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Shara Hughes — Social Distancing
Shara Hughes

Social Distancing

2020

Shara Hughes created this colored etching during 2020, a year marked by global isolation and physical separation. The work addresses themes of social distancing through printmaking techniques applied to wove paper. The composition utilizes multiple colors to convey the emotional and psychological aspects of pandemic isolation. Hughes employs traditional etching methods to explore contemporary social conditions. The print captures a specific moment in recent history through artistic expression.

Medium
Etching printed in colors on wove paper
Dimensions

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Vanguarts — Contemporary Dialogue

April 23, 2026

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Shara Hughes, Social Distancing, 2020

Shara Hughes created this colored etching during 2020, a year marked by global isolation and physical separation. The work addresses themes of social distancing through printmaking techniques applied to wove paper. The composition utilizes multiple colors to convey the emotional and psychological aspects of pandemic isolation. Hughes employs traditional etching methods to explore contemporary social conditions. The print captures a specific moment in recent history through artistic expression.

Medium
Etching printed in colors on wove paper
Dimensions
86.1 x 63 cm
Year
2020
Seen at
Vanguarts, Online (via Artsy)

Related themes

Isolation Themes, 2020s Art, Pandemic Art, Modern Print, Printmaking, Social Commentary, Wove Paper, Contemporary Issues, Color Etching, Emotional Landscape

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