Emoji Art History

Because emojis are the ultimate form of expression, and this was bound to happen.

1. It all started with a harmless Tumblr post:

Source: ladiesupfront.tumblr.com

Source: ladiesupfront.tumblr.com

3. Artist Man Bartlet took the idea and ran with it.

Source: @ManBartlett

4. #EmojiArtHistory was born.

Source: @artisandoflove

5. The J. Paul Getty Museum had some great tweets:

Source: @GettyMuseum

Source: @GettyMuseum

Source: @GettyMuseum

8. Other museums followed with pieces from their own collections:

The ASU Art Museum tweeted:

Source: @ASUArtMuseum

9. The examples seem endless:

Source: @ceeevoon

Source: wired.com  /  via: @museummammy

Source: wired.com

Source: emojiarthistory.tumblr.com

Source: emojiarthistory.tumblr.com

Source: emojiarthistory.tumblr.com

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Go check it out for yourself.