Le corona virus (covid-19) street art et graffiti
20 April 2020
During these strange days of the corona virus pandemic, artists don't stop to create and the main topic is obviouly the Covid-19 !
I gathered (and will continue until the end of the confinement at minimum) artworks from all over the world about the virus.
About also medical people who are in front of this every day and night, toilet paper which people dedicate themself to it xD, confinement and quarantine because more than half part of the earth have to stay at home and it's more difficult for some than others... And old artworks which make us think about this unique period...
Virus, how does it look like?
Urban artists drew often the corona virus as a green ball with some spike. I don't know exactly how it is on microscope but virus family usually looks like that :D
Our heroes, the medical staff
Artists want to honor the medical staff who do a beautiful and hard job : saving people... Nurses, doctors... we can thank them.
Stay home, stay safe
Billions people had to stay at home to prevent spreading of the virus. But staying at home it's long and if you are in a small apartment with 4 or more other people it can be exhausting and infuriating.
Mask where are you ?
One of the tool against the spread of the virus is the mask, so artists drew a lot of artworks with famous people or anonym people wearing masks.
Toilet paper, my precious!
I still don't know why but people bought a lot and a lot of toilet paper so there was a shortage and sometimes people fought to get the precious...
Which beer do you prefer? Corona of course!
One of the collateral damage concerns the beer brand Corona. Sharp drop in sales due to its name...
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