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[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 113 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ruined? Those auctioneer will spin some artsy story and it will be a million pound art. It's money laundering after all.

[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

The difference between art and graffiti is about 100 years.

[–] katja@lemmy.blahaj.zone 79 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Story is wrong, it was his last day.

[–] vaguerant@fedia.io 71 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You're not wrong.

The security guard has since been fired and the police have opened a criminal investigation.

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 15 points 1 day ago
  1. I knew I'd read this before.
[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That was his day on the job.

[–] lefixxx@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Of all of his days on the job, this was all of them

[–] mvirts@lemmy.world 38 points 1 day ago

I just wish it was the original artist who got a job as a security guard just for this

[–] atomicorange@lemmy.world 37 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

A conservationist should be able to remove the ink. I doubt it’s “ruined”.

Edit: looked it up, apparently restoration cost about $5k. Not ruined, but definitely a costly little stunt.

Article where the guard explains a bit

[–] ChillCapybara@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 18 hours ago

He explains that some teenage girls handed him a pen and said draw eyes on it. And he was like, okay sure I guess.

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 29 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Who the hell is that stupid lmao

[–] gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world 28 points 1 day ago

Daily Mail readers

[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

In this context a security guard.

[–] Zacryon@feddit.org 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"ruined" in the eyes of the ones. "Upgraded" in the eyes of others.

Taste in art is highly individual as can be seen here again.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 23 hours ago

“eyesed” in the eyes of the literal

[–] FelixCress@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

He may have added value.

[–] Maelvie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 1 day ago

Making art with art 👌

[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 12 points 23 hours ago

I think it makes it better.

[–] Feyr@lemmy.world 11 points 22 hours ago

They misspelled improved

[–] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

They should promote him, its much better now.

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Should have used googly eyes

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago

It was his first day, he only had the pen in his pocket.

And what have we learned, kids?

Always carry a pocketful of googly eyes!

[–] ThatKomputerKat@lemmy.world 4 points 20 hours ago

Missed his calling, should have worked in a corrections facility.

[–] Jikiya@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Sweet, the Russian army gets more meat for it's grinder. You would think Russian serfs would be more careful about breaking the law during these mass sacrifice times.

[–] brown567@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

He was actually a veteran with significant injuries, so he's already been through the grinder

[–] AMillionMonkeys@lemmy.world 2 points 23 hours ago

You should use Linux.

[–] BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 3 points 22 hours ago

Has he been arrested like those people with the harmless orange powder?

[–] Linktank@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago

Both versions suck.