Corona Virus Painting

I purposely made this piece rough & unfinished since it’s a rough virus with a rough & unfinished response. This painting was made during the Covid 19 pandemic while on lockdown. I have somewhat incomplete brushstrokes in the middle to signify what a virus actually is... not a real complete living thing but just opportunistic dna fragments that need animal cells to fully replicate. The red signifies the code red emergency we are in and the terrible mortality. The cross in the middle is a strained “Red Cross” in honor of all the first responders being so worn and strained right now. It is also off center a bit to hid a more sinister alternative interpretation: it looks like an upside down cross upon close inspection, which signifies all things bad, just as Christians view an upright cross as signifying all things good. It is blue on blue to show that the virus is invisible. The way I paint, when I try to make something preconceived it rarely works out, nothing I wrote above I thought about, I paint in a meditative state and literally have a big box of paint and grab with my eyes closed to choose the next color. Something else besides my own consciousness chooses. I don’t plan my brush strokes either, but I do consciously choose what to keep and what to paint over... This piece was specifically made upon request.

Painting:Acrylic on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:12 W x 12 H x 0.5 D in

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