A Russian security guard drew an eye with a ballpoint pen on the painting ‘Three Figures’ by Anna Leporskaya, one of the famous painters of the Soviet Union.
A security guard in Russia drew eyes with a ballpoint pen on two faces of a $1.3 million painting exhibited at the Yeltsin Center for Culture and Arts. While it was stated that the painting was restored to be cleaned and there would be no damage; The security guard, who was on the agenda, declared, “I’m a complete idiot for what I did.”
“I’ve been fooled!”
Your mistake The security guard stated that he was deceived but he was deceived. “Obviously, I didn’t like the paintings and drawings in that exhibition. They made a bad impression and I was trying not to look at them. I watched how people reacted to these paintings, I saw a group of 16-17 year olds talking about the painting. They were discussing why there were no eyes, no mouth and no beauty. Then a few girls from the group said to me, ‘You work here, draw eyes.’ I asked him if he had made this painting, and he said that he drew it. “
