Images of a huge Coronavirus-themed grass graffiti on Swiss Alps, depicting a girl looking at the horizon, were widely circulated on social media recently. Sprawling across an area of over 3,000 square metres in Leysin, Switzerland, the ‘Beyond Crisis’ artwork “evokes the building of a world with more solidarity and more humanity”, said its creator, artist Guillaume Legros. Ever since the pandemic broke out, artists around the globe have been putting up messages of safety, gratitude and hope via attention-grabbing murals ornamenting our streets.
BERLIN, GERMANYGollum, a character from ‘The Lord of the Rings’, is seen here holding a roll of toilet paper with a note ‘my precious’
DAKAR, SENEGALAn informative mural painted on a school wall, advising onlookers on the importance personal hygiene
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLICThe iconic ‘Lenon Wall’ too wears a mask, as if mimicking the people walking past it
NAIROBI, KENYATiny tots pose in front of an artwork, advocating against the spreading of COVID-19
HAMM, GERMANYSpidey sense tingling! Artist Kai ‘Uzey’ Wohlgemuth’s graffiti shows Spider-Man wearing a protection mask
SALVADOR, BRAZILThis mural by artist Marcos Costa depicts a couple share a kiss, wearing a mask
WEST YORKSHIRE, ENGLANDChildren pose for a picture with a graffiti depicting the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) workers as superheroes
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANAThis artwork shows legendary trumpeter Louis Armstrong wearing blue gloves and a face mask on the bell of the instrument
SEATTLE, WASHINGTONThe ‘My Child, Our Air’ mural painted by artist Craig Cundiff speaks volumes about how the virus has crippled the world
LONDON, ENGLANDA woman stops by to click a picture of a huge graffiti, portraying an NHS nurse
Meanwhile, in India…Amid the lockdown, graffiti artists across India have also been using their imagination and creativity to come up with thought-provoking murals and artworks, raising awareness among common about the importance of hygiene and social-distancing.
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