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A handmade zip-up hoodie made with a patterned fabric. The fabric has a white background, red hibiscus flowers, red and white hibiscus flowers, green fern-like plants, and orange tigers walking among the plants and flowers. The hoodie has green cuffed sleeves.
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- In Collections
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Creativity in the Time of COVID-19
- Copyright Status
- In Copyright
- Date Created
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2019/2022
- Artists
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Gonzalez, Carolina Mejia
- Subjects
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COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- , in art
- Material Type
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Prints (visual works)
- Language
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No linguistic content
- Extent
- 1 piece of clothing/fabric
- Genre Note
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Fabric blend, clothing
- Exhibit Label
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When the pandemic arrived, I was living outside of my country and had to return. I did not know what to do since everything was closed; as an artist, I had to think in a different way. I was bitten by the fabric design bug, so I wanted to use fabrics with stories and print them to make pieces of clothing. This piece is the first product I made. This design is a tiger in hibiscus flowers, representing tropical life, joy, and being outside to enjoy sunny weather, which was impossible at the time. The tiger itself represents the strength and determination to reinvent oneself. The idea of this piece is that you could wear this new skin to be filled with the courage and warmth that were scarce in the time of the pandemic. --Label design by exhibit curator Nancy DeJoy. Labels written by Ben Lash and his team in consultation with artist statements.
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