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While it’s true that frontline corona-warriors like essential workers and healthcare professionals have worked tirelessly to keep us safe, artists across the world deserve due credit for having kept us sane with their pandemic-induced imagination and creativity. Naturally, this experience of lockdown that rippled in the community of artists, inspired a new wave of artistry altogether.
Mumbai-based artist Yugandhara Shete is one such creator who took to instagram to sketch the cartoon versions of her friends dealing with pandemic-specific challenges and lockdown woes. We compiled a list of her sketches that won us over :-
View this post on Instagram This is Parth. Generally a party animal, but currently staying at home and working on his guitar lessons. Be like Parth. #StayHomeStaySafe #covid19 #quarantinelife #workfromhomelife A post shared by Yugandhara Shete (@yuga_shete) on Apr 7, 2020 at 6:10am PDT
This is Parth. Generally a party animal, but currently staying at home and working on his guitar lessons. Be like Parth. #StayHomeStaySafe #covid19 #quarantinelife #workfromhomelife
A post shared by Yugandhara Shete (@yuga_shete) on Apr 7, 2020 at 6:10am PDT
View this post on Instagram This is Hemani. Chilling, eating junk and watching series is how her routine looks like while she is at home. Oh, and of course she is working from home?. Be like Hemani. #StayHomeStaySafe #covid19 #quarantinelife #workfromhomelife #illustration #doodlesofinstagram #doodles #staedlerpencils #sakuramicronpen A post shared by Yugandhara Shete (@yuga_shete) on Apr 7, 2020 at 6:14am PDT
This pandemic has magnified the significance of art, and given us the time to revisit the things most fundamental to life, one can hope that in the days ahead, there’ll be a greater sense of balance and maturity in the way people prioritise life.
View this post on Instagram This is Aishwarya. Our bookworm. Reading whole day is all she does staying at home. And yes, clicking my pictures too?.Be like Aishwarya. #StayHomeStaySafe #covid19 #quarantinelife #nothingtodo #reader #photographer #staedlerpencils #sakuramicronpen #illustration #doodlesofinstagram #doodles A post shared by Yugandhara Shete (@yuga_shete) on Apr 7, 2020 at 6:19am PDT
View this post on Instagram This is Sharmindrila. Staying at home, this bengali beauty is gorging some delicious bengali cuisine. Be like her. #StayHomeStaySafe #covid19 #quarantinelife #workfromhomelife #bengalifood #illustration #doodlesofinstagram #doodles #staedlerpencils #sakuramicronpen A post shared by Yugandhara Shete (@yuga_shete) on Apr 9, 2020 at 5:04am PDT
View this post on Instagram Itz Poonam! She is not that happy as she doesn’t get to apply makeup everyday. But what are YouTube tutorials for! Staying at home, she is honing her skills. Be like her. #StayHomeStaySafe #quarantinelife #workfromhomelife #makeuptutorial #illustration #doodlesofinstagram #doodles #staedlerpencils #sakuramicronpen A post shared by Yugandhara Shete (@yuga_shete) on Apr 9, 2020 at 5:19am PDT
View this post on Instagram Peeps…where are YOUR masks? #quarantinelife #workfromhome #wearyourmask #covi̇d19 #stayhomestaysafe A post shared by Yugandhara Shete (@yuga_shete) on Apr 17, 2020 at 2:04am PDT
View this post on Instagram This is Umang, @khaun_piun_sukhi . A wildlife photographer who is missing his friends in the wild but prefers to #stayhome. Be like him. #stayhome #staysafe #covid19 #quarantinelife #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #illustration #doodlesofinstagram #doodles #staedlerpencils #sakuramicron A post shared by Yugandhara Shete (@yuga_shete) on Apr 25, 2020 at 6:37am PDT
We hope you enjoyed the cartoon sketches and now it’s time for a big reveal. Apart from wearing the artist hat, Shete or fondly known as Yuga also actively serves as a journalist at AnimationXpress.com, aggregating the AVGC community while regaling the world with her own art.
