The Draw: Chalking It Up to The Pandemic

THE DRAW

Chalking It Up to The Pandemic

BY: HECTOR DIAZ | WWW.ARTISTDIAZ.COM | @ARTISTDIAZ

Created in 2021. Chalk and Tempera on concrete. This piece is a tribute to my father who lost his battle to cancer a few months prior in 2020. The empty chair is representative of my own struggles with the loss.

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Created in 2017. Chalk on concrete. This piece is representative of a combination of how music can heal the soul, but also of the financial struggles that most artists deal with on a daily basis, putting extra strain on their mental status. I have lost 4 friends in 2021 to suicide, all artists or musicians, because of the extra strain 2020 and 2021 put on them mentally and financially.

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representative of a combination of how music can heal the soul, but also of the financial struggles that most artists deal with on a daily basis, putting extra strain on their mental status.

Created in 2020. Latex and Acrylic on concrete. This piece was created as part of a series and represents the isolation we sometimes feel and the struggle of working hard but getting nowhere.

The Draw is a space for creatives to share their art, poetry, spoken word, etc. and/or how their art helps themselves and others. To contribute, send your article ideas to thewell@bewellpbc.org with “The Draw” in the subject line.

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