Art Irony

120 real-life examples of art irony, submitted by readers and voted on by the community. Think you've spotted irony in the world of art? Submit your own example.

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  1. Is it ironic that Clare Danes and Leonardo DiCaprio hated each other on set of Romeo and Juliet, the most famous romantic tragedy ever written?

    78% ironic 4 votes Vote →
  2. Is it ironic that A person who always corrects other people's grammar and pronunciation has a 6 year old son who barely can produce proper sentences in general and can't communicate normally?

    53% not ironic 4 votes Vote →
  3. Is it ironic that An actor who grew up in Los Angeles, the home of Hollywood, did not realize he wanted to become an actor until he moved away?

    68% ironic 4 votes Vote →
  4. Is it ironic that Someone said that she likes warm colors, but her favorite color is blue.

    70% not ironic 4 votes Vote →
  5. Is it ironic that I saw a play directed by my drama teacher at the same time as my dad met with one of the most famous directers in the world?

    83% not ironic 4 votes Vote →
  6. Is it ironic that I went to school to study to be anything but a painter and now I am a painter?

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  7. Is it ironic that All those sci-fi movies, particularly American-made where we are perpetually obsessed with the notion of extra terrestrial beings coming to earth, sucking up our resources, seeking power to rule over us all and destroying our planet and our people.

    68% ironic 4 votes Vote →
  8. Is it ironic that Oil lamps were made our of light bulbs?

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  9. Is it ironic that My friend was able to travel to the Uffizi Museum in Italy, knows nothing of Art or History and therefore did not appreciate it( she was actually bored) Yet I am unable to go and I am a Historian.

    63% not ironic 4 votes Vote →
  10. Is it ironic that French comedian Moliere got sick from playing "the imaginary invalid" and eventually died?

    53% ironic 4 votes Vote →
  11. Is it ironic that In Batman...

    83% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  12. Is it ironic that In the TV show Extras, Ricky Gervais plays a belittled extra.

    77% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  13. Is it ironic that Someone who claims they hate art and doing art, is drawing a picture in a sketch pad?

    70% not ironic 3 votes Vote →
  14. Is it ironic that Adult Swim was ignored by The public.

    67% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  15. Is it ironic that Soap opera demo focus on the young people.Young...

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  16. Is it ironic that This site exists.

    67% not ironic 3 votes Vote →
  17. Is it ironic that In the Funny or Die video, Mary Poppins (played by Kristin Bell) advocates for an increase in the federal minimum wage in America when she is working for the Banks family in London?

    50% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  18. Is it ironic that You would have to put in effort to make a finished product look messy.

    70% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  19. Is it ironic that A native English speaker who always makes fun of the pronunciation of a non native English speaker doesn't speak other languages than English?

    60% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  20. Is it ironic that After her Academy Awards appearance, the great actor, Kim Novak (who, at 81 has apparently has had cosmetic facial surgery), some nobody named Matt Helms feels that it is ironic that she announced the winner, an animated film titled, "Frozen" and chose to deride her on Twitter by tweeting the following? Matt Helms: Ha! Kim Novak announcing "Frozen!" #irony.

    80% not ironic 3 votes Vote →
  21. Is it ironic that A movie theater is showing the movie "Frozen" while it snows outside.

    83% not ironic 3 votes Vote →
  22. Is it ironic that In the show, Doctor Who, the Doctors' companion was told by everyone that she was nothing special, not good enough, but at one point in the show she was the most important person in the universe but the doctor had to wipe her memory so now she can't even remember that at one time in her life she was important?

    60% not ironic 3 votes Vote →
  23. Is it ironic that We spent more on a marketing awards night than we did on the marketing campaign that won the award?

    50% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  24. Is it ironic that South Park mocks over the top extremes by using over the top extremes?

    80% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  25. Is it ironic that On the 1970s game show Match Game, the producers added a Star Wheel with all the panelists' names to prevent contestants from constantly picking panelist Richard Dawson for the Head-To-Head Match and to give all the panelists an equal turn, and the first time it was spun, it landed on Richard Dawson?

    53% not ironic 3 votes Vote →