The mask series started rather unplanned. In the prescribed artistic break, however, I did not want to put my brush down and started to implement the current events and impressions of the corona crisis.
Since the mask requirement in supermarkets became mandatory on April 6th, I have been designing a new mask every day and presenting the daily result of work on my social media channels.
It was not so much the artistic aspiration that I wanted to live up to, but rather the personal way of dealing with and coping with the new, unfamiliar, and economically uncertain situation.
We aim to master the entire corona crisis seriously, but with a little humor. The goal is not to put the artistic work completely out of hand and to keep in touch with friends and acquaintances with small, daily-portioned contributions on Facebook and Instagram and to keep yourself and your surroundings a little bit happy.
Every single mask is unique, inspired by personal impressions on one hand, and the events of the world during the Corona crisis on another. The artistic project ends with the mask requirement in most public areas on June 15. Two weeks later, 70 masks will be presented for the first time at the exhibition in the BernARTgasse studio.
See more masks in a previous post here.
#21 Day 43. Joining The Club Of The 40ers...
Arrived in the club of the 40s, I really don't want anything today, I just have one request! Do something for your Grätzel or your community, buy something nice for downstairs at Palmers in Gmunden something nice for upstairs with Haas hats, something to play at Vesco, in the Caleo Store, flowers with Heidi Cigler or with flower cleaning, something nice in the Galerie 10er Haus, get a treat from Hinterwirth, Reingruber, Gruber or Sulzbacher, go for a coffee or a beer in the Brandl, the Kulturcafé, the Grellinger or the Caro in the See Lounge. For the Vienna combo! Have a look at Flatschers, Quentin´s, Benno, Chelsea, B72 or a table dance in Bendl! To the Munich game: On the upcoming Artmuc I want to go back to Tattenbach and Liebigbhof! That's why everyone drinks 10 Augustini minimums in these locations every week! And stay healthy, call your mom again and have a look!
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#22 Day 47. Zorro
I was at Metro again yesterday (but without a saber and not as a Zorro) and was very impressed with how many people blinked their noses above the mask. Good—there were no conditions like in the Kleinwalsertal, but still ... LOVE PEOPLE! The mask should not protect other fellow citizens from bad breath. Not only! If you want to try a cracked mask application, you should go as Zorro! And with sabers, the others hold their beaks too! Don't f ** k with the zorro!
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During the coronavirus pandemic, many people found unique ways to cope with the sudden changes in their lives. Creating art, like the mask series, becomes a valuable outlet for handling the uncertainties brought about by situations such as quarantine. This aligns well with the idea of celebrities sharing their personal experiences during quarantine, which sometimes become subjects of public discussion.
To explore further, take a look at this discussion on how public figures dealt with isolation.
