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Dumb Emoji Art History

Hokusai must be turning in his grave.

Hrag Vartanian

Hrag Vartanian

June 9, 2014 — 1 min read
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Hokusai must be turning in his grave.

And today in #emojiarthistory, Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel has been reduced to this:

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There’s also the emoji-fication of David Hockney:

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And then there’s this (no words):

(Hokusai h/t Alexander Cavaluzzo, via BuzzFeed and Failblog; da Vinci h/t Claire Voon, via Nerve)

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