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superpatriotman

(6,247 posts) Sat Jun 21, 2014, 03:19 PM Jun 2014

Edward Snowden portraits are all the rage in China

http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1533096/edward-snowden-affair-rich-canvas-dafen-artist-huang-haifan

Dafen artist Huang Haifan in front of some or his portraits of NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden. Photo: Edward Wong

No one will ever know how much Edward Snowden’s leaks cost the US government, but for one artist in Shenzhen, the image of the fugitive US whistle-blower is worth at least 10 times more than imitations of famous works by Van Gogh or Monet.

At the famed Dafen artists’ village in Shenzhen, where cheap knock-offs of Impressionist masterpieces can be bought for as little as 200 yuan (HK$250) each, a portrait of Snowden will set you back between 2,000 and 3,000 yuan.

more at link

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/18/edward-snowden-portraits-china_n_5503417.html?utm_hp_ref=arts

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Edward Snowden portraits are all the rage in China (Original Post) superpatriotman Jun 2014 OP

??? Blue_Tires Jun 2014 #1

China's Spy, their hero, now even more proof Snowden should never be able to return to Thinkingabout Jun 2014 #2

I thought he was a Russian spy? Union Scribe Jun 2014 #6

It doesn't matter because he dared cross the Obama Administration... ReverendDeuce Jun 2014 #7

He crossed the US government but since you say it wasn't a problem during Thinkingabout Jun 2014 #9

Poor attempt to pivot... n/t ReverendDeuce Jun 2014 #10

You seem to be admitting Union Scribe Jun 2014 #11

An oddly nationalist, possibly racist, statement on your part. Gravitycollapse Jun 2014 #8

"All your secrets are belong to me!" randome Jun 2014 #3

I like Mr Fish's better. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2014 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2014 #5

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)

1. ???

Reply to superpatriotman (Original post)

Sat Jun 21, 2014, 03:26 PM

Jun 2014

Headline: "Edward Snowden Portraits Are All The Rage In China"

Buried below the lede:

While Huang has yet to sell any of the Snowden works, he says he fields calls about the portraits at least once a week from art collectors in Germany, France, Denmark and Canada, and many of the prospective buyers are women. “They all said he’s very handsome,” the 38-year-old explained at his studio yesterday. “I think many women like heroes who look cool and distant.”

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)

2. China's Spy, their hero, now even more proof Snowden should never be able to return to

Reply to superpatriotman (Original post)

Sat Jun 21, 2014, 04:12 PM

Jun 2014

American soil.

Union Scribe

(7,099 posts)

6. I thought he was a Russian spy?

Reply to Thinkingabout (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 21, 2014, 04:38 PM

Jun 2014

ReverendDeuce

(1,643 posts)

7. It doesn't matter because he dared cross the Obama Administration...

Reply to Union Scribe (Reply #6)

Sat Jun 21, 2014, 04:43 PM

Jun 2014

If it were Bush, it would be a different story though.

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)

9. He crossed the US government but since you say it wasn't a problem during

Reply to ReverendDeuce (Reply #7)

Sat Jun 21, 2014, 04:54 PM

Jun 2014

The Bush Administration when the illegal wiretapping was occurring then Snowden must have intended to hurt the Obama Administration, good to see you recognize Snowden's intended victim.