Illustrations, collages, photographs, videos... The first virtual museum about the coronavirus has arrived!
In these days of uncertainty, long periods of reflection and being alone with oneself , there are not a few people who are taking advantage of the confinement and kickstarting your productivity . People who are translating those internal conversations into high doses of creativity and, consequently, of art.
They also realized this Emma Calvo, Irene Llorca and Jose Guerrero , three friends from Barcelona who work as creatives in advertising agencies, and the names that are hidden after the creation of the Covid Art Museum . In this way he was born the first virtual museum that brings together works of art with a common theme: the coronavirus.
One more time, art makes its way in times of crisis and acts as a channel for the expression of emotions of all citizens. The creative torrent after knowing the situation was immediate . Users began to share songs, drawings, verses, photographs... using art as a life jacket.
May we always have art.
“That trend made us wonder what was going to happen to all that art production that had a testimony about the quarantine and the powerful virus . We think it would be a shame if it were lost or saved and forgotten”, the creators tell Traveler.es. It only took realizing that something good was happening and he couldn't let it go.
However, The Covid Art Museum does not collect his works on a website, but on one of the most popular and visual social networks today: Instagram . At a time when networks are finally being put to good use, as a symbol of connection, closeness and solidarity, this museum acts as a link building bridges between those who want to share art and those who enjoy admiring it.
THE WORKS
The Covid Art Museum does not understand labels or distinctions, all kinds of art are welcome. A) Yes, you can find in his profile illustrations, oil paintings, videos, 3D, collages... In this space, the objective goes further: “The most important thing for us is that transmits and that can connect with visitors ”, because if we need something now, it is to create links.
Nor does he pay attention to borders. Being an online museum, the exhibited works come from all over the world . Access to your gallery is achieved through a form attached to your Instagram profile to register the works, or using the hashtag #covidartmuseum in the posts.
When selecting the works, artistic quality is always taken into account . However, they not only publish professional works, but also they also give opportunity to unknown or amateur artists . The requirement is simple: that the original work provides** a point of view on the coronavirus**, and that it helps other users to see themselves reflected.
It is in this multitude of perspectives that the magic of the project lies. "Some works take the situation with humor, others show a more catastrophic point of view and many speak of unity and hope" , they detail. At the end of the day, a tool is created so that we all feel that we are part of something, that we are not alone , that this crisis can be experienced in infinite ways, and that they are all valid.
THE FUTURE
It is inevitable to think about all the things we are going to do when everything happens. For the head, there a constant parade of plans, trips, projects or reunions . But since we will always remember this situation, Let's keep the good times safe that he is giving us, and art is one of them.
The Covid Art Museum appears as a link between artists.
With the Covid Art Museum, when we look back, we can admire works that were born from a limit situation , but which acted as an escape route for many people. This constantly expanding sample forms a powerful documentation archive, which will tell how it was and what was lived and felt in these days.
Not only that, as if it were pop art, balconies, windows, hand soap, toilet paper or masks they have created for themselves representative symbols. As they say from the museum: “They have become icons of this quarantine art”.
No matter what situation it is, or what emotion comes to light, art always manages to open a gap and born even from the worst moments, but above all, it helps us understand the world. As Pablo Picasso said: "Art is the lie that allows us to understand the truth".
A file to remember how we overcome this situation.