[Ost-news] Bateman smears famous work to protest pipeline

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Bateman smears famous work to protest pipeline

Video (at link at bottom): Bateman paints over painting in protest  
Symbolic smearing meant to demonstrate hazards of spills  
Mar 21, 2008 04:30 AM  
Petti Fong  
Western Canada Bureau Chief

VANCOUVER–Paintbrush in hand, poised over the canvas of orcas swimming in the ocean, wildlife artist Robert Bateman had a momentary feeling of uncertainty.

But when the black paint touched a $2,000 print of his famous painting, Orca Procession, Bateman knew defacing one of his most beloved images was the right thing to do.

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    [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/bateman-smears-famous-work-protest-pipeline

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