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Police in Houston are searching for a vandal who spray-painted a Picasso painting. The man was captured on camera using a stencil to paint an image of a bull and the word "Conquista" on the Spanish master's 1929 'Woman in a Red Armchair." A bystander who videoed the man in action says the vandal identified himself as an up-and-coming Mexican-American artist who wanted to "honor" Picasso's work.
The painting, one of nine Picassos in Houston's Menil collection, was rushed to the museum's on-site conservation lab and experts say the prognosis is good. "The most important thing is to get the painting to full health, which is happening," said a museum spokesman. "All the spray paint has been removed. It is in the right hospital. The painting now needs to rest." If the vandal is caught, he will face a charge of criminal mischief with a maximum penalty of two years in prison.
insomniasexx · 4541 days ago · link ·
This seems fake....right? Like dude just happens to have camera out, dude just runs over without saying anything after to get a perfect shot of the painting. Weird.
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thenewgreen · 4540 days ago · link ·
Also, as khaaan points out, the camera man suffers from a very real affliction Vertical Video Syndrome
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insomniasexx · 4539 days ago · link ·
We are having this exact same problem at work right. We have screens that are 16:9 but our customers are uploading iphone vertical videos. On a 2.3 inch screen, the video is only like .5 inches wide now. We're totally putting this video on the site for our new product.
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thenewgreen · 4541 days ago · link ·
Yeah, I don't buy it either. Let's just say that you happen to have a camera out and happen to be hanging out in the corner of the gallery room with the camera focused all the way across the room when a vandal is defacing a Picasso. Do you:
A: Immediately run up to the painting and focus in on it and then the description B: Go after the vandal and tape them further C: Go get a security guard D: None of the above E: Get out a pen and improve upon the vandals shoddy work