Art in the Time of Corona: Meet Elvira Dayel

Meet the exhibiting artists of our inaugural benefit art auction, "Art in the Time of Corona" and learn about what inspired their work and their artistic practice. This benefit art auction exhibition is on view through March 6, 2021. All artwork sales benefit the museum and exhibiting artists.
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Meet Elvira Dayel
@elviradayel
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Featured Art
“I’ve become comfortably numb”
Pastel on paper
44 1/2" x 44 1/2" x 0.1"
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About the Artist
"In the times like these, when we all struggle for air, making art, is my oxygen. It's the breathing medium in which to exist. It points me in a direction, gives a thread to follow. In my work constructed reality is a fantasy into which you are invited to enter. 2020 has been an interesting year. Here in Cali, while sheltering in place due to covid-19 epidemic, incessant California wildfires started raging earlier than their usual season. Fires burnt more land & forests than ever before in the recorded history of the state. They pushed dwellers out of their homes, razed through wildlife, polluted air. For a day the environmental catastrophe loudly played out in the hollywood-esque gravely deep orange sky. I was just one of many who wanted to address the depth of issues by capturing the apocalyptic atmosphere in their art. Orange wednesday “inspired” “I’ve become comfortably numb.”"
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Virtual Exhibition tour and Art Auction: