![Stencil beard 2016-SMALL.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/692b71_5d6dea53ce2840eda4c3a7f664cd6fa4~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_0,y_3,w_300,h_295/fill/w_100,h_100,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Stencil%20beard%202016-SMALL.jpg)
ALEX HAMILTON
MEMENTO MEMES 2020
Art in lockdown.
Even though the increasingly challenging restrictions of a pandemic made it difficult to think straight or even work, most artists have used this time to explore their own tenacity. A series of popular-culture icons have emerged from or rather were restricted by the symbolic mask and represent the duality of a difficult situation. The lesson learnt was that sometimes restriction breeds creativity but it can also stifle it.
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![Momento Andy_30cm x 30cm.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/692b71_cdc9b341b37a4eefb39a7c3a6bd18736~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_306,h_306,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Momento%20Andy_30cm%20x%2030cm.jpg)
Memento Meme - Andy
Hand cut stencil and acrylic on canvas panel
30 x 30cm (unframed)
![Momento Frida_30cm x 30cm.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/692b71_cf4db7e4f7f34cb386075331e6231f49~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_306,h_306,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Momento%20Frida_30cm%20x%2030cm.jpg)
Memento Meme - Frida
Hand cut stencil and acrylic on canvas panel
30 x 30cm (unframed)
![Momento Mr President_30cm x 30cm.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/692b71_f2c85b6d818e4fa3b196a2f217d87822~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_77,h_77,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Momento%20Mr%20President_30cm%20x%2030cm.jpg)
Memento Meme - Marilyn
Hand cut stencil and acrylic on canvas panel
30 x 30cm (unframed)
![Momento Cuckoo_30cm x 30cm.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/692b71_bd1da1198cdb4fe681e2d4c56853652f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_306,h_306,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Momento%20Cuckoo_30cm%20x%2030cm.jpg)
Memento Meme - Cuckoo
Hand cut stencil and acrylic on canvas panel
30 x 30cm (unframed)
![Momento Grace_30cm x 30cm.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/692b71_bac1885326d74f1a8c51e22b36cf6dec~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_306,h_306,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Momento%20Grace_30cm%20x%2030cm.jpg)
Memento Meme - Grace
Hand cut stencil and acrylic on canvas panel
30 x 30cm (unframed)
![Momento Storm_30cm x 30cm.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/692b71_a826e1995c38401685f1d4ced1e08ea9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_77,h_77,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Momento%20Storm_30cm%20x%2030cm.jpg)
Memento Meme - Storm Trooper
Hand cut stencil and acrylic on canvas panel
30 x 30cm (unframed)
![Momento Eurythmic_30cm x 30cm.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/692b71_ea0c7a5ff93f4bfc8df57e4ce641a109~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_306,h_306,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Momento%20Eurythmic_30cm%20x%2030cm.jpg)
Memento Meme - Eurythmic
Hand cut stencil and acrylic on canvas panel
30 x 30cm (unframed)
![Momento One Must Mask_30cm x 30cm.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/692b71_c2c9e740e5d4474486ea5166cfb12a85~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_306,h_306,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Momento%20One%20Must%20Mask_30cm%20x%2030cm.jpg)
Memento Meme - One Must Mask
Hand cut stencil and acrylic on canvas panel
30 x 30cm (unframed)
![Momento Ziggy_30cm x 30cm.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/692b71_e59ca982f53b44df82bea467befa9c37~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_77,h_77,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Momento%20Ziggy_30cm%20x%2030cm.jpg)
Memento Meme - Bowie
Hand cut stencil and acrylic on canvas panel
30 x 30cm (unframed)