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Turin-born artist Andrea Villa digitally manipulated a painting by Renato Guttuso to highlight what he sees is the over-consumption of news its effect on the public. Courtesy Andrea Villa / @andrealvilla
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Duyi Han, designer and creative director of Doesn't Come Out design studio, has created a concept for a mural that pays tribute to the medical workers in Wuhan. The work is part of a series called 'The Saints Wear White'. Courtesy Duyi Han / @duyi.han
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Designer Duyi Han, who is based in Los Angeles and has family in Wuhan, says that the work of church frescoes inspired his series 'The Saints Wear White'. Courtesy Duyi Han / @duyi.han
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Illustrator Stephanie Belbin says she was moved by the image of the medical workers on strike in Hong Kong. Courtesy Stephanie Belbin / @sbg_illustration
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"The fear of the virus is worse than the virus," says illustrator Stephanie Belbin on Instagram. Courtesy Stephanie Belbin / @sbg_illustration
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Tommy Fung addresses the virus outbreak with a mix of dark humor, satire and surrealism. Courtesy Tommy Fung / @surrealhk
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Artist Tommy Fung uses surreal elements in his digital works to comment on the Covid-19 outbreak in Hong Kong. Courtesy Tommy Fung / @surrealhk
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Part of Tommy Fung's series of digital works on the Covid-19 outbreak. Courtesy Tommy Fung / @surrealhk
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Tommy Fung credits his Latin American upbringing to his use of humour in his work. Courtesy Tommy Fung / @surrealhk
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'Covid-19 on my mind' by Kristoffer Kullengren. The artist says that he wanted to "illustrate the stress and frustration that I feeling... Wherever I turn, Covid-19 is always on my mind." Courtesy Kristoffer Kullengren / @krspaints
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'Future Proof' by Kristoffer Kullengren. In this work, the artist has a more optimistic outlook towards the development of viral immunity for communities. Courtesy Kristoffer Kullengren / / @krspaints
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Rana Babu, an engineering student in Al Ain, has created a work with poster paint in response to the virus. Courtesy Rana Babu / @rana_babu_
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Turin-born artist Andrea Villa digitally manipulated a painting by Renato Guttuso to highlight what he sees is the over-consumption of news its effect on the public. Courtesy Andrea Villa / @andrealvilla
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Duyi Han, designer and creative director of Doesn't Come Out design studio, has created a concept for a mural that pays tribute to the medical workers in Wuhan. The work is part of a series called 'The Saints Wear White'. Courtesy Duyi Han / @duyi.han
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Designer Duyi Han, who is based in Los Angeles and has family in Wuhan, says that the work of church frescoes inspired his series 'The Saints Wear White'. Courtesy Duyi Han / @duyi.han
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Illustrator Stephanie Belbin says she was moved by the image of the medical workers on strike in Hong Kong. Courtesy Stephanie Belbin / @sbg_illustration
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"The fear of the virus is worse than the virus," says illustrator Stephanie Belbin on Instagram. Courtesy Stephanie Belbin / @sbg_illustration
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Tommy Fung addresses the virus outbreak with a mix of dark humor, satire and surrealism. Courtesy Tommy Fung / @surrealhk
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Artist Tommy Fung uses surreal elements in his digital works to comment on the Covid-19 outbreak in Hong Kong. Courtesy Tommy Fung / @surrealhk
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Part of Tommy Fung's series of digital works on the Covid-19 outbreak. Courtesy Tommy Fung / @surrealhk
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Tommy Fung credits his Latin American upbringing to his use of humour in his work. Courtesy Tommy Fung / @surrealhk
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'Covid-19 on my mind' by Kristoffer Kullengren. The artist says that he wanted to "illustrate the stress and frustration that I feeling... Wherever I turn, Covid-19 is always on my mind." Courtesy Kristoffer Kullengren / @krspaints
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'Future Proof' by Kristoffer Kullengren. In this work, the artist has a more optimistic outlook towards the development of viral immunity for communities. Courtesy Kristoffer Kullengren / / @krspaints
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Rana Babu, an engineering student in Al Ain, has created a work with poster paint in response to the virus. Courtesy Rana Babu / @rana_babu_
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Turin-born artist Andrea Villa digitally manipulated a painting by Renato Guttuso to highlight what he sees is the over-consumption of news its effect on the public. Courtesy Andrea Villa / @andrealvilla
‘How can I offer something positive in this situation?’: How artists are taking on the coronavirus outbreak
We speak to the artists paying homage to medical workers and responding to the outbreak of Covid-19 in different ways
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Alexandra Chaves
05 March, 2020
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