Artist Spins Classic Art With Emoji and Modern Culture

In today's world, the art of expression is often used with emoji.

One touch of your finger informs others that you're annoyed, happy, or sad without having to type — or even worse: speak — a word

Kiev artist, Nastya Ptichek, brought the new world into the old with her art project titled emoji-nation, which incorporates computer technologies with classical paintings

Ptichek recently told Wired that she, "realized that standard iOS emojis strongly resemble some well-known paintings of famous artists," like this emoji represention of the Van Gogh's The Scream. Read more...