A lesson in ‘how to’ Between Art and Quarantine
#BetweenArtandQuarantine
@uppunder recreates Sidney Nolan’s, Ned Kelly, 1946, Gift of Sunday Reed 1977
For the National Gallery of Australia it started with a recreation of SIDNEY NOLAN's ‘Ned Kelly’ on Twitter, but it has escalated to all kinds of hilarity and even a globally viral LEGO version of ‘Blue poles’. We’re sharing some of the highlights of the internet sensation, the #BetweenArtandQuarantine challenge.
The #BetweenArtandQuarantine challenge, or the #StayHomeChallenge, was sparked by the Instagram account @tussenkunstenquarantaine on 14 March, as cities and countries across the world started to go into lockdown due to COVID-19.
The challenge was adopted quickly by the Rijksmuseum, The Getty and The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Now it has spread across the world, with gallery and museum collections worldwide falling to the phenomenon — including the national collection here in Canberra.
The challenge is simple:
- Pick your artwork
- Use three items in your home to recreate the work of art.
- Share on social media with the hashtags #BetweenArtandQuarantine #Tussenkunstenquarantine.
A relief from the current day-to-day grind of isolation, here are some of our favourite recreations that have been inspired by the Gallery’s collection:
The Vincent family recreate Jackson Pollock’s, Blue poles, 1952 ©️ Pollock-Krasner Foundation. ARS/Copyright Agency
Leonie Andrews recreates Antony Gormley’s Angel of the North (life-size maquette), 1996, Gift of James and Jacqui Erskine 2009 ©️ the artist
Sarah Earle recreates Grace Crowley, Abstract painting, 1947, Purchased 1959
Karen and John MacDonald recreate Audrey Flack’s, Jolie madame [Pretty woman], 1972–73, Purchased 1978 ©️ Audrey Flack
Maggie Jansen recreates Martin Sharp’s, Still life, 1973, Purchased 1973
Kirsty Young recreates Joan Miró, Paysage [Landscape], 1927, Purchased 1983 ©️ Successió Miró. ADAGP/Copyright Agency
Ainsley Prine recreates David Apsden, Brazil no. 1, 1971, Purchased 1972,
Josie Borgia recreates Bert Flugelman, Cones, 1982, Commissioned 1976. Purchased 1982.
The Da Silva family recreate Jackson Pollock’s, Blue poles, 1952 ©️ Pollock-Krasner Foundation. ARS/Copyright Agency
Aurélia Smith recreates David Smith, 25 planes, 1958, purchased 1978 ©️ David Smith. VAGA/Copyright Agency
The Vincent family recreate Henri Matisse’s Jazz. Icare [Icarus], 1947 © Succession H. Matisse/Copyright Agency
Melinda Rackham recreates Rosemary Laing, flight research #6, 1999–2000, Purchased 2001 © Rosemary Laing
