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Coronavirus has affected the whole world. People are anxious, and the streets are empty. Well, almost empty. When it comes to the streets, you can only expect one group to roam and stay loyal to them, and they are the street artists. The explanation’s quite simple: even in more peaceful times, these rogues are no strangers to risks, such as the law, and now it’s no different. Also, they wore facemasks before it was “cool.” In times where all the galleries and museums are closed, the streets have become the canvas for public imagination. Let’s take a look at how street artists around the world have interpreted the situation.
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#1
Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Artist: Fake
Fake says to have painted this “Super Nurse” as an ode to all healthcare professionals around the world.
Titas Burinskas 5 years ago
And it takes a global pandemic for people to finally acknowledge it. Funny how that works, isn't it?
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Emmanuela Emmanuel 5 years ago
Fake says to have painted this "Super Nurse" as an ode to all healthcare professionals around the world
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#2
Copenhagen, Denmark. Artist: Welinoo
Karin Love 5 years ago
Oh boohoo! Trump owns this in the US. Deal with it.
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#3
Los Angeles, USA. Artist: Teachr1
Jaded Queen 5 years ago
It's funny ,half of the population fighting over toilet paper like it is a necessary commodity ,while the other half doesn't even use it.
Trash Panda 5 years ago
Teachr1 is a very old friend of mine. He and I grew up together. He has such a wonderful philosophy on life.
#4
Barcelona, Spain. Artist: Tvboy
#5
Barcelona, Spain. Artist: Tvboy
“Divided We Stand, United We Fall.”
Connie Martin 5 years ago
Perhaps because there isn't a Spanish figure who is quoted "I want YOU..."
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Monika Soffronow 5 years ago
"Divided we stand. United we fall." Three weeks holed up alone already. Trying to keep reminding me of why it is better than going out there to get it over with. I wish you all Good Health, clean hands, and warm hearts.
#6
Los Angeles, USA. Artist: Ponywave
From the artist's Instagram:
"We all are going through this together. There is a reason which we will see after all. It’s time to look at ourselves. Take a look at what are we doing with the planet and our lifetime. Maybe we should change our priorities? Maybe we should slow down? Maybe we should take a look around and start respect our planet and all those with whom we share it? Maybe someone is trying to hide some changes? Or economic collapse? Maybe one more step to a new world order?"
Christina Uhlir 5 years ago
Yes. Definitely we should change our priorities. Definitely we should respect our planet and all those with whom we share it. There isn't any maybe about it. And please stop hating those who already changed.
#7
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Artist: Aira Ocrespo
Translation from Portuguese: "Bolsonaro's mask against the Coronavirus."
Final score:
237points
Chris DiFonso 5 years ago
Isn't that Bolsonaro's unofficial uniform? Scratch that, his uniform is a Nazi outfit
George Emmanuel 5 years ago
Tem que ter a participação dos frustradinhos, claro. Bando de gado brigando pelos seus deuses. Bando de babaca de um lado, outro bando do outro. E aí vai seguindo a hipocrisia de democracia, igualdade, tolerância. Ignóbeis religiosos políticos, ficam mostrando seus falsos discursos de amor e tolerância enquanto ficam se matando em cima das próprias mentira. Direita e esquerda, tudo lixo do mesmo lixão. Deixem de ser gado e virem pessoas.
#8
Berlin, Germany. Artist: EME Freethinker
Vicky Zar 5 years ago
Schatz is literary treasure. Its the translation of "my precious".
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Christina Uhlir 5 years ago
Oh, the toilet paper again. This is what worries me: please do not waste it; don't buy "luxury" paper made from chopped down trees. You don't have to have "your" Charmin.
#9
Malmö, Sweden. Artist: Richard Juggins
Draco Malfoy 5 years ago
This is hilarious. Imagine the guy as society, the top and washing your hands and staying home, and the bottom as toilet paper and hand sanitizer.
Amanda Pugh 5 years ago
This is based on the Greenpeace advert saying not to eat more chicken if you’ve cut out beef for environmental reasons right?
Madison Lam 5 years ago
I still can't believe that Corona's sales are dropping because people actually think that it's linked to the virus. I mean like, come on
Nidia Garcia 5 years ago
Its funny. Because the factory for corona beer will stop production. 🍻🍻🍺
#10
Pompei, Italy. Artist: Nello Petrucci
Draco Malfoy 5 years ago
I really hope that it wasn't someone else writing stay home and ruining the art.
Luna Lovegood 5 years ago
l'm pretty sure it's part of the art, but it would be really awful if it wasn't.
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#11
Los Angeles, USA. Artist: Rasmus Balstrøm
Balstrøm who is originally from Denmark did this last mural before he had to flee the country.
Monika Soffronow 5 years ago
Wildfires and the black death combined. Dark and bleak at the same time. 2020 did not load correctly.
Dutch VanZandt 5 years ago
Definitely 'on theme' considering the nature of the situation we find ourselves in...
#12
Los Angeles, USA. Artist: Corie Mattie
Jo Ellen Washburn 5 years ago
Love it! Sorry the peeps near it aren't heeding the advice. #stayhome
Kira K. 5 years ago
no masks either. but still a wonderful message and art -- i love it!!!
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Jindbayne, Australia. Artist: N/A
#14
Glasgow, UK. Artist: The Rebel Bear
#15
Mumbai, India. Artist: Tyler Street Art
“Keep calm”
#16
Warsaw, Poland
Translates to: Not every hero wears a cape. Thank you! (Translation credit: Draco Malfoy)
Final score:
166points
Draco Malfoy 5 years ago
Translates to: Not every hero wears a cape. Thank you! If I am not mistaken
#17
Barcelona, Spain. Artist: Tvboy
Janet Salisbury 5 years ago
You expect the guy to usually have flowers in his hand, not hand sanitizers
Marian Carr 5 years ago
it was probably done in a secluded place and he must've gotten permission. nonetheless it's a wonderful piece of work and i think instead of shaming it you should appreciate it because it's a wonderful message and it's gorgeous. stay safe! :)
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Miami, USA. Artist: Sean “Hula” Yoro
#19
Bristol, UK. Artist: Angus
Daria B 5 years ago (edited)
From plumber to doctor. Mario did a great job marrying a princess. ♡ (btw, this joke pokes fun on the stereotypes, no judgement, both plumbers and doctors are great heroes)
Christina Uhlir 5 years ago
.......and than wash your conscience. Every single human on this planet can stop the next virus.
#20
New York, USA. Artist: Crkshnk
Colin L 5 years ago
Denial for months certainly didn't help keep people safe, and now they deny that they were denialists.... a familiar pattern for this administration.
Jo Bebe 5 years ago
Arguing politics, especially online is pointless. Why even bother with the truth ......well fed sheep
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mntryjoseph 5 years ago
WHY on earth do the Trumpers STILL defend their cult leader? Trump called it a hoax, and did NOTHING to prepare for it! When Ebola was a scare, Obama at least beefed up the CDC, he didn't dismantle it like the cult leader did! THIS Administration has a lot of blood on their hands! Baffling!
Steve Cruz 5 years ago
If only they had been told how to MONETIZE C-19 assistance, things would have rolled out much sooner. GOP = Get Our Profits
#21
London, UK. Artist: Pegaus
N G 5 years ago
You can tell it's Boris (Bojo) because it looks like him and it's not painted in orange.
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FEAR, IGNORANCE and DISINFORMATION are the conservative way -- everywhere.
Ashla Delana 5 years ago
The person in the painting is telling people to panic.
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Tartu, Estonia. Artist: Princess Täna
“Living in a bubble. Just to be more ironic, a soap bubble.”
#23
New York, USA. Artist: Jason Naylor
Holly Molly 5 years ago
Interestingly, the heart is neon green, much like the colour of a virus/chemical.
#24
Los Angeles, USA. Artist: Jeremy Novy
#25
Bryne, Norway. Artist: Pøbel
“In these challenging times, I hope this piece can be a positive contribution and spread some joy. Be safe and take care of one another.”
Luisa Vasconcelos 5 years ago
I like that is a aged person in the picture. Make the statement strong.
Monika Soffronow 5 years ago (edited)
The photo is great. What a nice composition, colourwise, texturewise and generationwise, plus the geometrical shapes and the shadows.. Neat job.
#26
Melbourne, Australia. Artist: Lush Sux
Translation from Chinese - “Nothing to see, carry on.”
Doggo Georgia 5 years ago
Good lyrics for a song or verses for a poem about Covid.
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⚞ Katniss Everdeen ⚟ 5 years ago
As a chinese person, I find this borderline offensive. While the chinese gov did not do a good job responding to the virus (though still better than usa) it wasn't their fault that the virus happened.
Christina Uhlir 5 years ago (edited)
Katniss, that's absolutely their fault and probably yours. As one Chinese woman said, "We eat everything with four legs, except a table."....and with two legs (Bird flu) as well. And you heinously torture everything, including dogs and cats, boiling them - ALIVE, burning them to death wit a torch, cutting their limbs off while ALIVE. If I was Chinese or Asian, I would not speak on this issue, I would not defend these atrocities!!! I would not defend all those sub-human evil monsters who commit them and all those who voraciously devour the flesh of heinously tortured animals. Shame on you. I speak out against unconscionable atrocities against sentient beings, which cannot speak for themselves, where ever they are happening in this sad world, I'm not singling out one merciless, sanguinary sub-human monster over another.
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Vanities 5 years ago
Libs be like. "China is our hero!!" (Not understanding that China is actually fascist not communist/socialist.)
Christina Uhlir 5 years ago
Vanities, communists killed more people than fascists did. By the way, who is your hero?
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backatya 5 years ago
translation Yeah China was the cause of this and it was leaked out of their labs not what the media said it was
Christina Uhlir 5 years ago
Ibackatya, it was leaked from their "wet" live animal meat markets, where these deadly viruses jump from dead animal corpses to "human" butchers and customers. By the way, did you know that U.S. government is financing these experiments in USA and China, when animals are unimaginably tortured in labs, although, there are sophisticated, much more accurate and reliable non-animal testing methods available??
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Bristol, UK. Artist: John D'oh
#28
Dublin, Ireland. Artist: Subset Collective
Doggo Georgia 5 years ago
It's very attractive already. To most people at least. It's killed many people and I think some people are attracted to that problem.
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Bristol, UK. Artist: John D'oh
Draco Malfoy 5 years ago
Hey Tom, what's up. Wow the air smells so fresh and crisp during the spring........... oh right...... sorry dude. XD
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#30
United Kingdom. Artist: Gnasher
#31
Glasgow, UK. Artist: The Rebel Bear
Camelia 5 years ago
DO NOT TELL ME THEY'RE REMOVING THEIR MASKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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#32
Los Angeles, USA. Artist: Ruben Rojas
Miss Victoria 5 years ago
you could have added some love on the brick wall ... ('cause it cannot be quarantined)
Melanie King 5 years ago
exactly, it says it cant be quarentined, but then it ends up being quarentined inside the black box!
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#33
Copenhagen. Denmark. Artist: Andreas Welin
"a-a-Achoooo!"
Astrid Nineor 5 years ago
Masks are needed in the hospitals, if people feel ill they should not go out
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Missy Moo Moo 5 years ago
People used to do this all the time! You don't need a pandemic to not be feral
Dutch VanZandt 5 years ago
Old man in the supermarket had a snotty nose and blew it into a hanky... heads spun around- as if people were posessed- to give him the stink eye.
Paulo Antonio Moreira 5 years ago
Good image, but looks like she got a facial. Problably not the best thing to do these days (or any other day).
#34
New York, USA. Artist: Jilly Ballistic
Rachel Rollins 5 years ago
The homeless guy in the back ground really makes this sink in... How can they quarantine? So so sad, my heart is broken
E Potter 5 years ago
At Out of the Cold Centre county in Pennsylvania, they are moving everyone in to hotels. Lots and lots of donations are also pouring in. Some amazing people out there (Like my mom)
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#35
London, UK. Artist: Lionel Stanhope
Monika Soffronow 5 years ago
"History Documentary BBC ❖ Leonardo DaVinci, behind a Genius" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yT4IkPtTRo
#36
New York, USA. Artist: Jilly Ballistic
#37
London, UK. Artist: N/A
#38
Bristol, UK. Artist: Angusart85
Dorothy Cloud 5 years ago
I look at the "art" and some of it is gorgeous. This shows what graffiti really can look like. Ugly.
#39
Los Angeles, USA. Artist: Jules Muck
Monika Soffronow 5 years ago
That's not the way to wear a mask - TAKE YOUR HANDS OFF OF YOUR FACE, dammit!
#40
Bristol, UK. Artist: Diff
Caroline Driver 5 years ago
Well, it's the road sign for Old People Crossing here in the UK, but someone's put the masks on the, which is fine, but I don't get the jet ski, unless the artist just thought that the position of the figures made it look like they were riding a jet ski. *shrug*
Peter Hall 5 years ago
Road warning signs in the UK look like this. Usually you'd have the silhouette of something like a wild animal or children on the sign to warn drivers of upcoming hazards. I believe that '2 people wearing ppe masks on a jetski' (not it's real name ;) ) signifys that there are people at the beach when they should be at home isolating? That's how I read it anyway.
Peter Hall 5 years ago
This one is a modified 'old people('s home)' ahead
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#41
Berlin, Germany. Artist: Alaniz And W3sr
Artist describes the work titled “Media scares me more than corona“ as a funny collaboration with his brother @w3sr on how media-induced paranoia is scarier than the real virus.
Up All Night 5 years ago
After I have seen what happens in the hospitals, I say we must not look away. What we see are the bare facts. The media is surprisingly mature about this. I doubt this doctor on the grafitti sees anything shocking unless it's a message about the hospital not getting any more supplies.
Monika Soffronow 5 years ago (edited)
Media may be frightening, but SARS-Cov-19 can make you ill will Covid-19 and kill you (or someone else that you have passed it on to). Make your choice, guys. Ah, and wash them hands again.
#43
Stay Safe And Let's Move
Final score:
30points
Jennifer Boyer 5 years ago (edited)
I'm assuming "let's move on getting the revolution underway." Because this crisis has shown, at least in America, that too many facets of our system are broken.
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#44
La Gioconda In Barcelona
Final score:
30points
#46
Art Will Keep Us Sane
Final score:
28points
Lavender Brown 5 years ago
And a nice little squirrel to live in the happy little tree......
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#48
Artist: Anastasia Belyaeva
#49
Fight The Virus
Final score:
27points
#50
Pontefract, England Artist - Rachel List
Final score:
25points
Monika Soffronow 5 years ago
Boris Johnson, the prime minister of the United Kingdom, March 3 - "I was at a hospital the other night where I think a few there were actually coronavirus patients and I shook hands with everybody, you'll be pleased to know, and I continue to shake hands." March 27 - Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus and self isolates. April 6 - he is taken into intensive care and spends two nights there. April 9 - still in the hospital. Did anyone say anything about hubris?
#52
Bergamo, Italy. Giovanni Xxiii Hospital
Final score:
24points
Draco Malfoy 5 years ago
The medical staff is what is carrying Italy through this tough time.
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#56
Edinburgh, Scotland. Artist: N/A
Final score:
19points
#57
Masked Writer, Malaysia. Artist: Cloakwork
"Do not panic and always remember C-L-O-A-K! Firstly, stay ‘Clean’ and hygienic at all the time, ‘Learn’ more about the virus before spreading the false pieces of information on the internet. ‘Obey’ the rules and regulations by the government. Next, be ‘Aware’ of the symptoms and avoid crowded places. Lastly, please be ‘Kind’ to everyone!"
#58
Pullman National Monument
“In competition we have fought each other savagely and endengered the spirit of selfishness, jealousy, and hate. In cooperation we shall be taught to practice mutual kindness and mutual aid. Working together in harmonious cooperation we rise to a higher plane and become conscious of the inherent divinity of our nature.” Eugene v. Debs, 1915. Wash your hands. (Transcription credit: N’Baro Atksteel X377)
Final score:
18points
N’Baro Atksteel X377 5 years ago
“In competition we have fought each other savagely and endengered the spirit of selfishness, jealousy, and hate. In cooperation we shall be taught to practice mutual kindness and mutual aid. Working together in harmonious cooperation we rise to a higher plane and become conscious of the inherent divinity of our nature.” Eugene v. Debs, 1915. Wash your hands.
#59
Sylvain Cherkaoui, Ap
Final score:
17points
Wottermehlon Doge (Submission author) 5 years ago
hi. sorry, This is a school account I do not get emails outside of my district! sorry about that!
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#60
Isolation. Shoreditch Street Art, London
Final score:
16points
Monika Soffronow 5 years ago
Lemon Tree - Fools Garden https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Va0vs1fhhNI
#62
Translation: Cover Your Nose And Mouth With A Handkerchief To Cough Or Sneeze. If You Know The Artist Please Comment, For I Couldn't Find Them!
Final score:
16points
Monika Soffronow 5 years ago
https://www.voanews.com/science-health/coronavirus-outbreak/senegals-graffiti-artists-offer-covid-19-information-murals
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Draco Malfoy (Submission author) 5 years ago
And she did a wonderful job!
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Not Sure Who The Artist Is... Translation: There Is An Epidemic Of Ignorance Around... We Must Protect Ourselves!
Final score:
15points
Clare Amidei (Submission author) 5 years ago
The text is in Italian, so I think it's somewhere is Italy.
#64
Asheville, Nc. Previously: “Stay Weird.”
Final score:
14points
Clare Amidei 5 years ago
I like the poem on the blue wall. "I Carry Your Heart With Me (I Carry It In)" by E.E. Cummings
#67
Bath, UK Mock-Up
Final score:
10points
Wottermehlon Doge 5 years ago
the last time someone said survival of the fittest, i recall they got blown up day nail bombs...i think its survival of the stay inside-est
*sigh*, The Yellow Teletubby 5 years ago
Survival of the most introverted lmao
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Saint-Brieuc, France. Artiste : Disco Invaders. Title : Discovid
Final score:
9points
#72
Lourdes ; France.pic From The Local Newspaper.artist :deco Xpression
Final score:
6points
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ivan bolitekurac 5 years ago (edited)
hm,so artists are telling me to stay at home by drawing outside of their homes?
*sigh*, The Yellow Teletubby 5 years ago
hey, they're risking their health to keep spirits up and inspire hope (and introversion)
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https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.voanews.com/science-health/coronavirus-outbreak/senegals-graffiti-artists-offer-covid-19-information-murals%3famp In response to the coronavirus outbreak, Senegalese graffiti collective RBS has created murals across Dakar to encourage residents to practice good hygiene.
ZoSanYaoiFanChiisagi 5 years ago
Gotta hope they stay home and post digitally though.. even as nice as these are.
ivan bolitekurac 5 years ago (edited)
hm,so artists are telling me to stay at home by drawing outside of their homes?
*sigh*, The Yellow Teletubby 5 years ago
hey, they're risking their health to keep spirits up and inspire hope (and introversion)
Load More Replies... Tania 5 years ago
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.voanews.com/science-health/coronavirus-outbreak/senegals-graffiti-artists-offer-covid-19-information-murals%3famp In response to the coronavirus outbreak, Senegalese graffiti collective RBS has created murals across Dakar to encourage residents to practice good hygiene.
ZoSanYaoiFanChiisagi 5 years ago
Gotta hope they stay home and post digitally though.. even as nice as these are.
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