Van Gogh sounded upset about the sentence given the other day to Just Stop Oil activists, believing his painting was meant to inspire challenge, not punishment.
He believed in trying to keep courage alive, emphasizing the importance of pushing boundaries of life and art, similar to the actions of Phoebe and Anna.
Although Van Gogh was a pariah during his life, his legacy reflects a tradition of artists and activists defying norms for a better world, similar to contemporary activism.
The art world tends to love artists more when they're dead; while alive, they're often too unpredictable and opinionated for their work to be commodified.
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