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How Artist Yung Jake Created a Likeness of Gigi Hadid Out of Emojis

by W Magazine Team

Los Angeles-based artist Yung Jake creates renderings of pop culture icons because, as he recently texted in an interview, “when things are iconic/famous it’s safe to assume most people have they’re relationship with that thing so it fills an object with energy in a way.” Here, he imagines supermodel Gigi Hadid as modeled out of smileys, donuts, radioactive symbols, and oranges.