With no cure in sight, humans are faced with building Herd Immunity to defeat COVID-19. This work provides the conceptual scaffolding to seduce viewers with an accumulation of the futile. The scene is devoid of indulgence in the midst of a contagion intent on utopic collapse. Alpha males ride herd out front and secure the daily routine. A warning to a virus, intent on affixing an expiration date, that our mortality has already forced a fragile future. The urgency of brushes embodies a resilient species now terminally susceptible to itself.

This piece is indeed a striking representation of human resilience and vulnerability in the face of a pandemic. The artist's use of thick, expressive brushstrokes and a muted, almost ghostly color palette creates a palpable tension. The figures, abstracted yet recognizable, appear to be walking through an ambiguous space, as if caught in a surreal landscape shaped by the uncertainty and fear of the COVID-19 pandemic. The muted greens, pinks, and browns convey both a sense of sickness and decay, while the gestural quality of the figures suggests movement, perhaps the relentless march of time or the effort to persevere.

• Oil on Board

• 25 x 40 x 1”