35 Sarcastic Works Of Art That Put The Creativity Of The Human Mind To The Test
This humorous author and artist knows the best ways to make people laugh.
Steve’s “The Roofs of Egypt” doesn’t just look weird, it looks like it got into a full argument with history and refused to lose. One minute you’re staring at pyramids that should be serious, the next minute you’re wondering how a single illustration turned construction plans into straight-up comedy.
And it gets even better, because Steve is the kind of artist who never stays in one lane. He’s been making jokes since he was 16, first with stand-up, then radio and TV, then his Audible comedy series, The Temp. Painting became his escape, and now his work turns everyday concepts into punchlines, from “Taking the Cake” to “Lobster Chef” to “Cat in a Tree,” plus the Egyptian misinterpretation that’s basically his favorite running gag.
So if you think you’ve seen “random” art before, here’s the full story behind why his pictures keep landing like jokes.
1. The Roofs of Egypt
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4. Cat in a Tree
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The artist has been creating comedy since he was 16 years old, first as a stand-up comic and then for radio and television. He later acquired his own comedy series on Audible, called The Temp, but he wanted to start his own comedy production company instead.
His first love, painting, became his escape because it was so freeing to create ideas that others could see every day.
5. So CUTE
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6. Hats Off
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7. Wish for a Next One
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8. The Inclusion
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9. What's Going On Here?
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10. STINGS
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11. Hose in Different Area Codes
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12. Eating for Two
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13. Technology
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14. A Skip Intro in Real Life
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15. Ben VS Been
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16. Don’t Fall for the Bait
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17. Care Bears
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18. Mow Problems
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19. Good or Bad?
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20. Goat Banger?
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21. Navy Things
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22. Quirk Quack
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23. Taking the Roundabout
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24. Which Are You Going For?
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25. Fortune Teller Interview
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26. Interview in the UK
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27. Paid to See
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28. Spacesuit
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29. Dog Cones
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30. Hipster Workout
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31. Team Meetings
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32. Housefly
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33. And the Dog Sat
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34. Stumped…
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35. Careful with Voodoo Maps
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Right after you clock “The Roofs of Egypt,” you can practically hear Steve laughing at the Egyptians for misreading how the pyramids were built.
Then “Taking the Cake” and “Lobster Chef” hit, and suddenly you realize Steve’s whole thing is turning normal ideas into visual punchlines.
By the time “Technology” and “A Skip Intro in Real Life” show up, it feels like his comedy background is fully driving the chaos.
And when “Careful with Voodoo Maps” lands alongside the rest of the titles like “Stumped…” and “Care Bears,” you finally get why he keeps switching it up.
Because the artist rarely sticks to one or two specific subjects, everyone can find variety and randomness in his work. Steve's particular favorite is the Egyptians' misinterpretation of the pyramids' construction plans.
The primary goal of Steve's illustrations is to make people laugh. His passion for painting and gift for making others laugh motivate him to keep working.
He didn’t just make art, he made you laugh at the moment you tried to understand it.
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