VIRUS 1980, a Monday Monster

An acrylic painting done before PCs, HIV, or Covid-19

Dragged out an old painting from 1980 which I called “Virus”. It was entered in an Sci-Fi art contest in Orange, California, but it did not win anything.

The odd thing about this disturbing image is the fact that few had heard of the new plague yet. HIV was emerging, perhaps, but few knew about it.

The strongest reaction this painting has garnered was back when google still had a social network. One of my followers said after she saw it, she felt like killing herself. A bit of an over-reaction, but who knows what viewers’ states of mind may be. Hope no one feels that offended today.

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