A friend shared this woman’s clever reenactment of the demonstration onTwitterand it has already garnered thousands of likes.

Many commenters praised the ingenuity of the idea and the fact that it is so topical.

Additionally, the tomato soup can that was used to vandalize the painting was important to their message.

Van Gogh Sunflowers

Vincent van Gogh, “Sunflowers,” 1888 (Photo: National Gallery viaWikimedia Commons, Public domain)

[It was] to draw attention to the cost of living crisis.

A woman dressed up as the vandalized Van Gogh painting for Halloween this year.

What is worth more, art or life?

… are you more concerned about the protection of a painting or the protection of our planet and people?