Will The Covid-19 Change Art Like The Black Death Did?

The Black Death occurred on the European coast in 1348. It reduced the population of the region to half. For many years after that, the Black Death attacked humans from time to time. The Black Death caused changes in the social structure and created new nobility. Medici family, As the family achieved wealth and power, promoted such artists as Filippo Lippi, Sandro Botticelli, and Michelangelo, and thus influenced the art form.

Many phenomena during the plague epidemic in history are very similar to our current situation. Relatives and friends can't meet each other for a long time, and their lives have completely changed. Because of the plague, many people are unemployed or have their incomes reduced. People are often in a state of panic, fear, and even losing trust between people. In this epidemic that experiences worldwide, some people escape from one place to another, but they will be affected by it no matter where they go.

It has become an indisputable fact that the Covid-19 will live with us for a long time. We are feeling the changes more and more clearly in living situations. Social needs and structures are also facing changes. I think the art form will also change. Perhaps shortly, we can see new art forms that have evolved as society changes, as it did after the Black Death in the 14th century.

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