I Have a Question About Emoji
Did the term shit-eating grin maybe get mistranslated when it got to Japan?
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Emoji translation is a fine art. The first masterpiece of the genre was undoubtedly Emoji Dick (aka Moby Dick in emoji) by Fred Benenson, but since then there have been varying degrees of success at translating the true essence of a text into a string of mostly adorable symbols.
Editor’s Note: Starting today, street artist Curly, the postal sticker philosopher, will be contributing a weekly post on Hyperallergic. We’ve long been a fan of this enigmatic talent who first caught our attention when he sent in a batch of his stickers for our 2011 mail art show, Presents. Curly’s wry observations often react to the curious intersection of art, pop culture, commerce, fame, and ego that is a staple of today’s mfa-art-gallery/fair-auction-museum industrial complex. Welcome aboard, Curly!
Why Do Emoji Fascinate Us?
Genie Alfonzo’s “Emojinal Art” (2013) is part of the “Emoji Art and Design Show.” (via Emoji Art…
There are few fictional characters that can be evoked through just a symbol, but Batman is one of them, with the outline of his flying namesake, or a suggestion of the crime fighter’s black mask. Chip Kidd Presents: Batman Black and White: The Sketch Covers, currently at the Museum of American Illustration and Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art at the Society of Illustrators, has artists reinterpreting the Dark Knight.
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This Artist Is Toasted
Wanna munch on Munch’s “Scream”? (All images via instagram.com/idafrosk)
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A Watergate Koan
Or maybe Watergate 2: The Return of the Gate? The important thing is, this conundrum is pretty…
