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I found this on Pinterest under @Lenkaland's page. I really liked this piece and thought it was interesting to see the delicate details on the shark which people usually see as a dangerous animal.

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This week while scrolling through Pintrist I found this piece on @theguardian's page. I thought it was interesting because at first I did not even realize it was made of all things from nature and I find it interesting how they put it all together.

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I saw this piece on Pinterest under RachelRebeccaMcgray's account. I liked this piece because I thought it was an interesting use of the buttons and when I zoomed in it looks like they are sewn on. I like the 3-D texture it creates.

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Victoria Falls Painting by Enver Larney 

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Victoria Falls Painting by Enver Larney 

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Enver Larney was born in Africa and uses oil paints to create landscapes inspired by places around the world. This specific painting was inspired by the Victoria Falls in Africa which is somewhere I really want to visit one day.

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I found this painting while looking through the Moma pieces. I am not really sure why I liked this painting, but it stood out to me. Butterflies made a come back recently in fashion and as a trend in general.

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This was an image I found on Pintrist by @lonnymag. I liked the way the pots are scored and glazed and work together to give an interesting textured effect. I also like the shapes of the pot, especially the oval one.

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Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, a digital art museum was formed by Emma Calvo, Jose Guerrero and Irene Llorca. The submitted art pieces are not only cover related, but anything that might bring comfort or ultimately any art piece. The link to the article about this digital art museum includes several pieces in the museum.

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Years from now, how will we remember this period in history? One way might be through art. That is the hope of the founders of Covid Art Museum, a digital platform that shares artworks about the coronavirus pandemic on social media.

Created by three art directors in Barcelona - Emma Calvo, Jose Guerrero and Irene Llorca - the digital museum has shared more than 550 works from around the world. Some have been sent to the museum directly by the artists, while others are selected by the founders.

Since its beginnings in mid-March, the Instagram account has gained almost 80,000 followers. "A few days into the quarantine in Spain, we realised people were sharing artwork they created during isolation. Lots of artists, well known and unknown, started pouring out their feelings, perception, and point of view about Covid-19," Llorca tells The National.

"We could sense a movement here and asked ourselves what would happen with all of this art. We didn't want these artworks to be forgotten, so we came up with the idea of a digital museum, to make it more accessible for people all over the world."

Florence's cityscape, with people busy cooking in their homes. Created by painter Pierpaolo Rovero. Via @pierpaolorovero / Instagram

In these paintings, photographs, illustrations and digital works, common visual elements surface - masks, gloves, toilet paper, disinfectant and the figure of the virus itself, with its club-shaped spikes.

Beyond that, this new wave of pandemic art echoes the collective experience that has put the world on pause. There is the ennui of quarantine, but also its loneliness; the anxiety around the news; the fear of infection and death; and the struggle of healthcare workers on the front line.

"The artwork displayed show feelings that have sprung from the pandemic: hope, solidarity, a sense of humour, chaos, encouragement ... Thanks to artists all over the world who hand in their art, our visitors know they are not alone in this situation," says Llorca.

The digital museum's ever-growing audience signals how relevant these themes are to the public. So far, it has received more than 30,000 submissions, mostly from countries such as Spain, Brazil, the US, Argentina, Mexico and Italy. Because of its surge in popularity, the founders brought on board Dilay Yaman, a copywriter in Cologne, to help run the page.

Covid Art Museum is not the only platform collecting coronavirus-related artworks, but it does possess a more curated presentation with wide-ranging pieces that are surreal, humorous, provocative and meditative. "The three of us are passionate about art and we follow many artists and art galleries. This has helped us to find very interesting works," says Llorca, referring to herself, Calvo and Guerrero.

"A certain quality is also important to us. We don't look for random selfies or items on the street that are not arranged aesthetically ... We want to keep the standards of a museum you'd physically visit," she adds.

The digital museum has also featured works by Marius Sperlich, Marcio Rodrigues, Banksy, Dave Pollot, Mous Lamrabat, Katherine Lam, CJ Lee and Paola de Grenet, though they were not specifically made for the platform.

A number of selected works stand out, including Johanna Tordjman's recreation of a photo by Joanna Mangote, showing a woman gazing out of her window. Tordjman turns the Hopper-esque photograph into a painting, and then places a screenshot of Google Street View on to the sky: a glimpse of longing for the outdoors.

Montreal director Catherine White shares works from her initiative #CoronaArtBalance, which asks individuals to create sculptures from household objects and to share images of them online. It is a way of re-looking at the ordinary and sharpening our artistic eye, even while self-isolating at home.

Other creations reflect on the new realities of social distancing, of constant disinfection and of our increased reliance on digital devices during lockdown. In most, there is a sense of yearning for connection or escape.

"We think what people express through their artwork is an important testimony about the pandemic, because it gives you insight into how people lived through it, how they felt and how their reality has changed," says Llorca.

Through these works, one can see how artists can act as historians. Together, they are visually mapping this moment, with all the confusion and contemplation it carries. When we look back someday, maybe we can make sense of all of it.

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Covid Art Museum: art that captures the 'hope, solidarity and chaos' of the pandemic

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Years from now, how will we remember this period in history? One way might be through art. That is the hope of the founders of Covid Art Museum, a digital platform that shares artworks about the coronavirus pandemic on social media.

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I am in ceramics 1 and I have been looking into more clay work. I found this procain pot made by Izushi Ware and found it really beautiful. I loved all of the details they were able to add and the white porcelain keeps a sense of simplicity to it making all of the details stand out.

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I found this image on printers from the artist Paper Layer Cake. I have never seen anything like this before and found the design on an envelope to be really beautiful. I have always loved sending and receiving physical letters over emails or texts and this is something that I think could be really interesting for me to try one day on an envelope. I also found the floral design to be really pretty and unique because these are colors I feel are not often used in floral designs.

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Sherald uses a technique called grisaille which is using tones of gray. She incorporates bright colors in her painting to give the portrait a striking appearance. I think this technique could be interesting to try since I love how this painting looks. The slight amount of the bright colors and the background complement the use of grey nicely.

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This painting stood out to me because it reminded me of things I would draw when I was younger but in such an elegant way. I used to draw owls in this shape but Picasso made it look so beautiful and simple through line work.

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The Lagoon of Saint Mark, Venice, Paul Signac 

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The Lagoon of Saint Mark, Venice, Paul Signac 

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This piece stood out to me because of the brush strokes the artist made. The link to the piece I included allows you to zoom into the piece so you can see every brush stroke the artist made. It is interesting to see how up close you can not tell what the subject it, but zoomed out you can see the whole picture.

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Look closely and you'll see clusters of bright dabs of color. Then take a few steps back and watch as a dreamy seascape comes into focus. Paul Signac pushed the artistic breakthroughs of the Impressionists in a more disciplined direction by studying modern optics and color theory. Together with Georges Seurat, he developed a method of painting in tiny touches of pure color carefully placed on the canvas according to specific chromatic properties. The experimental style, called Divisionism, allowed the viewer's eyes to meld the individual dots of color into harmonious scenes.

By 1905, however, Signac began to reject his own highly disciplined technique, adopting the looser and more decorative mode seen here. In this lush view of a Venetian lagoon, the artist abandons topographical accuracy for a sweeping mosaic of sensuous color.

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The Lagoon of Saint Mark, Venice - Paul Signac - Google Arts & Culture

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Look closely and you'll see clusters of bright dabs of color. Then take a few steps back and watch as a dreamy seascape comes into focus. Paul Signac pushed the artistic breakthroughs of the Impressionists in a more disciplined direction by studying modern optics and color theory.

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This is a piece by Firelei Báez made with acrylic paint. I found this piece interesting because I thought the subtle silhouettes under the flowers  looked really beautiful since they are almost hidden at first. I also think it is interesting to see how the artist used the flowers and background at add details to the people.

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I thought this piece was interesting and very fitting due to all of the snow we have been getting outside. I noticed it was made in 2020 and is entitled Waiting for Three Others. This title made me think of the height of quarantine (March-June) since no one was able to see anyone else and was waiting for an opportunity to see others.

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Lately, I have found interest in anatomy art. I found DrGrabowskiLab on Pinterest. I found this piece very interesting since I even felt a sense of emotion without facial expressions. The flowers in the head almost gives a sense of wonder or innocence. The way the figure is looking at the heart looks almost confused or saddened.

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José Victoriano González-Pérez (Juan Gris)

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José Victoriano González-Pérez (Juan Gris)

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Juan Gris is a Spanish artist who studied in Paris and developed a personal Cubist style. Cubism is when different subjects and shapes were used to form a single abstract piece. Before becoming an artist, he studied engineering in college allowing him to focus on perfecting angles and shapes in his work. In France, he had many friends including Picasso and Braque, the main creatures of cubism.

More info on Juan Gris: https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/artist/juan-gris

Fruit Dish on a Checkered Tablecloth (November 1917)

Fruit Dish on a Checkered Tablecloth is an oil painting of a fruit bowl on a table. He used many overlapping patterns, textures and colors. Gris was able to show multiple perspectives of a fruit bowl within one piece.

More info on this piece: https://www.sartle.com/artwork/fruit-dish-on-a-checkered-tablecloth-juan-gris