Close Your Doors. Open Your Mind.
face mask; stay home; lockdown; social media
Mural showcasing a cross-legged seated figure wearing a mask and meditating, set on a bright yellow background. There is a black/galactic print above the figure's head. There is block print on either side of the figure, "CLOSE YOUR DOORS." and "OPEN YOUR MIND.".
Corie Mattie
Dr. Heather Shirey, Dr. Mike Klein, students in the Spring 2020 honors seminar
2020-04-19
Posted on the artist's Instagram: @coriemattie
@coriemattie on Instagram
RD/MK
murals
Still Image
UAM-C19_0114
Los Angeles
Corona babies
anxiety; mental health
The artwork consists of 5 masked babies all bearing masks with different words: Isolation, Selfishness, Longing, Mistrust, Paranoia. Under the babies is the sentence “Anxiety kills more than the Coronavirus”
Crying Sailor
Library Geosphere, Crying Sailor is a very popular pasteup street artists in Montpellier. She colors the city with her vintage characters drawn with cross stitches
Dr. Heather Shirey
2020-05-29
Lia Arraiano @moviescientist (Instagram)
Lia Arraiano @moviescientist (Instagram) photograph; artwork by @crying_sailor
HS
wheatpaste
French
Still Image
UAM-C19_0460
Montpellier
Corona Kissing
street art; graffiti; mural; covid-19
This street art is a romantic work that shows a couple with their masks pulled down just enough so they can kiss. It is meant to portray that although we need masks to be worn, it does not take away the ability for love.
Rebel Bear
https://www.insider.com/photos-coronavirus-street-art-around-the-world-2020-4#an-artist-created-a-romantic-piece-of-art-on-the-walls-of-scotland-9
Urban Art Mapping
2020-04-08
Frank Olito (Insider); Rebel Bear
HS
Mural
Still Image
UAM-C19_523
Glasgow
Coronart
virus; art
Painting in simple black lines, an image of an "art gallery" with "canvases" hanging on the wall. All of the paintings depict the coronavirus.
Şükran BULUT
Dr. Heather Shirey
2020-07-13
Şükran BULUT; sukranblt@gmail.com
HS
graffiti
Still Image
UAM-C19_0469
Sivas
Covid 19 Drink Up
virus; contagion
A bottled drink (perhaps beer) with a label reading "Covid 19 Drink Up," along with a symbol of the sun.
The Velvet Bandit
Dr. Heather Shirey
2020-05-21
Posted on the artist's Instagram @thevelvetbandit
@thevelvetbandit
HS
wheatpaste
Still Image
UAM-C19_0375
Geyserville
Covid 19 Pills
pills; cure; treatment; irony
A bottle of pills, tipped on its side, reads "#19 Covid." This may refer to untested treatments that could potentially put the population at risk.
The Velvet Bandit
Dr. Heather Shirey
2020-05-06
Posted on the artist's Instagram @thevelvetbandit
@thevelvetbandit
HS
wheatpaste
Still Image
UAM-C19_0318
Santa Rosa
Covid Earth
earth; globe; coronavirus
An image of the earth with protruding spikes of the coronavirus, painted on a metal gate.
Mad Man
VIP Graffiti Paint Shop
Dr. Heather Shirey
2020-05-15
Posted on the artist's Instagram @madmanity
@madmanity on Instagram
HS
murals
Still Image
UAM-C19_0435
London
Covid is a Scam
Covid conspiracy; resistance to public health measures
Simple black letters (created with a Sharpie) reading "Covid is A scam." This appears on a road block that was used to transform a vehicular road into a pedestrian pathway.
On road block creating walking path in Como Park (north of Como Lake).
Dr. Heather Shirey
2020-04-28
D. Christopher Brooks submission
D. Christopher Brooks
HS
tags
Still Image
UAM-C19_0100
Saint Paul
Covid Jail
Covid; Jail; Quarantine,
A mould of the artist's face and hands is installed on a wall. The lips of the face are puckered. Written over the mould in black paint is the word "Covid." The words are written in a certain way to resemble jail bars.
Gregos
https://www.instagram.com/p/CRlQ-W5B_Nj/
Urban Art Mapping
2021-07-21
Artist: Gregos
Photographer: Nicolas Baleizao [Street Art Is Fun] (Instagram: @streetartisfun)
LA
Sculpture and Paint
Paris
Covid Stickers
Covid
Stickers seen on the back of a street sign
Dr. Heather Shirey
2020-07-08
Scott S. Lawski
HS
Stickers
UAM-C19_0498
Columbus
Covid-19 Mood
Covid; Covid 19; Sticker
A figure in a multi-colored hoodie wears a black face mask. Underneath, "Covid-19 Mood" is written in black.
Image <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CHnnd0VLK-w/">URL</a>
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
2020-11-15
Photographer: Sticker Art EC (Instagram: @stickerartec)
LA
Sticker
Still Image
Puerto Madero
COVID-19 WAS HERE and WTF GUYS
humor; presence of virus; impact on life
A tag placed atop a mural by the artist ATH1281 reads "COVID-19 was here." There is an additional tag reading "WTF GUYS." The intervention appeared around the time of the lifting of Greece's lockdown on May 4.
Dr. Heather Shirey
2020--05-05
Julia Tulke
Photograph courtesy of Julia Tulke
HS
tag
Still Image
UAM-C19-0285
Athens
Covid-Cola
social distancing; face masks; quarantine; Christmas
This whaetpaste shows an altered Coca-Cola advertisement. A family gathers around a table with a Christmas tree in the background. Each figure is wearing a face mask and the text is changed to read: "Covid-Cola: Everyday is a 6 People Celebration." The graffiti illustrates a phase of pandemic restrictions in Italy that limited the number of people allowed to gather together.
Artist: TVBOY
@tvboy
Original link: https://www.instagram.com/p/CHF7uXRCjFX/
Urban Art Mapping
2020-11-02
JC
wheatpasting
Still Image
UAM-C19_0595
Milan
Damiano De Andre wearing a face mask
face mask
A large mural depicting Damiano de Andre wearing a colorful face mask. The face mask includes colorful images of stars and other abstract shapes, along with text reading "THINK" and "FEEL." Small text reads @DAMIANO DE ANDRE 2020. Graffiti, stickers, and paste ups are all located in the vicinity. Documented in Trastevere district. Photographed in May 2022; earlier documentation dates back to spring of 2021.
Damiano de Andre
Urban Art Mapping
2022-05-30
Photographer: Craig Eliason
HS
mural
UAM-C19_0771
Rome
Dir selbst der nächste (Closest to yourself)
Hoarding; Supermarkets; Egoism
A semi-abstract mural in the center of Vienna critiques the impulse towards hoarding groceries in the COVID-19 crisis. With the artists' tag—RUIN—stylized in the background, the piece juxtaposes an empty shopping bag attributed to Billa (one of the major grocery chains in Austria) on the left and another shopping bag overflowing with groceries on the right. A caption in the middle reads "closest to yourself," an explicit critique of the egoism of people hoarding supplies in the crisis.
RUIN
Submitted by Julia Tulke
Dr. Heather Shirey
2020-03-13
Ruin Facebook page
RUIN
HS
mural
Still Image
UAM-C19_0288
Vienna
Divided We Stand United We Fall
social distancing; didactic; unity
A simple age reading "Divided We Stand United We Fall." Reversing the common and nationalistic phrase United We Stand, Divided We Fall, this tag focuses on the importance of social distancing.
Jilly Ballistic
Located at N11th & Bedford; Brooklyn
Dr. Mike Klein, students in the Spring 2020 honors seminar,
2020-04-26
@jillyballistic
@jillyballistic
SN
tags
Still Image
UAM-C19_0160
New York City
Don't Be A Mask Hole
Sticker; Covid; Covid 19; Mask
A cat with a mask points its butt to the viewer. Underneath the cat, "Protect The Vulnerable Don't Be A Mask Hole" is written.
Image <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CL9tpniHqS1/">URL</a>
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
2021-03-03
Photographer: Nathaniel Plevyak (Instagram: @nathanielp_photography)
LA
Sticker
Still Image
Hackney Wick
Don't be a Maskhole/Masks Save Lives
face masks
Two pieces juxtaposed on one utility box. Hearts NY's heart with text reading "Masks Save Lives" and Captain Eyeliner's cat wearing a face mask with text reading "Protect the Vulnerable/Don't be a Mask Hole"
Heart NYC/Captain Eyeliner
Dr. Heather Shirey
2020-05-27
Posted by @heartsny on Instagram
@heartsny; @captain_eyeliner
HS
wheatpasting; sticker
Still Image
UAM-C19_0424
New York City
Don't Panic
panic buying; toilet paper
A monumental roll of toilet paper with text reading "Don't Panic!" set against a dark blue background.
Skübz Mope
Prahran Square
Dr. Heather Shirey
2020-03-06
posted on the artist's Instagram @skubzmope
@skubzmope
HS
murals
Still Image
UAM-C19_0181
Melbourne
Earth is Closed
global impact; lockdown; quarantine; social distancing; economic impact; closure
An image of the planet Earth with a giant closed sign dangling from the North Pole.
Nafir
From the artist's Instagram: "artnafir
Earth is closed
زمین تعطیل است
#nafir #iran #eastreetart"
Dr. Heather Shirey
2020-04-03
Posted on the artist's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/B-g3KyyDhEu/; shared by Negar Zojaji
@artnafir on Instagram
HS
wheatpastingg
Still Image
UAM-C19_0252
Tehran