Before & After Art Fail

wbandel

I don't know how interested everyone here is in art, but I thought I may share with you all some interesting before and after images.



The before is a fresco that is over 100 yrs old. The after shows what happened when an elderly woman decided she ought to start a DIY project to restore the painting without the permission of the church it is in.

Believe it or not, there are people signing petitions now to keep the painting the way it is since the likelihood of it being restored are near zero now.

Squiggs67

I don't know why people can't leave well enough alone!!!

nancyko

Oh my goodness, that makes me sick that somebody could do that to a piece of art. What was she thinking??

RunsOnEspresso

I read that yesterday. She claims the priest gave her permission. Someone else associated with the church (I believe) said she was only to do the clothing but she got carried away. He said she said, either way we lose a piece of art.

wbandel

I read that yesterday. She claims the priest gave her permission. Someone else associated with the church (I believe) said she was only to do the clothing but she got carried away. He said she said, either way we lose a piece of art.

At least we gained another! j/k I can't believe people want to save this piece of art the way it is now. It isn't like it was done by a professional artist, who purposefully made it that way. It was made by someone with no talent. It adds nothing to art or history, yet some want to keep it as a document, to what, stupidity?

sissidevore

i know its wrong, but i cannot stop laughing! people need to know that something like that should be professionally repaired or cleaned if needed to be, not let some woman do it. looks like my 4 year olds paintings! hahahah

TexasRattlesnake

I don't know how interested everyone here is in art, but I thought I may share with you all some interesting before and after images.



The before is a fresco that is over 100 yrs old. The after shows what happened when an elderly woman decided she ought to start a DIY project to restore the painting without the permission of the church it is in.

Believe it or not, there are people signing petitions now to keep the painting the way it is since the likelihood of it being restored are near zero now.

OH NOES!!!

georgedarling

I can hardly believe that is the same painting. Oh what a shame.

MinMin97

Whoooops:ohwell:

Genem30

Oh man, now we'll never know what Jesus really looked like!

Oh wait...



Whew, that was close.

omgiacobbi

She turned Jesus into a snow monkey.

TexasRattlesnake

Oh man, now we'll never know what Jesus really looked like!

Oh wait...



Whew, that was close.

The son of God was a winker? Totally just lost some respect for that guy. Douchey.

Drop_it_Like_Its_Hawt

The art lover in me comes close to developing a facial tic just looking at that "improvement"...but the rest of me just feels bad for the woman that did it. She's now infamous for completely destroying a classic work of art, when she was honestly just trying to help! It's not her fault (entirely) that her lack of skills made Jesus look like a cross between Andre the Giant and a capuchin monkey.

wbandel

I don't know how interested everyone here is in art, but I thought I may share with you all some interesting before and after images.



The before is a fresco that is over 100 yrs old. The after shows what happened when an elderly woman decided she ought to start a DIY project to restore the painting without the permission of the church it is in.

Believe it or not, there are people signing petitions now to keep the painting the way it is since the likelihood of it being restored are near zero now.

OH NOES!!!

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Genem30

I don't know how interested everyone here is in art, but I thought I may share with you all some interesting before and after images.



The before is a fresco that is over 100 yrs old. The after shows what happened when an elderly woman decided she ought to start a DIY project to restore the painting without the permission of the church it is in.

Believe it or not, there are people signing petitions now to keep the painting the way it is since the likelihood of it being restored are near zero now.

OH NOES!!!

I could probably touch that up for you.

saragato

Depending on what she used, and the doubt she sealed it, they might be able to carefully scrape or wipe off her work and still have the original underneath. But that depends on the chemicals involved. Time would also be a factor since the longer her paint or whatever she used sits there, the less chance you have of doing anything.

Oh I bet the original artist's rolling in his grave.

Kenzietea2

Is it completely horrible of me that I sat here and laughed while reading this? That after image is horrendous.

TexasRattlesnake

Oh I bet the original artist's rolling in his grave.

Unlike the subject. I mean, Jesus would totally be rolling too, but he got outta that *****.

Darkskinned88

no i think you have to get an actual artist to fix it, cant go the next century with Jesus looking like an emoji

Genem30

Based on a Google Image search, there's definitely a market for 'furry Jesus', so maybe this was a blessing in disguise.

TexasRattlesnake

...so maybe this was a blessing in disguise.

Very punny!