Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @JohnWilson14

Overview

Total number of tweets analysed

87

Earliest tweet was on

2023-03-18

Latest tweet was on

2023-03-26

Tweets covering

7 days

Average age of authors' accounts

10 years


Summarization

The main points of these tweets center around the debate regarding the purchase of a portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds for Β£50 million by the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) with the help of Art Fund. Some believe the amount is too high, and question why the NPG didn't buy it when it was sold for Β£10 million in 2001. Others argue that cultural artifacts have value beyond their monetary worth and that private wealth can be utilized to support the arts. The conversation delves into topics such as the importance of preserving cultural heritage, the role of private funding in the arts, and the value of art in education.

Topic Modeling

  1. The value and purchase of artwork, specifically the Reynolds portrait
  2. The significance of art and culture
  3. Personal opinions and observations on the topic
  4. Appreciation of art and artists
  5. Museums and art galleries

Emotional Analysis

The tweets express a range of emotions including frustration, disbelief, anger, humor, admiration, and concern. Many tweets question the high price of art and suggest that the money could be better spent elsewhere, such as supporting provincial museums or cultural programs. Some tweets express admiration for the significance of the artwork or the artist, while others feel that the NPG should not have to rely on emotional blackmail or sensationalism to acquire the painting. There is also humor and banter between some users, but overall there is a sense of valuing culture and art while grappling with issues of funding and priorities.

Trend Analysis

  • Cultural heritage and national treasures
  • Art valuation and pricing
  • Discussion of specific artists and their significance
  • Criticism of government and private funding for cultural institutions
  • Satirical and humorous commentary on the topic

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Types of Tweets

Number of Retweets

18

Percentage of total tweets

20%

Number of Original tweets

4

Percentage of total tweets

4%

Number of tweets that contain Mentions

87

Percentage of total tweets

100%

Number of tweets that were Replies

65

Percentage of total tweets

74%

Number of tweets that were Quotes

4

Percentage of total tweets

4%

Number of tweets that contain Hashtags

4

Percentage of total tweets

4%


Top 5 devices used to tweet

Source Count
Twitter Web App 39
Twitter for iPhone 26
Twitter for Android 13
Twitter for iPad 9

What devices were used to tweet


Top 10 accounts with highest followers count

Username Name Bio Followers count
quantick David Quantick RICKY'S HAND out now!! https://t.co/23oVELKS3H. Honorary Vice-President of the Philip Larkin Society and Visiting Professor at Sunderland University. Also Emmy. 62,379
JANUSZCZAK WALDEMAR JANUSZCZAK I write about art and make films. My favourite artists: 1/Pontormo 2/Manet 3/Njideka Akunyili Crosby 4/Soutine 5/Reading FC 56,975
arthistorynews Dr. Bendor Grosvenor πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ Evangelist for Old Masters & Scotland. Columnist, @TheArtNewspaper. "Excitable nerd", New York Times. Come for the art, leave for the politics. 49,177
18thCent_Kitty Kitty Pridden I live in a glorious Georgian bubble, masquerades, coffee houses, highwaymen, rakes, taffeta & Tyburn, decadence & debauchery! Creator of #FridayNightFrills 14,697
Niamh_NicGhabh Dr Niamh NicGhabhann Senior Lecturer @HistoryUL Research: religious architecture; Irish cultural histories; public space. Board @CMCIreland ❀️ Irish design, She/her 14,369
lucymirandaward Lucy Ward πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ Author, β€˜The Empress and the English Doctor’ @Oneworldnews. β€˜A wild story’ The Times. Shortlisted Pushkin House Book Prize 2022. @lucymirandaward@mastodon.world 5,252
johnsimons1955 John Simons John Simons - Est. 1955 Traditional American, British, Continental clothes for men 'Natural Shoulder Spoken Here.' Tel: 020 3490 2729 5,132
IsobelCarr Isobel Carr Best-selling historical romance author & Mastiff owner. she/her Some form of IsobelCarr on pretty much every app (or Isobel_and_Mycroft). 4,958
kreeve Katharine Reeve Wartime Puffin picturebooks (CUP). Senior Lecturer, Nonfiction editor, Art, design, history, nature, environment. FRSA. Guild Food Writers Award 4,772
VoteArjay Arjay Martin, J. D., B. Bus. My speech is protected with the Implied Rights of Political Communication. RTs/Fs not endorsement. All of my actual posts are opinion only. F4F unless nuts. Ta. 4,487

Top 10 accounts with highest friends count

Username Name Bio Followers count
Niamh_NicGhabh Dr Niamh NicGhabhann Senior Lecturer @HistoryUL Research: religious architecture; Irish cultural histories; public space. Board @CMCIreland ❀️ Irish design, She/her 15,076
lucymirandaward Lucy Ward πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ Author, β€˜The Empress and the English Doctor’ @Oneworldnews. β€˜A wild story’ The Times. Shortlisted Pushkin House Book Prize 2022. @lucymirandaward@mastodon.world 5,601
kreeve Katharine Reeve Wartime Puffin picturebooks (CUP). Senior Lecturer, Nonfiction editor, Art, design, history, nature, environment. FRSA. Guild Food Writers Award 5,032
VoteArjay Arjay Martin, J. D., B. Bus. My speech is protected with the Implied Rights of Political Communication. RTs/Fs not endorsement. All of my actual posts are opinion only. F4F unless nuts. Ta. 4,737
barbmilne barb milne More left than right. Love narratives that read themselves to me. l like looking at gaps....https://t.co/0NIicAfe5u 3,730
johnsimons1955 John Simons John Simons - Est. 1955 Traditional American, British, Continental clothes for men 'Natural Shoulder Spoken Here.' Tel: 020 3490 2729 3,576
BRIANARNOPP Brian Arnopp - Photographer Photographer industrial photographer in the 80's now food & restaurant photographer for Hertfordshire Life. 4th Dan judo ..Instagram @arnoppbrian. 3,495
PunchPattie Pattie Punch Librarian "own notions" 3,432
Modernistics πš–πš˜πšπšŽπš›πš—πš’πšœπš– πš–πš˜πšπšŽπš›πš—πš’πšœπš– β€’ πš’πš—πšπšŽπš›πš—πšŠπšπš’πš˜πš—πšŠπš•πš’πšœπš– β€’ #πš–πšπšŠπš—πš 2,924
arthistorynews Dr. Bendor Grosvenor πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ Evangelist for Old Masters & Scotland. Columnist, @TheArtNewspaper. "Excitable nerd", New York Times. Come for the art, leave for the politics. 2,890

Most active users

Username Bio Number of tweets
Michael32477817 revealing messages in/of art Declaration;`artist~reresearcher` past present future copyright (C) (C) (k)not(e)pedagogical:-) 10
JANUSZCZAK I write about art and make films. My favourite artists: 1/Pontormo 2/Manet 3/Njideka Akunyili Crosby 4/Soutine 5/Reading FC 7
lucymirandaward Author, β€˜The Empress and the English Doctor’ @Oneworldnews. β€˜A wild story’ The Times. Shortlisted Pushkin House Book Prize 2022. @lucymirandaward@mastodon.world 4
Niamh_NicGhabh Senior Lecturer @HistoryUL Research: religious architecture; Irish cultural histories; public space. Board @CMCIreland ❀️ Irish design, She/her 4
quantick RICKY'S HAND out now!! https://t.co/23oVELKS3H. Honorary Vice-President of the Philip Larkin Society and Visiting Professor at Sunderland University. Also Emmy. 3
kreeve Wartime Puffin picturebooks (CUP). Senior Lecturer, Nonfiction editor, Art, design, history, nature, environment. FRSA. Guild Food Writers Award 3
JennyTPgrows Head gardener, University lecturer, proud director @TamarGrowLocal CIC. Find me @JennyTPGrows@home.social 3
neiljeffares I am an art historian with a particular interest in eighteenth century portraits 2
landers_carmel I love nature and animals. People I can take or leave. Stop HS2. From my rotting body flowers will grow, and I am in them, and that is eternity. Edvard Munch 2
davidapthomas Pier of the realm 2

Tweets per day


Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count

ID Text Retweet count
1637867867394695174 @JohnWilson14 @NPGLondon @artfund Ridiculous amount of money. It went for Β£10 million in 2001! Why didn't the NPG buy it then? Decent picture - yes. Worth Β£50 million - no! 2
1638228706521935872 @JohnWilson14 @NPGLondon @artfund @PunchPattie - I was a tour guide during the years it was on show, & the addition of the piece to the collection in Ireland (& the collection of Reynolds’ works there) opened many interesting conversations with the public about colonial/ imperial identity & representation… 1
1637871561184010242 @JohnWilson14 @NPGLondon @artfund It's crazy. Lots of emotional blackmail. Let some other country have it - though I can't see there being a queue! Reynolds isn't Rembrandt. 1
1638292136851382279 I so want to see this! @MsHayleyDavis and I worked together in a different realm in the pre-Covid times. She's brilliant, in every possible way. @tds153 @SamiraAhmedUK @JohnWilson14 @IMcMillan @helgahenry https://t.co/UGTQYFNmP2 1
1638084287365885955 @JohnWilson14 @NPGLondon @artfund Is it the case that, had it been allowed, it would have continued to be on exhibition at the National Gallery of Ireland? (Which it was for several year, freely available to view by the public). 1
1639995731531513860 @JohnWilson14 @RevRichardColes @EkowEshun AAARGH. Evidence! 0
1637953435960999936 @JANUSZCZAK @JohnWilson14 @NPGLondon @artfund It may well be 1/2 that in the end, through coacquisition, & IDK whether the donors who give for Mai would do the same for regional museums, however deserving, so it’s not a simple either/or. Plus a portrait of this stature of a non-white subject has real national importance. 0
1637947337182961667 @JANUSZCZAK @JohnWilson14 @NPGLondon @artfund They should have bought it in 2001! But in any case the context is different now and it’s even more important to explore these stories of Indigenous visitors, and the voyages that brought them here. If it stays, the painting will tour regional museums - that’s very important. 0
1637948907471663104 @JohnWilson14 @NPGLondon @artfund Damn right I can go there! ThΓ© NPG has been closed for 3 years for an expensive trophy rebuild - when the nation really needed it! Now they want to play the β€˜saved for the nation’ card to acquire an overpriced picture they could have had for Β£40 million less in 2001! Madness! 0
1637949538131488769 @lucymirandaward @JohnWilson14 @NPGLondon @artfund Regional museums …? You mean the ones that are begging for pennies to stay open? What they wouldn’t do for Β£50 million. 0

Top 10 tweets with highest Like count

ID Text Like count
1637867867394695174 @JohnWilson14 @NPGLondon @artfund Ridiculous amount of money. It went for Β£10 million in 2001! Why didn't the NPG buy it then? Decent picture - yes. Worth Β£50 million - no! 88
1638273128265654272 @JANUSZCZAK @JohnWilson14 @NPGLondon @artfund No other artist is Rembrandt. But Reynolds is Reynolds, by some distance the most significant British portraitist who ever lived. 25
1637871561184010242 @JohnWilson14 @NPGLondon @artfund It's crazy. Lots of emotional blackmail. Let some other country have it - though I can't see there being a queue! Reynolds isn't Rembrandt. 18
1639871626039705600 @JohnWilson14 Obligatory @johnsimons1955 doorway shot. Baracuta G9, JS madras, FOB Bedfords, Sanders chukkas. Still our favourite shop. https://t.co/VioeUcyQCY 7
1637868056637497385 @JohnWilson14 @NPGLondon @artfund When you think of all the vast bonuses and fortunes made in the City of London, from global trade, I’m amazed there is not some personal/cultural prestige in funding this, many times over. How many yachts, dull Damien Hirst spot paintings, ski chalets and facelifts do they need? 7
1638382873106317314 @arthistorynews @JohnWilson14 @NPGLondon @artfund πŸ˜ƒ I love it when you bring humour into the discussion Bendy! 6
1637899572142915585 @JohnWilson14 @JANUSZCZAK @NPGLondon @artfund Culture is good for health too! Sometimes big decisions matter. The story of this portrait and of its subject is extraordinary & opens a window to a complex history. There is plenty of private wealth in this country that could save this painting. We just need to decide to care. 3
1637927099880046594 @JohnWilson14 @NPGLondon @artfund Whatever happened to people donating art works to the nation? (esp. if billionaire- how much more cash does he need?!) 3
1637511737040666626 @Arsenal @BobWilsonBWSC Great to see them out there today! @JohnWilson14 2
1638292136851382279 I so want to see this! @MsHayleyDavis and I worked together in a different realm in the pre-Covid times. She's brilliant, in every possible way. @tds153 @SamiraAhmedUK @JohnWilson14 @IMcMillan @helgahenry https://t.co/UGTQYFNmP2 2

Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets


Top 10 Hashtags used

Hashtag Count
#thisculturallife 2
#nsw 1
#waldyandbendy 1

Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets

Top 10 mentions

Mention Count
@johnwilson14 88
@npglondon 50
@artfund 50
@januszczak 23
@arthistorynews 10
@bbcradio4 8
@tds153 6
@samiraahmeduk 6
@imcmillan 6
@helgahenry 6

Top 10 mentions

Wordcloud of Tweets


Emojis

Average number of emojis used per tweet

20

Emojis used in tweets

Emoji Count Emoji Text
😬 4 grimacing_face
❀️ 2 red_heart
✨ 2 sparkles
πŸ˜‰ 2 winking_face
πŸ‘πŸΌ 1 clapping_hands_medium-light_skin_tone
πŸ˜ƒ 1 grinning_face_with_big_eyes
😍 1 smiling_face_with_heart-eyes
πŸ₯° 1 smiling_face_with_hearts
πŸ€” 1 thinking_face
πŸ˜† 1 grinning_squinting_face

Emojis groups

Emoji Group Count
Smileys & Emotion 14
Activities 2
People & Body 1
Symbols 1