Brushstrokes and Soup Cans - Celebrating Artist Outlaws and Canned Food Creativity! (Emoji-A-Day)

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Hey Moji Maniacs!

Today's Emoji-A-Day post is a double-punch of artistic rebellion and eco-conscious vibes, thanks to Artist as Outlaw Day and Tin Can Day. We are taking a journey where paintbrushes 🖌️ spark revolution and humble cans 🥫 become megaphones for change.  Let's go! ➡️

Outlaw Brushes, Can-Do Canvases 
Forget stale supermarket aisles, we're talkin' about canvases forged from fire! Remember Andy Warhol's soup cans and Claes Oldenburg's colossal burgers and lipstick? These everyday vessels, in the hands of artistic rebels, become more than just packaging. They morph into megaphones, blasting social critiques on consumerism, inequality, and everything in between. Shepard Fairey's Hope posters, Banksy's stencil sermons – they are not just art, they are conversation started painted on walls, standing tall in statue form, and found in all other sorts of nooks, crannies, and cans when it comes to art. 📢

From Tomato Tins to Truth Bombs
Think about it – a Campbell's can, once a symbol of convenience, reimagined as a Pop Art icon, questioning mass production's soul. A rusty tomato can, reborn as a sculpture, spotlighting food waste's ugly truth. These aren't just artistic feats, they are acts of rebellion, questioning, and pushing back at the status quo, using the mundane to punch power in the face and inspire change. 💥

So grab your paintbrushes, crack open a can (metaphorically or literally!), and let's toast to the subversive power of art!

Let's celebrate the artists (famous, infamous, and unknown) who defy, who wield everyday objects as weapons of creativity, sparking dialogues that matter. And never forget that even the most ordinary can hold extraordinary power. Now get out there, shake things up, and turn the world into your canvas! 🐛🦋
 
✅ QUICK MOJI BITS & BYTES ✅ 

• The first can opener wasn't invented until 1858! Before that, people used knives, hammers, or even rocks to crack open their cans.⚒️🪨
• A street artist in Paris used old soda cans to create a giant sculpture of a rat, mocking the city's pest problem.  🐀
• There's a whole movement called "guerrilla gardening?" Artists transform neglected spaces into vibrant green havens, reclaiming urban landscapes with a brushful of seeds and a rebel spirit. 🏡🌱
• Did you know the paintbrush emoji was originally designed with a wooden handle? The design was later updated to the simpler paintbrush we use today. 🖌️
• Claes Oldenburg's giant metal and canvas oversized hamburgers and ice cream cones mocked our obsession with consumption and challenged our perception of scale. 🍔🍦
• The first canned food was invented in 1810 by Nicolas Appert, and it was... meat! 🍖
• Campbell's Soup once tried to sue Andy Warhol for using their iconic can design in his art. They lost. 😮🤣😂
• Did you know that the Campbell's Soup can design has remained virtually unchanged since 1931? Talk about an icon! 🥫🥣
• Artists like Faith Ringgold use discarded cans and packaging to create stunning sculptures and installations, raising awareness and sparking conversations about sustainability and food waste. 🥫🗑️

Bonus Bytes:

• Tin cans are actually make from steel coated with a thin layer of tin to preven corrosion - not much tin at all! However, they are the most recycled item on the planet! ♻️🥫
• The world's oldest paintbrush, made from mammoth hair, is over 12,000 years old! 🦣
• The most expensive paintbrush in the world is worth over $1 million. It's made of solid gold and diamonds and was created by Fabergé. 💎

🎆 INSPIRATION QUOTE OF THE DAY 🎆 

~ Art is anything you can get away with ~

- Andy Warhol

 
🥫 INNOVATIVE PRODUCT  INSPIRATION OF THE DAY 🥫
The Andy Warhol Diaries by Andy Warhol and Pat Hackett

The classic, scandalous, and bestselling tell-all-and-then-some from Andy Warhol—now a Netflix series produced by Ryan Murphy.
 

🖌️ GET YOUR CREATIVITY ON 🖌️

• Moji Magic 🪄
  

  Get ready to defy with your creativity! Brewing a social storm of support for your favorite cause with the Moji Customizer - here are some ideas:

  • Channel your inner Banksy - Create a Moji mural using the canned food emoji as your canvas. Challenge consumerism, spark social commentary, and show us how everyday objects can become powerful street art. Add to a poster, magnet, sticker, or wearable!
  • No paintbrush? No problem! - Use emoji and text to create a Moji poem about an artist who defies the status quo. Let your creativity flow then turn it into a design that you can wear or hand!

• Moji Mashup 🥫 + 🖌️ = ? 
  We loved how our matchup paired the Canned Food 🥫 emoji with the Paintbrush🖌️ emoji,  Check out our Facebook or Pinterest board to see what rebel canned mashup we created in the Google Emoji Kitchen!✌️

• Canned Food on Emojipedia 🥫
  Dig into the Canned Food's description and tech origin details, and unique emoji design versions across different platforms at Emojipedia, the ultimate emoji encyclopedia! 📚📲

• Playlist - Crank up the volume on our playlist of anthems that challenge the norm and fuel your inner rebel!

• The Anthem by Good Charlotte (Be yourself!)

• My Generation by The Who
• American Silence by Chris Pierce
• Give Peace A Chance by Plastic Ono Band
• What’s Going On? by Marvin Gaye
• Fortunate Son by Creedence Clearwater Revival
• Get Up, Stand Up by Bob Marley And The Wailers

• Standing In The Way Of Control by Gossip

• Freedom by Rage Against The Machine
• God Save The Queen” By Sex Pistols

• Bad Reputation” By Joan Jett & The Blackhearts

• South Gotta Change by Adia Victoria
  

    

Head over to Spotify  and check out the Inspired Artist Playlist for these and more tracks that ignite the artist outlaw spirit!  Got suggestions to add to the list? Share them with us and we could add them to the playlist! ✊🎶

Let's channel our inner rebel artists, grab a can (or a paintbrush!) and turn the ordinary into extraordinary. Spark conversations, challenge norms, and create art that matters. Even the smallest can of creativity can ignite a revolution!"

In a world that often feels canned, let's be the artists who break the mold. Remember -  Andy Warhol said, 'Art is anything you can get away with.' So go out there and get away with brilliance!" 🧑‍🎨

Stay tuned for tomorrow's emoji adventure! 🎉 Keep the creativity flowing, Moji Maniacs! Your voices and visions are the paint that colors our world. ✨

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P.S. Don't forget to check out Andy Warhol's "The Andy Warhol Diaries" for a peek into the life and mind of a pop art legend!

Emoji-A-Day™ uses emoji, awareness days, music, and art challenges as universal elements to weave mosaics that bring us together in shared experiences.