5 Famous Paintings Illustrated by Emojis

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Emojis seem to be everywhere these days, so now an artist named Nastya Ptichek of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, has paired emojis with famous paintings. Another part of her series “Emoji Nation”, which Wired reports is going viral on Tumblr, superimposes Windows computer alerts, tweets, Instagram actions, and Facebook status updates onto paintings. The project will appeal to the art buffs on the Internet.

Summer Evening by Edward Hopper

Nastya Ptichek

The Absinthe Drinker by Pablo Picasso

Nastya Ptichek

The Scream by Edvard Munch

Nastya Ptichek

Saturn Devouring One of His Sons by Francisco de Goya

Nastya Ptichek

The Crossing by Léon Spilliaert

Nastya Ptichek

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