Covid 19 attaque 

Editor: So this piece is called "Covid 19 attaque" by Cricorps, and it seems to be made with acrylic paint. It's so visually busy, almost overwhelming with the different shapes and colors. I'm immediately drawn to the central figure, which looks like a representation of a masked person. What do you see in this work? Curator: It is an intense composition. Consider the arrangement of forms: the repetition of the virus shapes creates a visual rhythm, yet the differing colors disrupt any predictable pattern. Note the tension between the flat planes of color and the attempt at representing three-dimensional forms, particularly in the figure at the center. What structural relationship do you perceive between the figure and the viruses? Editor: Well, the figure is almost camouflaged by the green viruses around them. Maybe they're meant to be protecting us from the attack of the other viruses? It feels like there's a real push and pull in the image, between chaos and control. Curator: Indeed. The limited color palette, dominated by greens, blues, and reds, is significant. The artist is working within the tension of contrasting colors and yet working to establish relationships that seem to structure chaos. Is there anything else in how the artist manipulates color or form that feels like it might bring your focus as a viewer? Editor: Maybe it's the almost comic book style, the boldness of the outlines? They make everything pop and keep it from feeling too scary, even though the subject matter is serious. Curator: Precisely. The heavy outlines and flattened perspective contribute to a sense of heightened artificiality. It draws our attention to the constructed nature of the image itself. What might that tell us about the relationship of representation, the "real world," and subjective experience in this work? Editor: I guess it's like... the artist is showing us how we process reality through images, and maybe how we try to control something uncontrollable like a pandemic through representation. Curator: A very astute observation. The artwork highlights the inherent artificiality in how we interpret our experiences through images and the strategies we devise to control things that appear to defy structure or containment. It also draws the eye in a very busy fashion! Editor: I hadn't thought about it that way before, focusing on how the structure and the style itself create meaning. Thanks!