THE OPEN LOCK
This was the covid time when lockdown became the most important word across the world
The present covid19 pandemic has taught a lot of things to each one of us living in our respective countries. No matter what part of the globe we are, we all are dealing with the same situation at that moment. To fight against the spread of the coronavirus disease, more than 3 billion people in the world have been confined indoors. Although lockdown was an efficient solution, it has had various psychological consequences positive and negative on many people.
The present covid19 pandemic has taught a lot of things to each one of us living in our respective countries. No matter what part of the globe we are, we all are dealing with the same situation at that moment. To fight against the spread of the coronavirus disease, more than 3 billion people in the world have been confined indoors. Although lockdown was an efficient solution, it has had various psychological consequences positive and negative on many people.
There are numerous things that we all have learned during these trying times.
I was really disappointed when lockdown first started because all galleries were closed and all art exhibitions across India got cancelled.
Sometimes it got extremely boring having to stay at home rather than going out. All my daily activities had been cancelled and I had much more time than usual. However, mostly I enjoyed being at home and appreciated the extra time with my family, and painting.
During the lockdown, artists have created more and more art, using it as their way of expression, their way of making sense of this new world, and the experience of it.
Despite facing multiple challenges, the thirst to create has remained and even thrived. It is fascinating to see how this situation of external lockdown allowed for freedom and growth within.
The experience of 2020 was perhaps the closest we have collectively come to the feeling of complete surrender. In many ways, this surrender to our emotions in an increasingly absurdist world is similar to the surrender one experiences when engaging with art. It pulls you into its calm and chaos: pushing you to gaze deeper, to reflect on your interpretations, and to gather the resultant reactions.
I embraced the lockdown ‘enforced break from normal life’ relishing the ensuing spare time and isolation, seeing it as a ‘gift’, and put it to good use and paint, sketch and pass my time.
Once the lockdown opened gradually this painting represented it.
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