Art Museum Guard Damaged a Prized Avant-Garde Painting by Doodling Cartoon Eyes On It

[Javacoffee]

Originally Posted by PAhippo

a joke that costs $3,300 is not a joke to me.




wonder if the artist is laughing.

That artist is laughing all the way to the bank.

[Gerania]

Originally Posted by Javacoffee

That artist is laughing all the way to the bank.

She died in 1982.

[Javacoffee]

Originally Posted by Gerania

She died in 1982.

In that case, "was",,, unless only her death sparked interest and value to her work. Either way, the painting stinks and I don't understand why people care one whit about the antics of a jerk (guard). Diversion from current events, maybe?

[Cloudy Dayz]

Originally Posted by ClaraC

I kind of like it better with the eyes. ;D

It doesn't seem like restoring it should be a big undertaking. But this does fall into the category of "what was he thinking?"

Yep, that was my first thought too.

[crosscriss]

That's what happens when you pay someone a small amount of money to guard something that's worth a lot of money. It's a shame that it happened though.

[erasure]

I actually looked into this story some more, and it turned out to be totally not what I initially thought - not some bored kid, the prankster type.

Turned out to be a sad story - an older man behind it, the guard that is ( 64 year old to be exact,) the vet of the Afghan and Chechen wars, and most likely with the PTSD.

Why and who provided him with this job is not clear, whether he was desperate to accept any job because of money situation or what - that I don't know. ( He complained he was uncertain that he could even pull it through, because it required standing on his feet through the whole shift.)

But from what he was saying - he greatly disliked these paintings, they looked depressing to him ( without eyes and other features,) so when some youngsters visiting the exposition told him "we don't like them either, why don't you put some eyes on them," he literally did.

He is saying now that he thought that these were "kids pictures" at the exposition - that's how he perceived them, so he didn't think much of "improving them."

So yeah.
His state of mind CAN be questioned if you ask me.


https://www.e1.ru/text/culture/2022/02/11/70436825/

[Troyfan]

Except for the story about a bicycle chasing a motorized suitcase through an airport, this is the funniest one I ever heard.

[Dwatted Wabbit]

Originally Posted by Texas Ag 93

.....his first day on the job.

I'm guessing his last day as well.

Something tells me his next job will NOT be a guard...at the gulag he's sent to.

[bobsell]

It was insured for 75 million roubles, or roughly $1 million.

SMH. The bored guard is in the wrong business.

[anononcty]

Originally Posted by Javacoffee

Loosen up, dudes. It was a joke.

It was ignorance to say the least. A lack of appreciation for art and history.

Many don't understand what it takes to do a painting with paint and brush. His act is why graffiti is considered vandalism and a crime.