It is so interesting when art imitates life– and even more interesting when life imitates art. A few days back two men were reunited as brothers when one saw the other on TV – kind of like Yadon Ki Baraat. In another story a cat presumed dead invaded a football field and is now reunited with its family. And now, a security guard drew eyes on a very valuable painting – kind of like Mr. Bean. Take a look
This painting, Anna Leporskaya “Three Figures” was disfigured. Apparently, a security guard was having a really dull day and decided to put a ballpoint pen to good use. “This is an employee of a private security organization that carries out security activities of the Yeltsin Center,” an Instagram post said.
Since the ‘enhancements’ were done without too much pressure, it is possible to restore the painting to its original state, said news reports.
According to news reports, this was the 60-year-old security guard's first day on the job. He did this because he was bored – talk about blotting your copybook! A couple of exhibition visitors spotted the add-on eyes. The security guard was fired for his artistic attempts.
Those of us, who've watched the silly, nonsensical, hilarious 1997 movie Bean, would remember how Bean destroyed a valuable painting and then tried to make amends in his own way.
In the movie, Bean sneezes on the painting Whistler's Mother. He then tries to wipe it off and creates ink smudges instead, then uses paint thinner and everything comes off. This was his attempt to ‘repair’ the paining
Graffiti artist Bansky actually caused his own painting to be shredded during an auction - Sotheby's called it "the first work in history ever created during a live auction," and it was renamed Love is In the Bin. It sold for £16 million last year.
To say the least
This commentator seems furious that a painting like this is worth millions when years of honest toil could not amount to a fraction of that.
Another commentator made their own additions to the painting – and gave it ‘life’.
One person's art is another person’s garbage – these are precisely the extreme opinions that Three Figures seemed to attract.
There are also those who believe that art, particularly speculative investment, is a way for people to launder money.
Could it be that Three Figures will now increase in value – because someone behaved like a naughty school kid and everyone is now talking about it?
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