"As dramatic as it sounds, I actually felt like the world crashed down on me," she said.Screengrabs of the conversation between Duan and Poveteva on April 1, 2022.This is not the first time Duan has had her likeness used in an artwork without consent.with Singaporean artist Allison M. Low over art pieces displayed at the opening of a Love, Bonito store in Funan.
"Before [this], I was more upset in terms of how my ambitions of being a model were being exploited. This time, I feel so personally violated," Duan said. She says in her TikTok video that she is considering legal action, but that things are “so complicated” at the moment. But at least her plea is being heard. Her tweet about Poveteva's painting has been retweeted almost 25,000 times, and she has received messages of support from people worldwide and sparked discussions about ethics and legal rights in the art industry.