Saturday, November 17, 2007

Rindy Sam: The most famous ( infamous?) French-Cambodian kisser in the world

Cy Twombly plain canvas (right) was kissed by Rindy Sam (Photo: AFP)

Rindy Sam said her kiss was an act of devotion

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Well, at least she don't look upset with the court verdict of having to spend 100 hrs for community service and 1,500 euros fine.

I wonder what the lawyer fee and the court fee will cost her? can't someone from France give me an estimate? Also, how long she might have to work in order to pay off everything. Just curious.

Anonymous said...

Not too long, I suppose. 1500 Euros could be her total monthly income, if she has a good job in an office. Lawer's fees depend usually on the amount of the lawsuit. So she was very lucky. I don't think that she have to pay something to the court.
I read that the gallery wanted 33.000 Euros for the restauration. Here is a picture of the kiss:
http://www.blick.ch/news/kurios/3-millionen-franken-kuss-76300
It definetly will cost some time and work to take that away.

Anonymous said...

Actually it looks better with the kiss. I would pay more for this picture.

Anonymous said...

Yeah, I won't be surprise to see that the kiss double the value of the painting, and the greedy artist won't even shared the money with Rindy Sam.

Anonymous said...

Thanx, 4:12. Your estimate for Rindy Sam to pay the 1,500 euro seems fair; that is judging from her lack of self-control.

As for the painting, that was not the painting that she kissed according to the article. Plus, the lip print is a bit oversize and not conforming to Rindi Sam's lip profile. In any case, she kissed the blank spot, and the lipstic can be mostly removed, then sealed, then covered with a matching paint.

Anonymous said...

The painting is not impressive at all. Looks like one of my neice art in elementary school.

Cy Twombly painting is very plain, the lipstick does make it better.

Anonymous said...

Hmm ... That is what Ah Svakrava's toons needed.

Anonymous said...

It can't be any better than sacravatoon :) The man is a genius! He's too good. Intellectuals see his great work. So don't compare.