Stunning COVID-19 Art Videos by Colorado Filmmakers Win Awards from Black Cube Nomadic Art Museum

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a lot to the surface. Beyond the numbers, daily news updates, closing of businesses, and overall anxiety, we've also seen some beauty in a tragic time. Animal adoptions are up, pollution is down, and artists are leading us into a modern renaissance. Public spaces that were once busy are empty, which gives a golden opportunity to filmmakers.

Film by Adán De La Garza, "Protest Etiquette", 2019.

This month, 10 Colorado artists were awarded Video Art Awards from Black Cube, a nomadic art museum based in Colorado. These films reflect the messages and themes of quarantine, isolation, loss, and beauty, giving viewers a sense of kinship during unprecedented times. Along with the awards, Black Cube was able to give winners $200 each to support them during the pandemic through private grants and fundraising. Black Cube is featuring each artist's film on their Vimeo Channel, for anyone to watch.

Film by Juntae TeeJay Hwang, "Blue Salmon", 2020.

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The videos provide reflection on the vital themes of isolation, quietude, repetition and routine, death, intimate environments, and escapism. All works were produced in the last year, with select videos produced during the COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent quarantine.

Photo from award-winning film by Derrick Velasquez,"LUX", 2020.

Video Art Awardees

Zachary Barnes-Fagg, Shower

Sommer Browning, everything looks better at night

Adán De La Garza, Protest Etiquette

Juntae TeeJay Hwang, Blue Salmon

Laura Hyunjhee Kim, Cricket World 

Ben Kinsley, Dirt Worshiper I

Jeff Page, Butterfly Hug (an EMDR Poem)

John Roemer, Left Turn

Goran Vejvoda, We Are The Virus

Derrick Velasquez, LUX

Interested in purchasing art?

Reach out to artists via their websites. Many artists and filmmakers will have online galleries with works for purchase, and anything helps right now!

Stay healthy, Denver!

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Article written by Snarklet.