About
#EmojiArtHistory is a Twitter hashtag associated with various strings of emoji characters that are supposed to be reinterpretations of famous artworks throughout history.
Origin
The idea for the hashtag came from a Tumblr post submitted by ladiesupfront[1] on the evening of January 24th, which featured four iPhone screenshots of text messages sent from a friend who tried to recreate artistic masterpieces with emoji characters.
On February 11th, Brooklyn-based artist Man Bartlett reblogged[2] the photoset, leading him to use the hashtag #EmojiArtHistory[4] for the first time on Twitter with an emoji of a man and a gun to represent Chris Burden’s 1971 conceptual performance piece, Shoot.
Spread
Also on February 11th, art blog Hyperallergic[3] featured a compilation post showcasing dozens of emoji art tweets, which further amplified the usage of #EmojiArtHistory to 1533 times that day alone.[5] The next day, several art galleries and museums including Los Angeles’ J. Paul Getty Museum[6] and London’s Tate Modern[7] paid their homage to famous artworks with emoji tweets. On February 13th and 14th, #EmojiArtHistory tweets were featured on numerous art news blogs, such as ArtInfo[8], the Nashville Scene[9], Art Fag City,[10] Animal New York[11] and Complex Art&Design,[12] as well as internet news and culture sites The Daily Dot[13], Wired[14] and the Daily What.[15]
Notable Examples
Search Interest
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External References
[1]Tumblr – ladiesupfront: In which I discover the seemingly limitless possibilities of emoji jokes and annoy my friends because I think I’m clever.
[2]Tumblr – manbartlett: the art world according to emoji
[3]Hyperallergic – Emoji Art History
[4]Twitter – Tweet results for #emojiarthistory
[5]Topsy – Statistics for #emojiarthistory
[6]Twitter – @GettyMuseum’s Tweet
[7]Twitter – @Tate’s Tweet
[8]ArtInfo – Twitterati Goes Crazy For Nerdy New Art Meme #EmojiArtHistory
[9]Nashville Scene – Emoji Art History: Our Favorite Arty Twitter Trend
[10]Art Fag City – Massive Links! #Emojiarthistory Edition!
[11]Animal New York – BESTNEWARTMEME: #EMOJIARTHISTORY
[12]Complex Art & Design – All Hail the Father of Emoji Art History
[13]The Daily Dot – Reinterpreting classic works of art with #emojiarthistory
[14]Wired – Twitter Turns Fine Art Into Emoticons With #EmojiArtHistory
[15]The Daily What – Twitter Hashtag of the Day: #EmojiArtHistory