Police question Artist for Thought Crime

[Santa]

I love this guys work. Hope it goes viral.
What kind of little pansy bitch would call the cops because they felt threatened by a painting?

Check out the links.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-bank-painting-20110828,0,4395501.story

http://i915.photobucket.com/albums/ac358/jackconrad/junk/e5b1ca70.jpg

http://maxkeiser.com/2011/08/28/another-brillian-chase-on-fire-by-alex-schaefer/

Please support the arts... ;D
He's auctioning his painting on eBay.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190570913537#ht_500wt_1278

[k-os]

This is a tragedy, unless it was staged by the artist. I can only hope that he had someone make an anonymous call to the police for publicity. I just can't handle the idea of someone being threatened by a painting.



"They said they had to find out my intention. They asked if I was a terrorist and was I going to follow through and do what I was painting."

OK, I wonder what percentage of arsonists paint pictures of their crime before they burn a property down. The stupidity is making my head hurt.

Also, what did that call to police sound like? "Hello 911? Someone is painting a picture of fire, and I am afraid."

[gunDriller]

so if i jump on the War on Terror bandwagon - like the cops interrogating this painter - i can have a police-state job too ?

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[Twisted Titan]

I wonder if 6 squad cars showed up at his house?

Questioning a painter is much more important then solving crimes

[solid]

so if i jump on the War on Terror bandwagon - like the cops interrogating this painter - i can have a police-state job too ?

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Sure gunDriller, just paint something about you shutting down a lemonade stand. They will love it and you will get the job immediately. Good benefits too!

[sirgonzo420]

from the artist's ebay page selling the painting:


Here's how I'm pricing the piece: In 1873 one French franc equalled .290322581 g grams of gold. Legend has it that Vincent Van Gogh sold one painting in his lifetime, the Red Vineyard at Arles, for 400 francs, which would have equalled 116.129 grams of gold, or 4.1 ounces of gold. Today an ounce of gold costs $1835, so 4.1 ounces of gold is $7523.50. Not a bad price adjusted for inflation and given the amount of money his work auctions for nowadays quite a steal! I'm going to auction this painting on e-bay, it's just "too hot" not to! I've been getting offers and I think this is the most democratic and frankly interesting way to monetize this artwork. I'm going to float this painting on the open market and engage in a little real-world price discovery. And I'm going to be setting the auction starting bid at the cost of just a half an ounce of gold in today's prices, or $920.

[Santa]

from the artist's ebay page selling the painting:

Thanks for posting that. I had it copied and was gonna add it, but spaced it out.

[Santa]

Also, what did that call to police sound like? "Hello 911? Someone is painting a picture of fire, and I am afraid." Ahahaha...this cracked me up. Thanks k-os.

One good thing,...

Goons can't stop the fires that get started in peoples minds.

[midnight rambler]

If you see something, say something.* It's the right thing to do.

*A society works best when the members of that society police each other in order to conserve the state's resources.

[Santa]

If you see something, say something.* It's the right thing to do.

*A society works best when the members of that society police each other in order to conserve the state's resources.

When I was growing up as a kid we used to call them rat finks, then later, narcs...

[Joe King]

I wonder if 6 squad cars showed up at his house?

Questioning a painter is much more important then solving crimesIt's certainly easier. lol

[SWRichmond]

So if I paint a picture of a naked woman, am I under suspicion of being a rapist?

How about if I make endless TV cop show series about people being mutilated, murdered, tortured, etc...does that make the producer and director murderers and sadists?

[Joe King]

So if I paint a picture of a naked woman, am I under suspicion of being a rapist?No, just as a peeping tom. lol

[Santa]

No, just as a peeping tom. lol

No, that would be anyone caught looking at the painting. :)