IHBC COVID-19 signpost 15: Need conservation stimulation under isolation? Might the Getty’s fun challenge – ‘Recreating artwork using random house objects’ – be used to recreate favourite buildings of IHBC members?

As nearly a third of the world’s population lives under coronavirus-related restrictions, the Getty Museum is asking people to recreate artwork using random house objects, so might IHBC members with an imaginative turn do the same for their favourite buildings, posting pics on our Social Media or sending them to our Membership Services Officer Michael Netter for circulation?

CNN writes:

Luckily, the J. Paul Getty Museum, based in Los Angeles, gave art fans something different to do besides Netflix and chilling. ‘We challenge you to recreate a work of art with objects (and people) in your home,’ the museum tweeted. The rules are quite simple: pick your favorite art, find three things lying around your house, and use them to recreate the artwork.

The museum shared some of the best creations, and people were quick to hop on the trend.

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See examples from Russia on Facebook

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