discussion Activists throw soup at Van Gogh’s Sunflowers £76million Painting

[A Bomb]

ATRL serving braindead as usual. The attention is what they wanted.  compared to how there was minimal media coverage of the scientist who literally set himself on fire at the capital steps because of what is coming with climate change.  White twinks being dense NOT shocking 

[shookspeare]

Just now, A Bomb said:

ATRL serving braindead as usual. The attention is what they wanted.  compared to how there was minimal media coverage of the scientist who literally set himself on fire at the capital steps because of what is coming with climate change.  White twinks being dense NOT shocking 

not you calling us braindead when you fail to understand there's a difference between throwing a can of soup at a cultural artifact and literally setting yourself on fire. they're only drawing attention to their idiocy

 

one of these things is not like the other

[Blackthorn]

 

See when you do clownery

Edited October 14, 2022 by Blackthorn
A waste of time and tomato soup

[Bloodflowers.]

Of course they would attack a painting of an LGBTQ artist. Send these two losers to clean garbage from the streets as lifetime punishment since they care so much for ecology.

[Dragonfly]

cut off one of their ears!! 

[A Bomb]

4 minutes ago, shookspeare said:

not you calling us braindead when you fail to understand there's a difference between throwing a can of soup at a cultural artifact and literally setting yourself on fire. they're only drawing attention to their idiocy

 

one of these things is not like the other

A hit dog will holler   Art is just a tool of wealthy people to avoid taxes. Idk maybe the right word isn’t braindead but ignorant. 
 

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-02/how-do-the-rich-avoid-taxes-billionaires-use-this-art-strategy

[Robert]

6 minutes ago, A Bomb said:

ATRL serving braindead as usual. The attention is what they wanted.  compared to how there was minimal media coverage of the scientist who literally set himself on fire at the capital steps because of what is coming with climate change.  White twinks being dense NOT shocking 

It’s hurting the movement more than anything though, no one is seeing this and wanting to do anything about global warming. They just think environmental activists are weird and disrespectful. Also most of the people damaging art and throwing things in stores are middle class and white  

 

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Art is a healing thing for many people and Van Gogh being someone who struggled with mental illness means a lot to many so this really doesn’t sit right. It’s an important cause but there’s better ways to fight for it.

[plaidarms]

Peak middle class activism 

[A Bomb]

3 minutes ago, Robert said:

It’s hurting the movement more than anything though, no one is seeing this and wanting to do anything about global warming. They just think environmental activists are weird and disrespectful. Also most of the people damaging art and throwing things in stores are middle class and white  

 

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Art is a healing thing for many people and Van Gogh being someone who struggled with mental illness means a lot to many so this really doesn’t sit right. It’s an important cause but there’s better ways to fight for it.

The white on white crime, but in all seriousness I can guarantee that the large swaths of people do NOT care about this. Most people who believe in climate change already feel helpless about it, because at the end of the day it is on governments to do something. Hence, the act of setting oneself on fire also out of helplessness, which was ignored by the majority of media. I personally do not care about this million dollar painting compared to the fact that the first casualties of climate change are racial minorities. As that same demographic was the first and most affected by pollution. Hopefully this clears up my position on how silly the outrage over a painting is compared to idk Black, and brown human lives that will become increasingly affected by climate. But the painting!

[Cloudy]

11 minutes ago, A Bomb said:

The white on white crime, but in all seriousness I can guarantee that the large swaths of people do NOT care about this. Most people who believe in climate change already feel helpless about it, because at the end of the day it is on governments to do something. Hence, the act of setting oneself on fire also out of helplessness, which was ignored by the majority of media. I personally do not care about this million dollar painting compared to the fact that the first casualties of climate change are racial minorities. As that same demographic was the first and most affected by pollution. Hopefully this clears up my position on how silly the outrage over a painting is compared to idk Black, and brown human lives that will become increasingly affected by climate. But the painting!

Well you don't care, but many people who appreciate art as important and something that makes us inherently human do, and most likely also care about climate change. Trying to destroy a piece of art and history isn't going to solve anything related to climate issues nor gain any sympathy from anyone, there's no correlation at all and only makes these people look like entitled lunatics.

 

If they are so bold to do something like this they should take their protest to the politicians whose hands are the ones that should fix this. How about throwing the soup on Biden or Republicans instead of a painting? How about going to fashion week and throw paint at the wealthy people owner of companies that pollute to no end with their factories. I'm sure that would make a better headline instead of trying to ruin something precious.

Edited October 14, 2022 by Cloudy

[Vespertine]

34 minutes ago, Saintlor said:

Can this be cleaned/repaired? Or is it ruined?

van Gogh works are almost always displayed behind Optium plexi or Museum Glass (shatter resistant, anti-glare, UV filtering etc), so it should be fine. The frame is quite likely a one-of-a-kind antique frame that will need treatment though. 

 

These sorts of "demonstrations" are so idiotic. Art (in all its forms) is pretty much the only human endeavor that transcends time and culture. Anyone who attacks art, blows up sculptures or old temples, etc. is unhinged. 

[Vespertine]

40 minutes ago, Saintlor said:

Can this be cleaned/repaired? Or is it ruined?

van Gogh works are almost always displayed behind Optium plexi or Museum Glass (shatter resistant, anti-glare, UV filtering etc), so it should be fine. The frame is quite likely a one-of-a-kind antique frame that will need treatment though. 

 

These sorts of "demonstrations" are so idiotic. Art (in all its forms) is pretty much the only human endeavor that transcends time and culture. Anyone who attacks art, blows up sculptures or old temples, etc. is unhinged. 

[Ratviolo]

Lock them up

[Totami Legend]

1 hour ago, Totami Legend said:

they did nothing wrong free them

Not this thread doing numbers let me edit real quick 

[Robert]

11 minutes ago, A Bomb said:

The white on white crime, but in all seriousness I can guarantee that the large swaths of people do NOT care about this. Most people who believe in climate change already feel helpless about it, because at the end of the day it is on governments to do something. Hence, the act of setting oneself on fire also out of helplessness, which was ignored by the majority of media. I personally do not care about this million dollar painting compared to the fact that the first casualties of climate change are racial minorities. As that same demographic was the first and most affected by pollution. Hopefully this clears up my position on how silly the outrage over a painting is compared to idk Black, and brown human lives that will become increasingly affected by climate. But the painting!

I’m not sure I see the correlation. Yes, what’s happening in countries like Pakistan right now is horrific and should be on the front pages of every news site in the world but damaging art that is meaningful to people around the world won’t help either. If anything they should throw soup at the CEO of BP and Shell or politicians who vote against climate change. 

[Mitsouko]

[Delirious]

I really hope they are vegan. Otherwise theyre hypcrites

[Saintlor]

1 hour ago, sugarysunflower said:

“What is worth more, art or life?” said one of the activists. “Is it worth more than food? More than justice? Are you more concerned about the protection of a painting or the protection of our planet and people?

“The cost of living crisis is part of the cost of oil crisis, fuel is unaffordable to millions of cold, hungry families. They can’t even afford to heat a tin of soup.”

Yet they waste a tin of soup instead of donating it

[John Slayne]

the painting is protected by glass, y'all need to stop being triggered 

 

we're heading towards a climate catastrophe and politicians and oil companies do nothing to prevent it. be mad about that 

[UnusualBoy]

These activists are stupid like what were they trying to achieve with this?

[John Slayne]

1 hour ago, shookspeare said:

not you calling us braindead when you fail to understand there's a difference between throwing a can of soup at a cultural artifact and literally setting yourself on fire. they're only drawing attention to their idiocy

 

one of these things is not like the other

you'd have a point if the painting was damaged, but it wasn't 

 

so all of y'all outraged here look foolish and are mad about nothing while we're on the brink of a climate breakdown. 

 

the activists are right, it's time to sort your priorities and pay attention 

[simplywohoo]

These are almost always covered with glass so not surprised at all that this one was as well and they achieved absolutely nothing 

[shookspeare]

9 minutes ago, John Slayne said:

you'd have a point if the painting was damaged, but it wasn't 

 

so all of y'all outraged here look foolish and are mad about nothing while we're on the brink of a climate breakdown. 

 

the activists are right, it's time to sort your priorities and pay attention 

you're assuming that they knew the painting would be covered by glass, the intention matters more than anything and I'm not inclined to assume that they knew of it

 

maybe they should actually be productive members of society and study environmental science or something if they want to contribute to raising awareness about climate change in a productive way, but they probably wouldn't do that because this is all performative 

[Delirious]

i like how so many people are hardcore climate activists and aren't vegan.

 

like that's the least you could do. hypocrites

[Saddy]

1 hour ago, Patient Zero said:

Instead of attacking oil companies they attack an oil....painting

Idk why but this made me laugh  but you right, stupid choice