Oscar Oiwa Queensboro Bridge, New York

Year: 2020

Frame size: H 62 cm × W 81.5 cm × D 3.5 cm



Quarantine Drawing Series
Queensboro Bridge, New York

One month after the outbreak began, New York State reported 250,000 infections and 20,000 deaths. These alarming numbers made every moment feel precarious. To reassure myself that I am still alive, I ride my bike once a week from my home in Manhattan, crossing the Queensboro Bridge over the East River to my studio in Queens.
Oscar Oiwa / April 24, 2020

In 2020, the world faced the shared crisis of COVID-19. Projects and exhibitions worldwide were postponed, and while confined in his Manhattan apartment, Oscar Oiwa contemplated how to channel his experiences. Thankfully, he had the ability to express his feelings through art. During this time of isolation, he created 20 digital drawings between March and June 2020, which he named the Quarantine Drawing Series.

This artist's imaginative journey culminated in a series of silkscreen prints, shared with people globally, coinciding with his first solo exhibition at Gallery Nomart in 2021.
The Quarantine Drawing Series has been exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (2021), the National Museum of Art, Osaka (2022), and other venues since then.