8 Latina Artists That Are Offering Hope During the COVID-19 Crisis

“Que Solazo! “, June 2020

8 Latina Artists That Are Offering Hope During the COVID-19 Crisis

Artist: Jennyfer Parra

IG handle: @turnthepicto

Name of art: Que Solazo!  The literal translation is “What Sun.” In the Dominican Republic, it’s a colloquialism used to depict a scorching sun or super sunny day.

Dominican-American artist and photographer Jennifer Parra has been creating a lot of art outside of her NYC apartment’s fire escape. She initially felt uninspired at the beginning of the quarantine and came across @artbydarios picture which he titled #fireescapism and that’s how her photo series and its name were born.

“Art is subjective. From crochet to drawing, to cooking, people are craving the need to create something,” she said. “It’s something so essential, even for the person that feels as if they don’t have a creative bone in their body. We all wake up with the need to design, produce, and generate something for that day. Art can even be re-organizing your cabinets to create a space that makes it easier for you to cook or take care of yourself and your family.”