If Paintings Could Text
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About
If Paintings Could Text is a single topic blog which curates a variety of famous paintings celebrated throughout art history, with each accompanied by a screenshot of a fictional, and often whimsical, text message written from the perspective of the subject(s) depicted in the artworks.
Origin
[currently researching]
The Tumblr blog If Paintings Could Text[1] was launched by an anonymous blogger on June 18th, 2014.
Spread
On August 26th, the blog launched its own supplementary Twitter account.[4] As of late October 2014, the account has gained over 120,000 followers. On September 15th, Buzzfeed[2] picked up on the blog in a compilation post titled "This Tumblr Shows You What It’d Be Like If Classic Paintings Could Text And It’s Awesome." On September 18th, the German web culture blog Whudat[6] named "If Paintings Could Text" the Blog of the Day. On September 26th, CollegeHumor[3] covered the blog. On October 27th, Bustle[5] published a post titled "If Paintings Could Text Is the Inevitable Tumblr We've Been Waiting For."
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External References
[1] Tumblr – ifpaintingscouldtext
[2] Buzzfeed – This Tumblr Shows You What It’d Be Like If Classic Paintings Could Text And It’s Awesome
[3] College Humor – 12 Crude Texts That Pair Surprisingly Well With Classic Paintings
[4] Twitter – IfPaintings
[5] Bustle – "IF PAINTINGS COULD TEXT" IS THE INEVITABLE TUMBLR WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR
[6] Whudat – Tumblr of the Day: “If Paintings Could Text” – Classic Artworks Paired With Funny Text Messages
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arzion50000
Oct 29, 2014 at 04:05PM EDT
General Confusion
Oct 30, 2014 at 06:02AM EDT