COVID-19 INSPIRED ART FROM AROUND THE GLOBE APRIL 2020
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It is especially in the time of crisis and isolation that we must come togethershare our resources and be a supportive element to each other. Art is an integral part of the community to keep the creativity strong. Like poetry- art has a way of ripping into one’s soul. It can set you free, it can make you think in ways you did not before. Artists around the globe are creating art inspired by the COVID-19 outbreak. Painting is a self discovery and through such art we are able to show our gratitude to the soldiers at the frontlines, empathy toward the sick and deceased and prayers to everyone who are trying their best to survive in the time of crisis. This is the moment for the artistic souls to channel their creativity into art during this quarantine period. We have compiled a list of artworks from many artists in different countries and artists from different ages in effort to showcase their artistic talent.
- ZIMETRA, 2020.
12 COUNTRIES - 31 ARTWORKS CANADA Cloche D’Amour
PORTUGAL Nádia Borges
ENGLAND Anna Hewette-Rakthanee
RUSSIA Rivka Belareva
INDIA Arka Ray Chaudhuri Renuka Sabnis Rucha S. Kulkarni Swadha Mahajan Abongsudeshna ITALY Valentina Leoni Umberto Lo Presti LATVIA Agnese Rudzīte Terēze Marija Miltiņa PAKISTAN Talha Kun PHILIPPINES Amoz D. Casco
SOUTH KOREA Ju Ryu SRI LANKA Amashi de Mel Bhagya Wickramage Khoëlie Thea Perera Shahdia Jamaldeen Thariq Jhafer Kshyahla Pinto-Jayawardena USA Dana Payne Saunders Jess Bolton
CANADA
CLOCHE D’AMOUR (b.2004)
‘I’m not healthy, a lot of people aren’t healthy enough for fight this virus. I have an illness that kills my immune system. You might be healthy, you might be strong, thinking that it wont happens to you. Maybe you’re right. But please, stay at home. You might be strong, but others are weak and you have to protect them. Think about it. Think about us.’
Think About Me Too, 2020, Illustration, 29cm x 29cm 1
ENGLAND
ANNA HEWETT-RAKTHANEE
A representation of uncontrollable fear/thoughts and suffocation one can feel while trapped in quarantine.
Stay Home, 2020, Illustration, 17cm x 17cm 3
INDIA
RENUKA SABNIS (b.1994)
It expresses the feeling of ‘entrapment for survival’ in these tough times of COVID-19 outbreak.
Confinement, 2020, Color Pencils on Paper, 13cm x 9cm 5
RUCHA S. KULKARNI (b.1998)
‘A road trip and that too with an open gypsy has always been on the top of my bucket list. I wish this will come true someday. In this quarantine phase i can’t go out. However my mind can travel and explore… so I imagined this trip and made this artwork.’
Road trip to Leh Ladakh- My Bucket list, 2020, Pigment Ink on Paper, 30cm x 21cm 6
SWADHA MAHAJAN (b.2003)
The world wide lock down issued in attempt to reduce COVID-19 transmission has left many people at home for weeks. People are waiting for curfews to be lifted- to be able to go outside and resume their daily activities. After weeks of staying at home- you realise how much you miss the outside activities and meeting friends. This painting reminds me of the days before the lock downhow we used to dress up without any sense of worry. High Heels, 2020, Watercolor on Paper, 21cm x 14cm 7
ABONGSUDESHNA (b. 1988)
Searching for pan-love in the time of pandemic.
Pan Love, 2020, Ink on Paper, 10cm x 8cm 8
ARKA RAY CHAUDHURI (1988)
Economy of all the countries are in the same boat which gonna be down due to the corona virus but we have to remember that economy is for life, life is not for economy. So we have to do what ever we needed now.
Demolisher of Economy, 2020, Mixed Media on Paper, 20cm x 15cm
ITALY
UMBERTO LO PRESTI (b.1990)
There is no need to explain the difficult time we are living in- Social distancing and caged in our houses; necessary but difficult. At the beginning of this period I had the urge of transforming this empty time into something bigger, something worth remembering. After days of unrestrained and unbreakable artistic moments, I stopped and took a long breath- now that everyone feels that there is not enough air in their house. I decided to share the good things this period has brought into my life, that is what I call ‘my quarantine diary’. Hunger, vodka, silence and a sudden thought of you or the sea sea sea I want to drown, 2020, Collage on Paper, 58cm x 50cm 11
VALENTINA LEONI (b.1998)
This series is based on the absence of movement, working on the parallels between the immobility, beauty and simplicity of statues, while we humans are also immobile, in these times of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Immobile I/II/III, 2020, Acrylic on Paper, 29cm x 42cm 12
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LATVIA
AGNESE RUDZÄ«TE (b.1979)
Neverending chain, loop, circle HOPE = LIFE = ART = HOPE.
Hope, 2020, Textile, 27cm x 35cm 15
TERĒZE MARIJA MILTIŅA (b.2010)
With love and care we will beat the Covid-19.
With Love Against The Covid, 2020, Illustration, 54cm x 58cm 16
PAKISTAN
TALHA KUN (b.2001)
This artwork is an anthropomorphic portrayal of COVID as COVID-san, in anime-ish art style, with the internet popular anthropomorphic portrayal of our planet Earth (Earth-chan).
Anthro COVID, 2020, Illustration, 30cm x 42cm 19
PHILIPPINES
AMOZ D. CASCO (b.1999)
‘This the tribute art I would give to the frontliners who have made sacrifices and willingly given loyalty to their profession during the COVID-19 outbreak. I am grateful for those soldiers for keeping us protected against the pandemic virus’. P.S: This artwork is a dedication to one of my favorite artists, JUNJI ITO.
The Frontliner, 2020, Pen on Paper, 30cm x 15cm 21
PORTUGAL
NĂ DIA BORGES (b.1999)
It’s a representation of information, questions and emotions compressed into a visual storytelling: people who are most at risk of getting the virus, the condition of social distancing and the toll it takes on our emotional and mental health, the people putting their lives on the line everyday for the sake of public health, as well as not to forget the fact that people who are actually able to self isolate are to be considered lucky. 2020, 2020, Acrylic on Canvas, 40cm x 30cm 23
RUSSIA
RIVKA BELAREVA (b.1978)
A little girl sitting at home and looking out the window, wishing to go out, but it’s quarantine time, it’s impossible. The girl is sad but to stay at home is the only way to stay healthy and to help other people. The little girl puts on her hat, dreaming about the time she was allowed to go out to play with other children.
Quarantine, 2020, Oil on Canvas, 60cm x 40cm 25
SOUTH KOREA
JU RYU (b.1988)
We are constantly waiting. Clumsiness is overwhelming. There is an existence which protects us from darkness, helping us overcome suffocation. Our future is filled with hope.
A Fishbowl, 2020, Acrylic on Canvas, 32cm x 41cm 27
SRI LANKA
AMASHI DE MEL (b.1994)
We have lost our freedom to go outside, but still possess the freedom to go within; to get to know ourselves for who we really are. The Universe has paused a rat-race which was out of our control, to bless us with the time we need (and more) to find out what’s True, Real and Important to us, the Earth and it’s Life.
Amashi de Mel, Seek Within, 2020, Oil on Canvas, 40cm x 34cm 29
KHOĂ‹LIE THEA PERERA (b.1996)
A crisis and a source of reflection for everyone to realize the strength and beauty of how little control humans have over Mother Nature. A time to appreciate the smallest comforts and respect what we cannot grasp.
The Resilient Silence, 2020, Illustration, 21cm x 30cm 30
KSHYAHLA PINTO-JAYAWARDENA (b.1990)
The one body is representative of a global community; The infection of one will lead to the infection of all others, thus the masked bodies making up one larger body.
Body of Infection, 2020, Mixed Media on Paper, 40cm x 30cm 31
SHAHDIA JAMALDEEN (b.1990)
A series of interpretation and explorations on digital media during quarantine.
Quarantine I/II/III/IV, 2020, Digital Print, 21cm x 30cm 32
Ring around the Rosie, pocket full of posies; an ode to the frontlines, guarding the line between life and death. Shielding the stench of death, pockets lined with flowers.
Quarantine V/VI/VII, 2020, Digital Print, 30cm x 21cm 33
THARIQ JHAFER (b.1997)
This is a drawing dedicated for the doctors, nurses and hospital staff who are sacrificing the time they should be spending with their family, to take risks saving patients who are diagnosed with Covid-19- their intention being to save our country and the entire world.
Frontline Soldiers, 2020, Pencil on Paper, 23cm x 18cm 34
BHAGYA WICKRAMAGE (b.1988)
When chaos, anxiety, destruction, death, sorrow, fear and heartbreak dominate your life, and staying indoors has become a must, plug in your favourite music and go find your peace inside that box. I did. Dedicated to the music and the wonderful musicians who have pulled me through some of the toughest years of my life.
Peace in a Box, 2020, Pencil on Paper, 29cm x 21cm 35
USA
DANA PAYNE SAUNDERS (b.1960)
This painting represents the artists forward vision of the new normal in a world of living with pandemics. We no longer are the people, look like the people or behave like the people we were before crisis or war. The figure in this painting is coldly depicted in the blues of face masks and plastic gloves, tense and breaking apart with longing for what was normal just “C19� days ago. This painting has also been used to represent the rise of domestic violence during social distancing. Imagine not being able to escape your abuser by going to work or school or to be with a friend. Quarantine does not mean stay silent. Speak out against domestic violence. COVID-19, 2020, Acrylic on Canvas, 76cm x 61cm 37
JESS BOLTON (b.1980)
“Thank you for the tragedy. I need it for my art.” -Kurt Cobain An upcycled Russian swim cap transformed into couture headwear. The Roni, 2020, Upcycled Vintage Fashion, 15cm x 15cm 38
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