Art Imitates Life?
Stamped: October 19th, 2006 | Toggle Similar
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The other day when I heard this story I was blown away. A guy is showing his multi-million dollar Picasso, when he accidentaly pokes his elbow through it. Oh bummer.
He began to tell the story of the Picasso’s provenance. As he talked, he had his back to the picture…[W]ithout realizing it, he backed up a step or two as he talked. “So then I made a gesture with my right hand,” Wynn said, “and my right elbow hit the picture. It punctured the picture.” There was a distinct ripping sound. [via New Yorker]
Aw shucks, seems like an honest mistake. And well, when you've got the kind of money that Steve Wynn, casino magnate, has what's another 40 million? Drop in the bucket. As Mr. Wynn said, "It's a picture, it took Picasso five hours to paint it." Cool. You are obviously a true art lover Mr. Wynn, rock on.
I was thinking though how awesome it would be of Mr. Wynn could do something to bring back the value of the painting. That all depends on where the elbow hole was. Like if the hole were in the eye he could sew on a googly-eye, cool huh? Or what if the hole were in the stomach, he could tape on a rubbery alien toy poking from the hole. Perhaps he could add another hole and make it a contemporary statement on feminism and/or sex dolls??
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Or he could donate it to the local mini-golf course - Hole in (picasso’s painting) one. This may not bring back the value of the painting but it may inspire the creation of cubist golf courses.
it’s so weird that this happened now, just when i was starting my picasso painting for my art major class.
it’s so weird that this happened now, just as i begin my picasso painting in my art major class.