The coronavirus is now a muse for artists

A SUMMARY OF THE MOST EXCITING ART NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE

While we focus on Indian art, we can’t obviously function in a vacuum. It’s a small world and everything is connected, especially on the web. So, let’s train our spotlight across the world map to see what’s going on — from art trends to socio-political issues to everything that affects the great aesthetic global consciousness. Or, let’s just travel the world and have some fun!

Covid turns muse for artists

In a wave of art inspired by the pandemic, artists are taking inspiration from the novel coronavirus to create objects that are selling for thousands of pounds. Online art gallery Singulart is already featuring collections of Covid-inspired art, with 300 pieces by artists from all over the world priced at up to £21,190. Some people have reacted negatively to them using the virus, which has caused so much death, for personal gain. The Guardian explores.

Living like Picasso

For two weeks in his life, filmmaker Nathaniel Drew tried to tap into the secret of iconic artist Pablo Picasso’s productivity — by adopting that same schedule and painting for the vast majority of his waking time. Having produced over 50,000 individual works in his lifetime, Picasso painted every single day until his death in 1973. While Drew does have some caveats about the artist’s personal legacy, he admitted that he is, naturally, also a huge inspiration. Men’s Health breaks down the experiment.

Groundbreaking women of architecture

Whether earmarked as tokenist or significant, International Women’s Day (March 8) helps remind many of the hefty contributions by women in sectors across the board. On the same occasion, publisher Hatje Cantz prepares to launch a new book — Women in Architecture — celebrating amazing female architects of past, present and future. The new title chronicles 36 internationally acclaimed women in architecture, including Odile Decq, Itsuko Hasegawa, Anupama Kundoo, Lu Wenyu, Dorte Mandrup, Farshid Moussavi, Carme Pinós and Kazuyo Sejima. Wallpaper digs in.

Artists who grow their own supplies

Diane Carton, the owner of Saille Baskets, grows her own willow supply on the land at her home in West Cork, Ireland. Having made intricate bent-willow baskets for 15 years now, Carton grows the raw material in her own backyard — it is all natural, and she can watch the wood change colour and connect entirely with the ultimate creation her hands craft. Similarly, in Ireland’s County Carlow, Nicola Brown, owner of Nicola Brown Fine Art Textiles, uses leaves from the trees she planted for eco-printing, where fabrics are dyed and printed naturally using leaves, other vegetation. RTE chronicles their experiment.

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