ニューヨーク・タイムズさんのインスタグラム写真 - (ニューヨーク・タイムズInstagram)「Danny Cortes was at a low — unemployed, in the middle of a divorce and on parole — when Covid hit. Isolated, he found himself scrolling through Instagram, where he was drawn to the remarkably robust community of miniature makers. A longtime collector of action figures with time on his hands and not much else to do, he started tinkering. Using poster board from a 99-cent store, he built what was familiar, an urban fixture that most New Yorkers walk past without a glance: a bodega icebox. And that tiny icebox — three inches tall and covered in reproductions of stickers by local graffiti crews — turned his life around. “I loved that when I worked on a piece, I didn’t think about my problems — my divorce, the pandemic,” Cortes said. “It was an escape — like I’m meditating, literally floating. I didn’t have a problem in the world. I wanted that high again, I kept chasing that.” From that one model, a kind of career unfolded, and in less than three years, Cortes has emerged as a sought-after artist, his miniatures collected by hip-hop stars and professional athletes. And the icebox, which has become his signature piece as his work evolved into more elaborate urban scenes, sold at Sotheby’s in 2022 for $1,890. Tap the link in our bio to read more about how a craft hobby to stay sane during lockdown blew up on social media, and in auction houses, and turned into a career. Photos by @apisukh」9月11日 5時10分