Happy spring (northern hemisphere), sad quarantine (unfortunately)! But here we are — may we all stay steady and strong!
You’ve no doubt been inundated with the iconic covid-19 image, the gray and red 3-D representation that to me seems far less threatening than the virus (of course, as it was intended) — beautiful even, sexy and colorful, like a dog ball — except for those deadly tubercles sticking out!
Viruses are what I’ve been working with for the past three years — images of bacterial and viral particles, organs, brain activity and other biomorphic abstractions, overlapping in space.
"Bodies (series) 6440," graphite and paper on paper, 18" x 24," 2019.
"Bodies (series) 6322," graphite and paper on paper, 18" x 24," 2019.
What if we could combine the good (virus / people) with the bad (virus / people) and coexist together? "Can we all get along? Can we stop making it horrible for the older people and the kids?." (Rodney King 1992).
What if SARS-CoV-2 could form relationships with our immune system, with white blood cells, and get along? Love each other and even thrive together? Surreal. (Hey, what if the GOP could get along with the Dems?) This is the concept for the cohabitations I create on paper. Sort of.