washington. The photo combines Lynch’s surreal energy with the eerie landscape that defined his most famous series.
Kobe In The Skyline
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This cutout of Kobe Bryant dribbles straight into the clouds, towering over skyscrapers. Placing the Mamba against the city backdrop makes him look larger than life—which, for fans, feels just right. It’s both a birthday salute and a clever reminder that legends don’t stay grounded.
Drake At The Crosswalk
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Drake’s “Hotline Bling” face has lived a thousand meme lives online, but Rudy Willingham dragged it into the real world. He planted Drake’s disapproving cutout over a crosswalk signal. Pedestrians probably didn’t even notice they were walking past internet history, but Instagram sure did.
Running Girl Cover
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Willingham slipped the viral “Running Girl” meme straight into a Runner’s World magazine cover, and suddenly the publication had its most chaotic athlete yet. The iconic yellow raincoat and wide-eyed sprint blended perfectly with the layout, as if she were training for a 5K that no one had seen coming.
Dungeons & Dragons Found Earth
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Hollywood spent millions on CGI dragons, and Rudy Willingham just needed a paper cutout. His makeshift hero looks less like a dungeon raider and more like someone lost on the way to Comic-Con. Still, the placement nails that awkward “NPC waiting for dialogue” vibe.
Dog As Buzz Lightyear
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Pixar gave us To infinity and beyond! And Rudy Willingham countered with To infurnity and beyond! by sticking his dog inside a Buzz Lightyear cutout. Buzz has never looked this accidentally perfect.
Eleven At 7-Eleven
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Netflix spent a fortune on Stranger Things effects, and Rudy Willingham recreated the show with a Slurpee machine. He lined up a cutout of Eleven so the syrup nozzle dripped like her signature bloody nose.
The Fresh Hit of Bel-Air
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Rudy immortalized the Oscars’ most infamous moment with two cutouts of Will Smith mid-face, taped to a wall hinge for extra drama. The DIY staging makes the viral moment look less like a Hollywood scandal and more like rejected art class homework. Still, it nails the chaos perfectly.
Crying Jordan Falls
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Michael Jordan’s “Crying Jordan” meme has been recycled a million times, but this one had a glow-up by turning the tears into an actual waterfall. The cutout lines up perfectly with running water and makes MJ look like the saddest national park attraction ever.
Comb Over Beard
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Rudy Willingham turned a cutout of a face into something new by adding a brush as a fake beard. The once upbeat look suddenly resembled a man teetering on the edge, like he was about to end up in a bargain razor commercial.
The Sidewalk’s Tale
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Forget Hulu—this is The Handmaid’s Tale playing out on a street corner. A cutout face paired with a red drape turns into discount Gilead cosplay, and the rope belt seals the look with a “budget dystopia” vibe.
The Teriyaki-nator
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Rudy turned a dinner plate into The Terminator using soy sauce stains and a few rolls of salmon maki. Arnie once promised, “I’ll be back.” Judging by this setup, he’s back as the world’s most intimidating lunch special.