Worry!, A Ghost Paints Its Ancestor

In Collections: Creativity in the Time of COVID-19

Copyright Status: In Copyright

Date Created: 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 1: 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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