art restoration gone bad

[dawp]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/22/octogenarians-hilarious-f_n_1821389.html


ya better take the paint brushes away from gramma.

 

[MontyAC]

She needs to attend an Art 101 class.

 

[Saint Nick]

LOL...why did they hire her?

 

[blackdogdeek]

LOL...why did they hire her?

the article. it must be read thoroughly.

ps - she took it upon herself to restore the painting.

 

[darkxshade]

Gotta have some hume-or about it

 

[Jaepheth]

The sad thing is, I like it.

It has an odd primal and alien quality to it.

 

[lxskllr]

The sad thing is, I like it.

It has an odd primal and alien quality to it.

I like the chestnut burr fro :^D

 

[pelov]

I like the chestnut burr fro :^D

Haha! It is special, isn't it? The way the fro merges with the sideburns and the neckbeard.

 

[andylawcc]

that's truly hilarious

 

[Fritzo]

"There....I REALLY improved that mess!"

 

[MontyAC]

I feel she should repaint the Sistine Chapel ceiling. She's shown outstanding talent.

 

[SphinxnihpS]

I like it better.

Not the worst thing to ever hit the art world. Most of the art vandalism that has ever taken place has been state-sponsored.

Pope Pius, V didn't like penises, so we now have fig leaves, which were added as many as thousands of years later, adorning most of the classical art and sculpture of Rome. Also, the original pain wore off most of the statues from classical Roman and Greek periods. All of those white marble statues used to be painted in brilliant color. Somewhere along the line, someone decided that was too gaudy.

 

[vshah]

i like the cinnamon roll arm.

 

[OlafSicky]

LOL...why did they hire her?

I read an article where she said that the priests MADE her do it. So she did it for free

 

[lxskllr]

Christ, I've opened this thread 5 or 6 times now, and that picture makes me laugh every single time. I'd just leave it. Have her sign the bottom, and it'll be a funny piece of history.

 

[sygyzy]

the article. it must be read thoroughly.

ps - she took it upon herself to restore the painting.

I assume Martinez is a famous artist? How did this woman enter the church, steal the painting, work on it for weeks/months, return it and nobody noticed? C'mon. Something doesn't add up.

 

[chusteczka]

She turned that frown upside down.

Here are pictures of Before, Damaged, and After.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/...19th-century-fresco-with-DIY-restoration.html

 

[Jaepheth]

I assume Martinez is a famous artist? How did this woman enter the church, steal the painting, work on it for weeks/months, return it and nobody noticed? C'mon. Something doesn't add up.

Fresco means it's painted directly onto the wall.

 

[Azraele]

Oh my. She really did a number on it.

 

[Anonemous]

it looks like an owl...

 

[Sixguns]

I wonder if I can hire her to do a self portrait of me.

It looks like he gained some weight. Looks like a double chin now.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Wow that's brutal. I can kind of see what she did though, rather than fill in all the individual parts that are missing paint she just slapped paint to fill the entire areas. Can't quite do that if you are trying to restore something.

 

[HN]

it looks like an owl...

absolutely

 

[MotionMan]

I assume Martinez is a famous artist? How did this woman enter the church, steal the painting, work on it for weeks/months, return it and nobody noticed? C'mon. Something doesn't add up.

LOL.

MotionMan

 

[wirednuts]

absolutely

thats hilarious. exactly how i felt art class always went for me!