When artist Vikrant Bhise ran out of art paper in the lockdown, he started using magazine and newspaper pages to continue his series on the plight of the migrant labourer. In this way, the tragedies of the pandemic infused yet another dimension into his work. The four members of metal band Eternal Returns learned the basics of sound engineering so they could record their already-delayed-by-Covid album out of their new home studios. The graphic artist Appupen released his second Rashtraman comic online, for free, and hopes that when print becomes an option again — when comic conventions and other events return — they will be pandemic-era collectibles, precisely because they couldn’t be sold until it was all over.Here’s a look at what it’s been like to create independent art in the pandemic, pushing new boundaries, finding ways to be heard in a world that remained masked and locked away.New notesEternal Returns, a four-member metal band, was planning to celebrate their decade-long run and 50 live performances with the release of their first-ever recorded album, Reprieved to Totality, in April. They had only managed to record their first track when the lockdown was announced. We’ll wait a… Read full this story
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