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Title: Old woman turns classic artwork into fucking masterpiece
Post by: Mando Pandango on August 23, 2012, 02:45:29 AM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/9491391/Elderly-woman-destroys-19th-century-fresco-with-DIY-restoration.html

(http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02316/painting-fresco_2316720b.jpg)

QuoteThree separate photographs of “Ecce Homo” by painter Elias Garcia Martinez show extensive damage caused by an elderly woman who decided the masterpiece needed a little refurbishment.

But in a time of austerity, rather than calling in a professional to complete the job, the unnamed woman attempted to restore the mural herself – at a devastating cost.

The result was a botched repair where the intricate brush strokes of Martinez were replaced with a haphazard splattering of the octogenarian's paint. Years of carefully calculated depth of expression simply washed out by copious amounts of red and brown.

The damage was discovered after the 19th century painter's granddaughter made a donation to the Centro de Estudios Borjanos in Borja, Spain, a couple of weeks ago. The Centro holds an archive of regional religious paintings with regularly-updated photographs.

After receiving the donation, employees at the Centro went to check on the mural at the church of Santuario de Misericodia only to find it drastically altered.


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Title: Re: Old woman turns classic artwork into fucking masterpiece
Post by: Nyerp on August 23, 2012, 03:46:48 AM
Minecraft: Girlfriend Mod! - Friends, Buddies & More :D
Title: Re: Old woman turns classic artwork into fucking masterpiece
Post by: Hiro on August 23, 2012, 05:29:51 AM
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fcj7WIVWRYo[/youtube]
Title: Re: Old woman turns classic artwork into fucking masterpiece
Post by: Clara Listensprechen on August 23, 2012, 11:58:44 AM
The re-do is certainly more ethnically correct than the original. Awesome.
Title: Re: Old woman turns classic artwork into fucking masterpiece
Post by: Mando Pandango on August 23, 2012, 12:58:33 PM
Quote from: Fuck on August 23, 2012, 03:46:48 AM
Minecraft: Girlfriend Mod! - Friends, Buddies & More :D
lmao, i was going to show this to boyah but then decided not to.

but then you saw it anyway

whoops
Title: Re: Old woman turns classic artwork into fucking masterpiece
Post by: silvertone on August 23, 2012, 03:34:03 PM
marcel duchamp d1d ssame thin and then turned into a lady