Worry!, A Ghost Paints Its Ancestor

In Collections: Creativity in the Time of COVID-19

Copyright Status: In Copyright

Date: 2019/2022

Artists: Surreal, Jasmine

Subjects: COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- , in art

Material Type: Paintings (visual works)

Language: No linguistic content

Extent: 2 paintings

Genre Note: Acrylic on canvas

Exhibit Label: Why do ghosts just have to be uniform, white, sheet-like creatures? Ghosts are emblems of both the past and today's worries about life-threatening sickness. These pieces are both about worries and stress stemming from the pandemic. When creating these works, the features of the pandemic that I reflected on were isolation, worries, solitude, and the fear of death. I have a high risk of COVID-19 due to long-term health issues, so only the ending of the pandemic will help get rid of my worries. --Label design by exhibit curator Nancy DeJoy. Labels written by Ben Lash and his team in consultation with artist statements.

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1 of 2: Worry!

An acrylic painting on canvas depicting a ghost and other creatures against a bright blue background. The ghost in the center is white and wears a blue suit jacket, red shirt, white tie, and blue pants. Its hands are placed in front of its worried face, surrounded by countless letters and bills. To the left of the ghost is a green creature with a content facial expression and pink bows on either side of its head, wearing pink and holding two pink objects, similar to pompoms. To the right of the ghost is a brown creature with a black mustache and content facial expression, wearing a red jacket, blue shirt, and red tie. In the top left corner is a yellow moon with a content expression and in the top right is a yellow sun with a content expression.

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2 of 2: A Ghost Paints Its Ancestor

An acrylic painting on canvas. To the left is a white ghost with big eyes, wearing red headphones plugged into a red music player that rests at its side. The ghost is holding white paint in one of its hands, has another white paint pouring on its head, and is holding a paintbrush in its other hand, painting a portrait of another ghost wearing renaissance era clothing. A paint palette rests on the waved gray and white ground. On the blue and purple wall is another white ghost with a black mustache and black top hat. Behind the easel and canvas the ghost is painting on is a green lamp with a smaller ghost on it.

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Extent: 1 painting

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