Tears 3
by Pauline Galianaabstract, drawing (gouache)
10 x 8 in 25 x 20 cm
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In December 2019, the Wuhan medical community’s attempt to warn about a new strand of coronavirus was censored by the Chinese government. Consequently, casualties drastically rose; I was in shock. Unable to use words, I turned to drawing to express my empathy for the Chinese people. The epidemic growing to a pandemic, I expanded these drawings into an ongoing series called Tears of Fire, a requiem.
In these drawings, I stage and torment the mythical East Asian Long, the auspicious dragon symbol of power, strength and which controls the water.
However, Western dragons breathe fire.
