| Atheist August 22 2012 05:10. Posts 186 | Profile # |
I don't know whether to laugh or to cry, but this is the best one i've read for a while and I want to share with you.
I posted a link to the original spanish site below, but let me translate some phrases (finally the $200 I spent on learning spanish in the university is useful) here for our discussion:
An elderly woman started a spontaneous project restoring a work of art that decorated one of the walls of the Sanctuary of Mercy, a small church situated in a sixteenth century inn, owned by Hospital Sancti Spiritus, in the town of Borja ( Zaragoza). It turned out to be a biblical disaster.
The City Council contacted the family of the original painter, who in the coming weeks would donate sketch of that painting, and are now assessing the damage. The next step will be figuring out the session materials used "restorative impromptu" architect of the mess for a possible recovery, and on Monday a professional restorer will assess the damage.
Here is the masterpiece:
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Here's what really happened
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Original article: http://cultura.elpais.com/cultura/2012/08/21/actualidad/1345563468_581914.htmlLast edit: 2012-08-26 20:10:16 |
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| biomech Germany. August 22 2012 05:15. Posts 363 | Profile # |
| that aint restauration, thats like makin dolan out of donald duck. |
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| Kitsune14 Canada. August 22 2012 05:17. Posts 51 | Profile # |
| At least his intentions were good! |
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| eXigent. Canada. August 22 2012 05:18. Posts 2398 | Profile Blog # |
| ROFL ahaha wow that's hilarious. Is he facing any criminal charges? Last edit: 2012-08-22 05:19:03 |
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| Chronos. United States. August 22 2012 05:19. Posts 704 | Profile # |
| That is pretty hilarious XD I really like how he made the beard look likes it's under the chin, so it just makes it look like he has a super fat distorted face. |
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| Farmer Poopy August 22 2012 05:20. Posts 182 | Profile # |
| I'm so confused why that person would try to restore the painting, the head, yeah that takes a real artist to restore, but something like the very bottom I'm kind of at a loss for words, His arm (or at least the red clothing) is where the scroll has been painted in. The only part done reasonably was the red clothing (excluding the part I just mentioned.) |
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| Atheist August 22 2012 05:21. Posts 186 | Profile # |
On August 22 2012 05:18 eXigent. wrote:
ROFL ahaha wow that's hilarious. Is he facing any criminal charges?
I know right!
No, he is legally beyond criminal punishment as he is an octogenarian. I bet the most the local council could do is issue a Restraining Order for him to restrain his artistic impulses! |
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 Silidons United States. August 22 2012 05:21. Posts 2785 | Profile Blog # |
| maybe i got really drunk and went over there and did that....looks like my kind of art work |
| | "God fights on the side with the best artillery." - Napoleon Bonaparte |
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| semantics August 22 2012 05:23. Posts 8553 | Profile Blog # |
| If you're just going to paint over the whole thing might as well just copy it =p |
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| Seth_ Belgium. August 22 2012 05:23. Posts 184 | Profile Blog # |
| the clothing actually looks decent. |
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| Kuni Austria. August 22 2012 05:26. Posts 709 | Profile Blog # |
| Way better than some of the "art" of those fucking lunatics, that sell for millions and millions. |
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| S:klogW Austria. August 22 2012 05:29. Posts 342 | Profile # |
Dear God! I'm dying from laughter!
His thoughts might have run as such:
Oh... poor Jesus getting all worn and faded, here let me work something
Yes, nice layer look on the robe.
Uh-oh... I think I got the eyes wrong! Damn I never seem to get them right. Let me do the hair
Well, at least it still looks like hair.
Oh shit, I messed the face.
Anyway, let me just add a scroll here as a final touch!
Ta-da!
Oh fuck.
But to be honest, I'd probably come up with the same thing if I was asked to do it.Last edit: 2012-08-22 05:30:21 |
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| SatelliteNoodles August 22 2012 05:31. Posts 179 | Profile # |
| Holy smokes! I didn't see that one coming HAHAHAHA! |
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| tertos Romania. August 22 2012 05:33. Posts 197 | Profile # |
Maybe he did not get to finish restoring the Art, and he was interrupted in the middle of his work.
I don` kno` I'ma just sayin`.
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Buts it's still funny.Last edit: 2012-08-22 05:34:24 |
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| Late Latvia. August 22 2012 05:34. Posts 397 | Profile # |
| I half-expected seeing bananas when coming to this thread. Now that I look at the picture it looks like a monkey..minus the banana. |
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| Coagulation United States. August 22 2012 05:35. Posts 7561 | Profile Blog # |
| It looks like someone sat on his face while the paint was drying. |
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| RoosterSamurai United States. August 22 2012 05:35. Posts 2101 | Profile Blog # |
| Looks like something Mr. Bean would do. |
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| Kasu United Kingdom. August 22 2012 05:37. Posts 344 | Profile # |
On August 22 2012 05:35 RoosterSamurai wrote:
Looks like something Mr. Bean would do.
Haha yeah wasn't this exact scenario a main feature of one of the Bean films?
I hope they can restore it though. Funny but a real shame to have something lke this ruined so badly.Last edit: 2012-08-22 05:38:14 |
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| TheMooseHeed United Kingdom. August 22 2012 05:40. Posts 463 | Profile # |
On August 22 2012 05:35 RoosterSamurai wrote:
Looks like something Mr. Bean would do.
How does a painting go from that to that?
Magic *snort* *snort* |
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| andrewlt United States. August 22 2012 05:41. Posts 3112 | Profile # |
I think that was the first wide release Mr. Bean film in the US.
The guy is senile or close to it already. |
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