What is Just Stop Oil? Why Are Climate Activists Attacking Artworks?
Recently, climate activists have been carrying out very annoying actions for the art world. The effects of the climate crisis have become visible in recent years. In order to draw attention to these effects, the activist group Just Stop Oil took part in actions aimed at creating repercussions by choosing art.
Activists who read a statement or open a banner by throwing products such as mashed potatoes, tomato soup and ink at paintings that are very valuable in terms of art history and sticking themselves to the wall aim to draw attention to the climate crisis. No matter how good the aims of the activists are, what they do is considered vandalism in terms of the art world. Claude Monet’s “Les Mueles” Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, an important copy of The Last Supper, John Constable’s Hay Chariot, Pablo Picasso’s “Massacre in Korea, Vincent van Gogh’s The Sunflowers painting and finally Gustav Klimt’s Death and Life painting got their share from the actions of the activists.
What is Just Stop Oil?
These actions, carried out by the activist group Just Stop Oil, are organized to reflect a common purpose. How do you feel after the activists take their actions? She tries to draw attention to the destruction of the world through her works of art by calling out “How does it feel to watch the world be destroyed before your eyes?”
Just Stop Oil is a UK environmental activist group using civil resistance and direct action to get the British government to commit to new fossil fuel licensing and production. Just Stop Oil stands for “Just Stop the Oil”.
What Kind Of Protest Is That?
It is quite natural for people to report a situation that they are not satisfied with through protest, and it is an action that can have repercussions. However, if the protests reach the level of harm and vandalism, they are unacceptable and adversely affected by the public, regardless of the purpose of the action. These actions, unearthed by the activist group Just Stop Oil, are also interpreted as vandalism by many people. Activists not only carry out works of art, but also many actions on the streets. The main ingredient of these actions is orange paint. They read their leaflet after splashing paint on a building or a street spot. Activists also frequently block roads, hold sit-ins, hold marches, and ask the government to stop new licenses for oil and other fossil fuels exploration in the UK (Government has more than 100 by 2025) plans to license more new oil and gas projects).
What was the purpose of the protests?
We regard works of art as unique, unique and unique. We accept works of art as the best reflection of nature. An artist’s art first begins with imitation, and of course with imitation of nature. So what does this have to do with Just Stop Oil?
In the statements made by Just Stop Oil activists, they announced that they knew that the artworks where the actions were taken were protected by glass or plastic. In the statements made by the museums, it is stated that the works were not damaged.
Although the fact that he is a bodyguard does not cool us down, the statement made by the activists makes us think. For example, we got very angry when tomato soup was thrown at the van Gogh painting. ‘Why van Gogh? Not even bourgeois! or Why not go and protest in front of a factory? we said. But if this reaction is given to the works that we accept as unique and cannot be replaced again, why is this reaction not given while harming the world? It was to place the question in minds. Even though we are angry with the heat of the event, I think we can put the hat in front of us and think after learning the truth of the matter. Because if the world disappears, neither van Gogh, nor Goya nor Monet will remain…
Some resources you can read on the subject:
https://www.trthaber.com/haber/cevre/vandallik-mi-protesto-mu-718854.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-63543307
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