by Shelley Lowenstein

Artwork Description

My Brothers' Keeper OR The GREAT American Mask Divide

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The pandemic has changed Lowenstein's ability to be out and about, celebrating everyday life through narrative painting. And so, she began a series of paintings called MY COUNTRY ‘TIS OF THEE which focuses on timely political, social, cultural issues. At the beginning of the pandemic, she jumped feet first into a new work based on mask wearing as a political choice. While the scientists were only just learning about the virus, some citizens flaunted their rights not to wear masks. And so began, the Great American Mask Divide, also known as My Brother’s Keeper, a triptych where masks separate survivors into pods. At last count, the beginning of November 2020, there were over 230,000 Americans who succumbed to the Coronavirus. Please look closely. You will notice the faint silohuettes of citizens no longer with us.

Artwork Details

Medium: Painting Oil

Genre: Figurative