Are you secretly working from your bedroom and you only look dressed from the waist up?
Do you want to hide the fact that you have posters of D grade celebrities stuck to your bedroom walls? Or that ‘Hang in There’ cat poster?
It’s ok, we all know you love it. But let’s keep it private, shall we?
Thanks to support from our friends at HOTA Home of the Arts via their Rage Against the Virus program, Art-Work Agency has created a series of five artist virtual backgrounds for you to enjoy. Our team of artists and designers were asked to “Reimagine their ideal workspace” in response to the crazy times that are COVID-19 and remote working life.
To download, click the links below!
Learn how to install and activate your Virtual Background here (it’s super easy!)
‘Sunshine State of Mind’
Download Static Background (436KB .JPEG)
Download Video Background (50MB .MP4)
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“An ode of gratitude to our Sunshine State home. I would rather be “stuck” here in paradise during isolation with the sunshine, April’s mild weather and abundance of the good things in life than anywhere else.”
‘Hidden Depths’
By Emma van Zaane
Download Static Background (3.9MB .JPEG)
Download Video Background (28.7MB .MP4)
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“A surrealist look into the depths of my mind; looking beyond the fog of doubt and fear to find the most ageless and purest form. She is where creativity and inspiration are born.”
‘By the poolside’
By Elke Gill
Download Static Background (150KB .JPEG)
Download Video Background (20MB .MP4)
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“I have already been working in my ‘ideal workplace’ (after the AW Studio of course) with breaks that consist of beach walks, creek swims and doggo pats so I chose to take myself to a Friday afternoon cocktail by the pool.”*
*Sunnies must be worn at all times when this Zoom background is in use.
‘Surface’
By Laurie Oxenford
Download Video Background (3.4MB .MP4)
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“Working from home and life in isolation has made time enjoying afternoon shadows on walls, appreciating the sun and slow moments instead of trying to race against them.”
‘Jack’
By Claudio Kirac
Download Static Background (2.9MB .JPEG)
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“After years of working from a home studio, I tend to now miss the daily interactions with pets we have in our home spaces. There have been many studio cats, but Jack is definitely the most bizarre of feline creatures. A Black and White Cat, with no grey area – It’s a give and take kind of situation, bound by affection and love.”
How to activate our Zoom Virtual Backgrounds
Using the above link, save your chosen background to your computer. Then, open the Zoom desktop application.
Windows: Click your profile in the top right corner, and click Settings.
Mac: Click zoom.us in the top left hand corner, and click Preferences.
On the menu to the left, click Virtual Background.
Once on the Virtual Background tab, click the + icon, located next to the words ‘Choose Virtual Background’. A box will pop up allowing you to upload an image or video from your computer. Navigate to and select the image/video you would like to use.
You are now ready to call someone and share the world of creativity that is Art-Work.
OK, Zoomer. has been supported by HOTA, Home of Arts through HOTA’s Artist Fund, Rage Against The V(irus).