Abstract
Fighting the Climate Crisis: Attacks on World-Famous Works of Art
Climate change is one of the critical issues on the world agenda. Human-induced factors such as consumption of fossil fuels, deforestation, and industrial activities increase the greenhouse effect, and this causes a rapid increase in climate change. Climate activists consider policies to combat climate change insufficient and take striking actions to raise awareness. They block traffic, disrupt social events, and attack famous works that constitute the world's cultural heritage. To raise awareness about climate change, Leonarda Da Vinci's painting "Mona Lisa," Sandro Botticelli's work "Primavera," Umberto Boccioni's bronze sculpture "Unique Forms of Continuity in Space," Raphaello Sanzio's painting "The Sistine Madonna," Pablo Picasso's painting titled "Korean Massacre," Van Gogh's works titled "Sunflowers" and "The Sower," Claude Monet's painting "Haystacks," Vermeer's "Girl with a Pearl Earring," Goya's "Dressed Maya" and His works called "Naked Yeast", Eduard Munch's painting "The Scream" and Gustave Klimt's "Death and Life" have been the targets of climate activists. During the attacks on the works of art, they were not damaged, thanks to the glass guards on the results of art. However, activists, whose primary goal is to seek social benefit, have moved away from these goals. Instead of protecting universal values and world heritage, respecting human rights, and displaying a peaceful and sensitive attitude, they have adopted actions that evoke violence and tyranny. Although the activities that attracted attention for a short period were the subject of mainstream media and social media and won over activists who did not see any problems in the realization of the actions, at the end of the day, they caused adverse reactions. They could have been more successful in garnering public support.
Keywords
Art, Artwork, Climate change, Climate crisis, Climate activism
