21 Months of #CovidClassics

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In April 2020, museums around the world issued a challenge to recreate famous works of art at home and then share those results on social media. This, of course, became the #covidclassics challenge that swept the Internet and kept us all going during some of the darkest months of the pandemic.

That said, one person took the #covidclassics challenge very seriously… maybe too seriously?

Most definitely WAY too seriously!

Yes, that person is yours truly and the result is twenty-one months of #covidclassics. Of course, all things must come to an end and my mission of crafting hilarious parodies of classic works of art for your amusement (and education?) is now complete.

It takes a lot of outside-the-box problem solving to stage a well-known two-dimensional painting or photograph in one’s living and/or working space. You have to consider the lighting, the costumes, the makeup and hair and even the editing after the fact. I can say with 100% confidence that I am so glad I put in the work to make so many of these #covidclassics because if they made even one person smile or chuckle to themselves, then it was all worth it.

Because nostalgia is a powerful drug and we all need a little something extra this time of year, I am pleased to share with you this video of ALL the #covidclassics. Be sure to look closely as there are a few images that I never posted to the blog. Plus, I included all the pop culture parodies I created since April 2020 that I shared only to my personal social media.

My thanks go out to all those who “liked” and commented on my images over the past twenty-one months and to those who laughed along with me.

Special thanks go to my forever sidekick – Chipper the Regal Beagle – for her patience with me as she was included in quite a few #covidclassics… whether she liked it or not.

Of course, the unsung hero in this entire project is my incredible husband – Mike Lee – who never shied away from photographing his wife’s crazy scenarios and shenanigans. Plus, he made the video!

The #covidclassics challenge was a lot of work, a lot of fun and ultimately…

It was a challenge well met.

2 thoughts on “21 Months of #CovidClassics”

  1. Adrienne the beauty of your, Mike & Chip work to give us Art Alikes (my name to avoid covid)is cast forever, therefore, never gone or forgotten.  I predict in 6 months Mike & Chip will beg you to come up w/other ideas. You certainly did create many ways to entertain me w/all you have done in the name of ART from Wandering Art Historian thru Spirals & Kusama etc. You helped me learn about art since the day we first met at a sobo lecture. My wishes are for you to always enjoy all you do in life w/your wandering loves Mike & Chip.Merry Days & New Year.  Love you, Cindy Perry

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I am writer and artist with a degree in art history who loves to talk to people about art. I have spent the last seven years building up The Wandering Art Historian “brand” as a way to connect with people who want to learn more about art. I give lectures and presentations and teach classes and host book club discussions with a creative or artistic connection. I also write about local artists, events, museums, and exhibitions to promote the arts in Central Florida. In 2021, I had a creative crisis. I struggled with authenticity in the art making process. I decided to make myself vulnerable and find out what a real, genuine Adrienne H. Lee artwork would look like. The process was challenging and emotional and revelatory. I learned that if necessity is the mother of invention, then authenticity is the mother of reinvention. I reinvented myself and learned an entirely new medium. The resulting artwork surprised me, and it will surprise you, too. Some people wish for a fairytale ending. For me, the fairy tale is only the beginning.