When Art Restoration Goes South

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[@SolarSands]

Yes folks a reupload. Why you may ask? well because I used a stock image for 3 seconds and the entire video got copyright-striked and removed. I've edited out the image and made a few other changes. In other news my twitter was suspended so I made a new one which you can follow here: twitter.com/Solar_Sas

[@omierufus]

Everyone's out to bust Solar, damn

[@lesserevils5221]

The Twitter suspension was so worth the downfall of baby mr. Peanut

[@PeruvianPotato]

Pin this comment EDIT: HE LISTENED OH MY GOD

[@thatnoobnextdoor]

Seriously? They're striking images, now? I always thought Diversity & Comics, a.k.a. Ya Boi Zack, was being paranoid when he skipped pages of comics to avoid copyright strikes.

[@tacobellefiresauce8232]

Oof man kinda bogus they do this kind of crap

[@Joseph_yy]

The definition of “mission failed successfully”

[@mil_zero]

Or "task failed successfully"

[@jaecm5402]

Im just gonna comment here so u can see ur likes

[@jaecm5402]

Hahahahahsh

[@anthonyulloa4408]

Ronyn • 26 years ago “or objective failed successfully”

[@Joseph_yy]

느낌차가운 Damn bro thx haha I had no idea

[@nickb8507]

In a couple hundred years, someone’s gonna try to restore her restoration and it’s gonna come out looking like the original.

[@raintamer8121]

Nick B hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah!!!!!!

[@mightypurplelicious1625]

Or worse

[@SaltyWound]

So it will be ruined?

[@rex02244]

Better hope she used conservation grade paint

[@ChuChu.id0l]

Nick B “aw man! I messed up so bad! It looks nothing like the one I’m trying to restore! :( “ then they get memed on like she did

[@rawjawbone]

You know I was thinking, "Why couldn't they call a restorer?" Priest is accused of embezzling over $200,000. Oh

[@billyandrew]

Exactly. Rather than pay an art restorer he was syphoning off the cash. Besides, it wasn't that good or important a painting in the first place to merit restoration.

[@OddZodd]

The palace of god is corrupted 😔

[@charlottewalnut3118]

That guy is going to burn in hell does he really think he can get away with robbing Jesus

[@rse3560]

@@charlottewalnut3118 i don’t think it was jesus who gave him the 200,000 ❤️

[@niclasjohansson5992]

@@billyandrew might have been important to the locals though

[@3dartxsi]

I think the real victim here is Elias Martinez. Imagine being this classically trained artist who remains on obscurity for 80 years until someone defaces one of your paintings, and the defaced version is the one everybody remembers.

[@BarryMikokinju]

Someone spitting straight fax over here

[@Barakon]

Yeah, it’s unfortunate he got overshadowed by a well intentioned restorationist.

[@stevenschnepp576]

Sounds like a skill issue.

[@animasol907]

hes dead

[@TigrisBlue]

​@@Barakonrestorationist is being far too generous lmao

[@dash4800]

So the moral of the story is that Spanish priests are far too trusting of their parishioners and should always consult a professional when it comes to art restoration.

[@lhumanoideerrantdesinterne8598]

"Always consult a professional" seems like a generally good advice in a lot of circumstances...

[@ernst91]

Or don't embezzle the money.

[@danitron8317]

Spain is the great land of bad and mediocre restorations and contructions, really I can confirm, since im spanish

[@Dinamicoplus]

Spain has SO MUCH sacred art and ancient heritage that it is impossible to custody all. It is very costly to consult an expert

[@ikengaspirit3063]

More like, far too cheap

[@Road_Rash]

That wood carving needed no painting, it was absolutely stunning as a plain carving...

[@justyeeeeeetit]

It needed to be painted -local crafts teacher

[@ayedee6681]

Come on now .... you know the mona lisa needs to be fixed .... eh!

[@mikat_2977]

@@ayedee6681 dAmn I looK lIke mOnA lIsA rn..

[@MrTachyon]

True; just needed someone who does wood finish to give it a treatment.

[@johnbockelie3899]

That wood carving came out looking like a group of puppets.

[@Tarodenaro]

Bob Ross was right about the 'happy little accidents' things.

[@Slash766]

Yeah, this wasn’t really a little accident though

[@staa8650]

happy ‘huge’ accidents😂

[@kayaelangel]

I wouldn't exactly call that "little"..

[@reallyyfunny0o048]

Emphasis on the little part

[@quagernag]

Spectaculary Hilariously Catastrophic Botchery

[@blackcatspirit13]

“We don’t make mistakes, we have happy little accidents!” ~Bob Ross

[@kaudsiz]

Something tells me all these “curators” are going to hell

[@boardcertifiable]

I dont think he meant that the mistake is so bad that it makes us laugh. 😑

[@aidenyorke2132]

@@boardcertifiable the mistake that helped somebody have their offspring live longer? i'd say thats a happy little accident.

[@The1withlogic]

Bob Ross never met Jimenez.

[@adamidklmao]

I hate to commit sacrilege, but i think Bob Ross was wrong.

[@chicken._.doodle732]

“I’ve watched over 30 hours of Baumgartner restauration” I see, you also went down that rabbithole

[@adecentdelinquent8986]

It's so satisfying so I can't blame anyone for being obsessed with it

[@eatmypanart]

@@adecentdelinquent8986 I discovered him tonight and oh boy-

[@DemMedHornene]

The irony is that professional restoration workers absolutely despise the guy, since he's an amateur that acts like a professional, despite his methods being outdated, overly rough (despite him saying they arent), and his techniques potentially leading to big problems within half a century or less. Don't get me wrong, his videos are amazing, but the fact that he's very arrogant in how he portrays his own skill and methodology, and how he's repeatedly gone after experts in the field with lawsuits, it's safe to say that there's a lot most of his viewers don't actually know about him

[@aoqa22]

@@DemMedHornene who are you talking about? 🤔

[@jess_hinz]

@@aoqa22 i imagine the guy behind baumgartner restoration

[@hey_this_is_a_handle]

Imagine restoring a statue then making it look like a lazy town puppet.

[@princezzpuffypants6287]

69th like... and it was absolutely phenomenal... I would like to suggest that the next statue we do this to be the infamous Duke of Wellington statue in Glasgow.

[@redeye4516]

Nah, the Duke has his cone, he's good

[@aquathemage1680]

It looks like a mix of Stingy, Paul Mccartney, and Doofenshmirz's balloon friend

[@Matt-tj9ni]

D \ | D /

[@lambgaming1347]

@@aquathemage1680 maca: *surprised pikachu face*

[@stevonico]

This was no accident, that lady is actually a guerrilla marketing genius

[@magistercat4126]

Its impressive you know what that is. You also spelt it wrong. It was an accident too not marketing. You wouldn't lie about taking medication for being mocked.

[@stevonico]

Sam IHavestolenyourbagel my bad. She’s actually gorilla who escaped from the zoo

[@bruh-cz4ge]

@@stevonico wished it was harambe that escaped not her

[@journil]

like your comment because of the great satire behind it

[@Arcimbosco]

@@magistercat4126 shut up imbecile. She shouldn't have touched it

[@crispe5874]

I like how they hired an arts and crafts teacher to remodel the structure.

[@whitedragoness23]

Their budget must of been low

[@filipstamate1564]

@@whitedragoness23 Not as low as your grammar.

[@whitedragoness23]

@@filipstamate1564 it’s higher than your IQ

[@neegamind]

@@filipstamate1564 your IQ must be too low to understand what he/shes saying.

[@bronluver_2000]

@@filipstamate1564 you’re*

[@endergamer7483]

Original Painting Jesus: Take this bread my son, for it is my body Restored Painting Jesus: E A T B R E A D

[@chillfactory9000]

"eat bread son. is body"

[@mr.toadstool3704]

I died on the crust for you

[@endergamer7483]

wetsandinapillowcase I’ve got two Original Jesus: Do this and remember me Restored Painting Jesus: M A K E R E M E M B E R Original Painting Jesus: And take this wine my son, for it is my blood Restored Painting Jesus: D R Ï Ñ K R E D W A T Ē R

[@mr.toadstool3704]

@@endergamer7483 Jesus has submitted his form. Behold the horror of simplicity@!@

[@cheese5207]

Restored Painting Jesus : *Georgenotfound Mode activated.*

[@Kwiwiwiwi]

Honestly it sounds like the restoration had more historical significance than the original painting

[@kaitdean7188]

Lo Kiwi Na historical and CULTURAL

[@foolishmortal9703]

Kate Dean same difference

[@Kwiwiwiwi]

Kate Dean culture is just current history

[@gabrielaribeiro6155]

History is the evolution of culture. It integrates everything pertaining to our species that has happened until the present moment. If something has cultural significance than it has historical significance, and vice-versa. Also, there are cultural artifacts from circa 35000 years ago, e.g. Lion-man of the Hohlenstein-Stadel. There is not only the current culture but many different cultures, each particular to a time and a place.

[@Slightly_Sadistic]

The “restoration” is an awesome work of art in and of itself. Not saying it is good art. Incomplete. But, iconic. She actually does have art ability but this was a hilarious attempt to restore something. Quite a bit more historical (art-wise) than the original!

[@ATRestoration]

The irony is, that without Cecilia we wouldnt know anything about this painting or the original painter.

[@SeidCivic]

In fact, she might've raised awareness about the importance of restoration. Luckily, the painting wasn't *historically* significant, so it was a relatively cheap lesson.

[@Liggliluff]

@@SeidCivic Although she got a lot of money, so it was negative in cost

[@SeidCivic]

@@Liggliluff That is a very fair point.

[@daridon2483]

@@Liggliluff Also there was a antique copy of it by the same artist, so the original artwork wasn't lost either

[@fefecalo5150]

Exactly

[@carmengomez3748]

Cecilia has had a very hard life. Her husband died young, living her alone with two children with disabilities. One her children died at the age of 20, due to a degenerative disease. The other one has cerebral palsy and she still take care of him. She is currently at the town retirement house and she has dementia. But when she is asked about the incident, all that she remembers is that everybody was happy and full of recognition towards her because the town became famous thanks to her work.

[@SinfullyHera]

After berating her relentlessly no doubt, two faced bastards

[@Ju5tJaying]

oh that poor lady :(

[@heinrichfuhrmeister1244]

I say letting someone with a family history of mental illness do restoration work is unwise

[@carmengomez3748]

@@heinrichfuhrmeister1244 Myopathy and Cerebral Palsy are not mental diseases.

[@Killjoy888]

Sounds like a load of bullshit

[@Zinervawyrm]

The wooden statue of baby Jesus, Mary, and Joseph that "needed painting" now looks like it's made from cheap plastic.

[@cthulhutheendless1587]

It looked beautiful, and now it looks like a hunk of play doh

[@Peyote1312]

Looks like a piece of kitschy 1930’s chalkware.

[@johnm6798]

It is on purpose from people sent to kill Christ.

[@joaopedrorezende1788]

It's not Joseph, it's Saint Anne.

[@hopecowschickens]

It needs to be stripped by an actual professional!

[@tron3entertainment]

Shockingly, the lady CAN paint. She just can't restore to save her life.

[@shanayazaveri2620]

To be fair, restorers do a different kind of research to restore. She's just an artist not a restorer

[@lilenwasnothere6867]

that's the thing, she's a painter, not a restorer

[@theshamanite]

That made all the difference; A person with her own artistic style who couldn't copy the style of another artist. You could say, "Her thumbprints' all over it," but I'll still be thinking that literally.

[@raymonddavis1370]

My guess would be your major was NOT Art appreciation,in fact I will go a step further and say you have pictures of kittens with a ball of yarn as an "Art Collection"

[@raymonddavis1370]

@@shanayazaveri2620 To be" fair" she's not much of an artist either. There is a reason her "SHOW" financed by her destruction of the painting sold only 1 painting and that was with all the hype in the world.

[@neeleshpai]

before restoration: SPAIN After restoration: PAINS

[@andybradley8347]

Ah I see wordplay. Very funny. Laugh.

[@fancybread8824]

Don’t play like that man, He died for your sins.

[@blobfish-ck4nc]

JEBUS!

[@halamadruuid2380]

Jesus Sejus

[@ARandomMinecraftVillager]

@@fancybread8824 who? Spain?

[@DarkTider]

Now I kinda want her to give her a second chance to see what would happen if she did get the chance to finish the restoration.

[@Enter54623]

Unfortunately it has been more than 10 years since the incident. At no point in the video did Solar Sands mention her having died in the time since then but if she is still alive I do not know that she would still have the necessary physical strength and precision to perform the arg

[@b1mbap]

Would still look bad, she's not a great painter

[@eireball]

@@b1mbap didn’t finish though

[@b1mbap]

@@eireball I mean her other paintings

[@whitedragoness23]

If she got a second chance the heavens would part and light would shine on the blobs of paint she put on the canvas

[@battleupsaber462]

Hopefully you dont get any backlash for all the changes you made restoring this old video. The original one was a timeless masterpiece after all

[@weakspirit_]

tbh, i don't think that the restored art in the video is that bad.

[@brobz8189]

DawnPraiser that’s the joke

[@gohmann9631]

I thought I had a deja vu

[@maddythedorito8343]

@@weakspirit_ imagine pointing out the joke *Cringe*

[@ihbanna]

Hopefully you won't get any backlash for all the changes you made editing this comment. The original one was a timeless masterpiece after all

[@omgnobrain]

"I've watched over 30 hours of Baumgartner" Haven't we all.

[@heyo8228]

Frrr

[@emenesu]

No

[@4506ashley1]

Probably more 😂

[@emperoromulus3054]

Guilty as charged

[@1st1anarkissed]

I haven't counted but he's perfect background for working in the kitchen.

[@hippotripo6145]

To be fair, she has probably given the painting a more important history.

[@theykilledkennyagain423]

@Dank Legosi would u say the same if it was a pain ting of you, dumb bitch ass, Bruh?

[@leonardoflorentin]

@Apollo Sebaztian yeah well I can't stop thinking that degradation and mediocrity is rewarded, that shows which kind of society we are building, the bar has fall way to low. Sorry but I can't see in any positive way that a church has become a freak show.

[@hystericallover5989]

TheyKilled KennyAgain found the twitter user

[@Ash_W04]

@@theykilledkennyagain423 Yes, yes I would.

[@princezzpuffypants6287]

@@theykilledkennyagain423 I'm going to assume that you meant "would you be happy to have a painting of yourself defaced knowing that it did a lot of people good" and didn't actually mean something about someone's "ass".... as for myself, having nothing near to the concerned for other people that Jesus had (and in fact, I quitelack concern or a sense of obligation to others) say "I would gladly deface my *own* portrait and cover it in the shit of the sinners who came before me, if it caused even one evil person to be denied his ability to continue harming others". Idk if you are religious, and Im certainly not, but I've read enough about Jesus to know that He would never value his own image over the well-being of other humans. The idea is, in fact, quite laughable.

[@gothkub]

This is far more thorough and empathetic than I originally thought it would be, so I highly commend you. I've done light conservation work in the past...mostly varnish removal as well as surface dirt/tobacco staining, re-lining of disintegrating canvas, and VERY light retouching of lost color. None of it has been on anything remotely expensive or significant, but let me tell ya: it's still *daunting* work. One wrong move or miscalculation of how far you can edit/manipulate a piece of art and it could be damaged irreparably. Think of a surgeon working on an incredibly fragile patient. But the surgery doesn't last just a few hours; it goes on for days, weeks, months. When she got permission to fix the painting (which I believe fully she did, because if not and she did the work in the church -- even for a day -- someone would have seen it and stopped her. If she took it home to do the work, someone would have noticed it missing), the person giving the permission was probably just as unschooled on how much training and experience a good restorer must have. Essentially an art restorer must be both an artist AND a scientist... and they're quite expensive. Many institutions wouldn't be willing to pay what a fine art restorer would charge because on the surface to a lay-person, "they're just filling in the blanks." So they would jump at the chance for an artist/parishioner to do it out of love, if the parishioner honestly felt she could pull it off. If an institution allows a person to "restore" a piece for free or paltry amount (and they don't check references and examples of past work), they are essentially saying that the art is worth nothing to them and therefore they are the ones to blame if it goes wrong, not the artist. Ok, the artist is a bit to blame, too. ; - )

[@lukasg4807]

It's a only a 100 yr old painting and she was the only one taking care of it. You can see from how extensive the damage was it would probably have just disappeared soon anyways, and I think it's really unfair to judge her harshly for something she was doing out of love no one else would. The painting wasn't any more valuable than one my grandmother made as a child, the news just likes to lie to make stuff sound interesting

[@o00nemesis00o]

Problem is, even a blank wall would have been artistically superior

[@666kittycat666]

Seeing her other paintings makes it so painfully clear that it was really just the priest probably trying to cut costs. She’s a landscape artist, and her work in that aspect is pretty sound, her human figures are wonky but that’s okay. The priest should’ve gotten an actual professional from the get go

[@uwhendndbdkwkdhhjwkejs2892]

Pferd Schild chill

[@LavenderrrHaze]

Pferd Schild are you okay?

[@Dante45p]

well as Baungartner Restoration says painting isn't the same as restoration in fact being a good artist makes it worst

[@depthshade837]

Pferd Schild did you have a hard childhood?

[@MLBlue30]

@Pferd Schild get off the computer, you'll be less miserable

[@jessiepandora7437]

I genuinely love how this video is intelligent enough to be educational but memey enough to also be a shitpost. *Perfectly balanced as all things should be*

[@pixeliien]

that’s solar sands for you

[@arsdago8121]

Pferd Schild dude what

[@polarisation]

Its literally almost as one video i saw a few weeks ago ALMOST THE SAME.

[@polarisation]

Like even some scenes

[@theperfectpeanutbutterjell7553]

@@polarisation your joking

[@LucarioredLR]

Some guy in 1300's: *pays a ton of money hiring a skilled artist to sculpt/paint something* Church management 700 years later: "alright what's the most inexpensive option?"

[@coldmossonarock7743]

That random guy in the 1300s was the church management when its administration was more wide. Just pointing that out.

[@juanbelmonte8920]

Well, actually that picture was from XIX century.

[@jonnda]

Remember the Medici family, it’s wealth, it’s ties to a church that’s nearly as powerful as the state, and the art patronage of these wealthy folk? Yeah, well that kind of thing doesn’t really happen as much anymore.

[@alexl7213]

Was she even payed? Maybe the priest said she would definitely go to heaven if she restored the painting for free.

[@joseluih4367]

@@alexl7213 she was a volunteer

[@lazygagalxxxv]

I'm not even mad, it entertained all of us and gave the world great meme source material at the cost of an old chipped away painting of JC which there are no shortages of in this world. Thank you amateur artist lady. You won't be forgotten. 🔥

[@patrickfoo7890]

I'm sure Big J wouldn't mind

[@WhitneyDahlin]

I'm more upset about that guy who broke off King Tut's beard and then super glued it back on. That actually was a priceless and irreparable World treasure. Also I will never understand people who have the urge to be like oh look at this piece of medieval artwork I bet I could restore it when they have no knowledge or education or experience in restoration. I, and I feel like the vast majority of people, are smart enough to know when we don't know enough. But what's that law where the less you know about a subject the more you overestimate your own knowledge and the more expertise you actually have the more you underestimate your expertise.

[@zimtastic1171]

@@WhitneyDahlin The Dunning-Kruger effect. 😊

[@TheNithal]

@@patrickfoo7890 tru, he ded

[@OpalLeigh]

It is almost its own form of historic art now 😂 but at this point… maybe we should let another experienced artist take a go? It can’t get worse.

[@VulpinetideCuteTimes0w0]

"We don't make mistakes... Only happy accidents" -Bob Ross

[@rubberducky1438]

I'm a happy accident

[@tablelegz]

Tell that to my parents

[@Liggliluff]

"There are no accidents" -Master Oogway

[@JohnJJones-py2gr]

The internet: *Oh, that's where you're wrong*

[@finkaboutit9567]

except what timmy drew here, this is not art

[@eukarya_]

Spain: home to some of the most talented and recognised painters of all time such as Velázquez, Goya, Picasso, Dalí... Also Spain:

[@cl759]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Hello_Gorgeous]

That's why I'm not so surprised that most of the restoration fails happen there too.

[@minhducnguyen9276]

They created Dali', it's also likely that they will create people who think they are Dali'

[@panickbee]

I FEEL SO STUPID, I DIDN'T KNOW GOYA WAS FROM SPAIN I THOUGHT HE WAS ITALIAN 😭😭💀💀💀💀

[@joseislanio8910]

Perfectly balanced, as all things should be

[@shin1300]

The fact she was able to take care of her son with cerebral palsy due to the restoration was wholesome

[@IncredibleIceCastle]

Jesus blessed her for her act of service

[@lookstothetroon]

REDDIT WHOLESOME KEANU REEVES MINECRAFT GOOD FORTNITE BAD REDDIT GOLD BIG CHUNGUS 100

[@davidsplooge14]

@@lookstothetroon dude.... really not cool

[@zigfaust]

@@lookstothetroon What Reddit Mod hurt you?

[@babyplum2837]

@@lookstothetroon bro, what killed your family?

[@MotownMauler87]

No ones gonna talk about how powerful the 2012 intro is.

[@lane2ane]

Solar Sands: Uses a stock photo Creator: hippity hoppity this entire video is now my property

[@zi2736]

HAHAHA UNDERRATED

[@davemckay4359]

Arrogantly

[@lane2ane]

Last time something was that original, the universe was created

[@melissadueck5785]

You just made my sixteenth birthday a bit more amusing. Thank you

[@squidtitties4197]

Dead memes, so funny!¡!¡

[@lilith1545]

"I watched a lot of Baungartner Restoration videos" I see you are a man of restoration as well

[@CritLoren]

from what i hear though he doesn't use proper techniques and his restorations aren't made to last because of that.

[@lilith1545]

@@CritLoren wait what? where did you hear that from?

[@CritLoren]

@@lilith1545 www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatisfying/comments/bdogyv/this_art_restoration_soothes_me_down_to_the_soul/el09ret?

[@lilith1545]

@@CritLoren From reading all those comments I felt kinda dissapointed cause I really enjoy his videos, the fact that a lot of professional art restorers from the community dislikes him because he uses unprofessional and harsh techniques that can make the art age horribly and also the fact that he make these videos for satisfaction and "educational" content without really doing proper techniques just makes it kinda useless to his viewers (specially to those who are new to art restorations), but hey we learn something new everyday. Edit: And thank you for sharing this

[@destinyedmonds9627]

MVD His goal is to not have a restoration that lasts though. He strives to make all of his work 100% reversible so that the next owner of the painting can have it redone or taken back to the unrestored version

[@DoctorPhilGud]

This was surprisingly wholesome. I'm glad there was a positive impact on the local economy.

[@user-pm1gb2eo1s]

The lesson learned: don’t let the Spanish clergy anywhere near medieval artwork.

[@fridjidkleftaeon3908]

As a frenchmen living in the countryside, don't let clergy in general anywhere near art or architecture

[@ramessesthegreat5542]

Your comment had 69 likes but i am the 70th like😁

[@MLBlue30]

@Millenial King I was waiting for a misogynist to show up.

[@user-pm1gb2eo1s]

jeremy ray True, ignoring what the Christian faith did for art is somewhat of an insult.

[@rodrigomejia953]

ᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛗᛟᛞᚨᛉ I’m pretty sure renaissance artists wouldn’t had become famous so without the church influence...

[@LancesArmorStriking]

"The year is 2012" *Don't do that. Don't give me hope.*

[@kittykittybangbang9367]

Why?

[@cmxvvideos9836]

@@kittykittybangbang9367 i can assume, judging by his pfp, he wants to return to the time a particular one big imperialist animal planned multiple invasions before realizing that they fucked up

[@audreyxx8311]

bruh ...

[@cmxvvideos9836]

@@cottoncandiez8872 two headed radioactive chicken

[@larrygaroth9773]

@@cmxvvideos9836 What?

[@jtdenton1483]

Plot twist: Spain learnt that there was a lot of money to be made from destroying classical artwork, so they started a spree.

[@cl759]

You won the internet with this one 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@josetO8]

Plot twist: that spree already existed and this was just an example that got more attention than expected.

[@lamoskgr]

I would say that's correct 🤣

[@cpfs936]

Seriously! WTF is in the water there? You don't hear of Italians doing this sort of thing.

[@calipurnioelreydelodio7141]

Not. It's just that local priests won't spend a single Euro on the art of their church. The priests in Spain will prefer give it to Paco, a man who has a tobacco shop and paints walls as a hobby, before to give the work to experts.

[@babayagaslobbedaknobba]

This is some absolute Mr. Bean stuff...

[@Drakonian-gz2nq]

I really feel bad for that old woman... She dosen't seem like a bad person. She only wanted to do something good for her community. And probably suffered a lot. It's good she is better now.

[@billyandrew]

@@r3furbish3dbrain12 Now *that* was fcukn hilarious! 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@linkinlog8543]

@Mugen00 You can technically do cpr which doesn’t always save them but it can do something

[@felipealarcon4622]

@Mugen00 yes so you should let them die as you watch

[@kai0tfoool]

Nah, she's plenty old enough to know the gravity behind what she's done. What an ignorant, arrogant, and selfish act she did by destroying the painting. She thought too highly of herself and this is the outcome. Now, she must bask in outcome.

[@felipealarcon4622]

@@kai0tfoool she is to old, she thought she could do something and she couldn't, that was it, she """ruined""" something no one cared about and suffered for it, like ruining your own painting, worst is that there was a copy by the same artist.

[@ryko9975]

I like how for the Jesus painting, she tried to restore an (arguably) cultural icon & instead created a world wide cultural icon

[@elchungusgrande9635]

Its like "I came searching for copper but fell in a deep cave and broke my back but also found gold"

[@riveendxup6855]

@@elchungusgrande9635 nice

[@강강동규-x3s]

Good!!!

[@DJSlimeball]

Dude, in 2010, there was 2.2 billion christians, and there's expected to be 2.9 billion by 2050...

[@LL-tr5et]

@@DJSlimeball oh jesus they're multiplying

[@susanahrawlinson]

The painting seemed to bring to light the corruption of the preist, helped bring money to the town and inspire a truely aweful Opera. God works in mysterious ways.

[@romaniangamer1]

Yeah exactly😂

[@jackkraken3888]

Yeah I blame God too. 😂

[@arielatom03]

Jack Kraken yeah, too bad hes not real :(

[@jackkraken3888]

@@arielatom03 Dude dont remind me. Dammit if only there was a clear way to for the supreme being to make a clear miracle or something.

[@robthewells7182]

@@arielatom03 it's always cringe worthy when atheists comment stuff like this, like dude who cares if you don't believe in God, I swear you people shoehorn in your believes in comments that have nothing to do with them like you're expecting a cocky or something out of it.

[@TheGwennyGreen]

Thank you for showing so much empathy for the old lady 🤗

[@gfuentes8449]

cuz if there's one thing women don't get, it's empathy

[@11lvr11]

She didn't deserve this much tho

[@tori.singss29]

@@gfuentes8449 as a women that gets empathy, i confirm i don't exist

[@MrNoot39449]

She's just a poor grandma

[@jomy10-games]

Why are all these just priest being like: hey, can you paint? Yeah. Ok, can you restore this painting?

[@MadMax-hd3kd]

Rewrite that incoherent statement from the beginning

[@jomy10-games]

@@MadMax-hd3kd Lol just remove the just and make the priest plural

[@bora7672]

@@MadMax-hd3kd u must be fun

[@nong333]

They were penny-pinching mostly. Catholic churches are held afloat by donations only. They'll save a buck on every occasion possible

[@billyandrew]

@@jomy10-games I think the reference of 'just priests' was indicating how low down the pecking order they are, yet making decisions above their pay grade.

[@owasumi6151]

"Hey dude, can I copy your homework?" "sure just make it look different"

[@thomaszloi9444]

Hey dude, please copy this work, but make sure it look the same "SURE"

[@Scareth]

Hey you got the same profile pic as the painting in the video

[@octpod3923]

Dude I did that in school!!!!!!+

[@DimoB8]

When you are copying the test from your friend that studied ,but you put in some small mistakes so it isn't obvious you cheated

[@masterzoroark6664]

@@thomaszloi9444 that's art reproduction in a nutshell

[@aufowithwificoverage3328]

Sad that a priest getting arrested doesn’t surprised me.

[@Cory_Springer]

Not suprising in the least. When I see a white collar, I assume they diddle kids.

[@magistercat4126]

Christianity is suppose to be about peace and yet it still isn't anti-rape That's what you get when you have a religion hundreds of years old. It has been anti-pedo though.

[@Paul-ou1rx]

Sad that most get away with it.

[@a.w.4708]

@@magistercat4126 Christianity IS anti rape. If some representants of your belief or ideology will act immoral and aganist rules, who will you blame? These representants or your ideology which is aganist this behaviour?

[@kjj26k]

The Catholic Church was and continues to be a mistake, a perversion of God's intention and Jesus' teachings. _The Bible_ itself says this for St. Peter's sake!

[@Happytravellerkimmy]

As a dabbler in painting here's what I see: someone who is talented at painting landscapes and architecture. HOWEVER! Portraiture is difficult and way different than landscapes. With portraiture if you don't get the proportions or shading or shadows or anything else quite right you slide into the uncanny valley and roll right into either the demon desert or cartoon canyon. I often find myself frustratingly in the latter.

[@lukasg4807]

Also restoring old paint like this is difficult, personally I have no clue how you'd just restore the chipped portions without painting over the rest.

[@matthewbaang8749]

Seriously, you cannot believe how angry I was when the wooden figures were painted like, bruh it looks good already, the wood barely has any damage and is still in perfect condition. I'm pretty sure that wasn't a case of restoration hit rather a remodeling. A bad one at that case

[@socksman9968]

Fr they look ugly and cheap painted like that

[@ZX3000GT1]

It literally transformed from a cool wooden carving to a cheap goodwill plastic ‘figure’ lol

[@airsickspace9272]

Looks like some cheap amusement park statue

[@TobeEvans]

I feel so bad for this lady.. she clearly is a good artist but maybe wasn’t quite familiar with painting on an *old ass wall.* Clearly her niche is landscapes and that’s what she knows the best. As an artist myself, I respect her attempts to do something different. Of course, ideally you shouldn’t do it *over the original* but also the priest probably should’ve hired a professional or just left it if it wasn’t financially feasible. I’m glad this didn’t tear her down and she continues to paint.

[@justegg8008]

All artists have had bad paintings or art works ...people forget this i feel bad for her too i couldn't imagine making a big mistake like that for the world to mock me and bully Poor women

[@stefthorman8548]

I don't. She sucks so much at painting, it's amost vandalism. Did she even know how to paint within the lines? don't say it was because she was an "80" year old woman, it makes her sound senile. And the priest, you expect an corrupt priest who stole an quarter million dollars, to care that much about some old painting? Don't feel bad for her, as you heard from the video she's making tons of money off that monkey. And was she truly remorseful? Is "no one told me to stop" truly remorseful, or just an excuse.

[@sliabhgealach]

@@stefthorman8548 idk about the rest but her paintings are actually good??

[@RashFever26]

Stop simping for a senile woman

[@TobeEvans]

RashFever I’m not simping? You clearly don’t even know what that means. I’m just defending her as a fellow artist.

[@deadaf6098]

The Jimenez story is kinda wholesome. She genuinely wanted to restore it with what little skills she have,and it became a meme so popular that it helped her country economically lmfao. I bet her restoration story would make a better story than the original.

[@jm.ggonzalez2306]

she also got money to take care of her disabled child. its actually a very chaotic but wholesome story. she will be remembered for ever. i hope she stays well

[@lexyshannon9428]

I actually feel really bad for her. She really did love the painting, and the amount of attention brought to what she did didnt help.

[@crzymage]

While it is mocked, it is also well loved at the same time(for different reasons) and a mistake that will go down in history that, oddly enough, through chaotic and messy tribulations, turned wholesome with a good end.

[@deadby15]

I was also impressed with the quality of her other paintings. In the small town prolly people did think she was good enuf for the job.

[@DysmasTheGoodThief]

No

[@Phantomsangel]

I like that you go through the perspective of the person getting criticized. It helps with understanding why they did things the way they did. Thanks for doing such a good job with these videos and seeing both sides.

[@Nessmess001]

Me, spanish: I am both proud and ashamed

[@yodef6828]

Exactly

[@joseluih4367]

Si

[@Deses]

Amén hermano.

[@alexkatakuna2615]

solo nosotros hariamos estas vainas jajdshfhahjhdfsd

[@Mrkabrat]

The burning you feel? It is shame

[@Fidel_L.Bousquet1970]

These kind of things have been happening on Spain for years, the only difference is that nobody knew because there were no social media to post the images. The church in Spain only takes care of the important, valuable and well-known art items in cathedrals, they don't give two fucks about the small churches scattered all around Spain in small villages. I've visited many small churches with medieval paintings and sculptures in very bad shape. Mrs. Cecilia just wanted to help, and yes, she obviously screwed the painting, but it's not 100% her fault.

[@nanamiharuka3269]

J.F. Luiña Bousquet right? a lot of them don’t have funds to restore the art or even know the value or that anyone would value this art. To them it’s just everyday decor that is deteriorating and they’d like to make it better, spruce it up. It’s not their faults.

[@sammygecko_]

No disrespect to the original artist, but I like her rendition a lot better :) It turned an everyday decoration of the same old same old Jesus into this masterpiece of which I will never be able to erase from memory because of how outlandish it is. Before this video, I didn’t even know it was supposed to be Jesus! Or that it wasn’t painted by some well-known abstract/weird surrealist artist.

[@theykilledkennyagain423]

It IS 100 PERCENT HER FAULT, U DUMBASS

[@theykilledkennyagain423]

@@sammygecko_ outlandish or fucking absurd? It's disgraceful. It's literally erasing a part of history whilst replacing it w a fucking caricature

[@henrikcarter4360]

@@theykilledkennyagain423 They found another painting that was more like the original so nothing was erased.

[@gleekglaker8882]

Solar: “The priest was arrested for sexual assault and embezzlement” me: Am I surprised? no.

[@LORDSofCHAOS333]

Ugh it was also 2012 I am surprised .No

[@zolikat4458]

@@LORDSofCHAOS333 what?

[@Aelipse]

Me, hearing the first mention of the priest: A priest? They're all molesters and rapists. Also me: Oh no, I shouldn't judge people based on their profession. He might be a perfectly normal, polite person. The video 3 seconds later: The priest was arrested for sexual assault... Me: Fuuuuuu...

[@smurgerburger]

@blackzed my priest

[@smurgerburger]

Well my priest never actually done that before weird

[@BloodyBamPot]

She steps back… looks at her work “ actually I’ve got to take a vacation right now, see ya “ 😊

[@bruhsuke9039]

Small brain: video reupload Big brain: *video r e s t o r a t i o n*

[@Deme_Diora666]

BRUSKAY

[@theflumponator7719]

Oi Bruhske, I just erased myself down to the bruh and now I'm okuyasbruh

[@ObeyCamp]

This is the comment. I will remember this moment.

[@masterzoroark6664]

[CRAZY DIAMOND]! Restore that video to it's glory!!

[@zippersocks]

Borja, where Ecce Mono is located, is in Spain surrounding by nowhere. Yet now people from all over the world travel to this land of nothing to see it. Beautiful amount of attention. Worth the visit.

[@albertocarloshuevos6808]

There's wine too

[@optillian4182]

Ameteur painters: *exist* Old Spanish artworks: "Why do I hear boss music?"

[@optillian4182]

@Trip Gil How?

[@gdlunar3773]

@Trip Gil Isn't this meme is from Terraria?

[@levissk8boy]

I’m glad I don’t know what any of you are talking about

[@masterzoroark6664]

@Trip Gil indeed

[@theshamanite]

Old Spanish Artist from time machine: *YOU SABOTEUR*

[@rosyvision]

I'm glad she's doing better now!

[@KoongYe]

Imagine being an artist who's known for 1 piece of art that is in a cathedral and that one art is now painted into a meme by some random woman.

[@phuongmai8745]

Sad for him, being a minor artist does not mean his art was that "lacking of artistic value"

[@yuckfou514]

Delusional people like her needs to wake up. She should've stopped painting after that. It's impossible for her.

[@mentallyillfinger]

I would be insulted and haunt her from the grave.

[@unoriginalquote8132]

This might be just me but if I was him I'd find it pretty funny,,

[@sabinarosca9837]

Imagine being a random dude, doing some religious graffiti on the local church in your small town, and 80 years later someone turns it into a world wide phenomena preserving your memory for eternity.

[@Emerald29]

People got mad at her, but she is the sole reason why that painting is one of the most famous painting in the world, and gave the town more money, because of it.

[@janedoll3237]

She still ruined it. And there’s something called the law of unintended consequences- we don’t need people destroying art for monetary gain.

[@Thesortvokter]

She was a moron. Make no mistake.

[@Mynsonanderson2]

Right, wasn't even a popular painting anyways

[@Thesortvokter]

@@Mynsonanderson2 She behaved like a fucking moron, make no mistake.

[@Finalleigh]

@@Thesortvokter stop hating on an old lady back off troll

[@strayiggytv]

I remember my uncle used to say 'I'm going to head down to the river and donate to the church' meaning that throwing dollar bills in the water had a better chance of actually going to his church's betterment than handing straight to the priest lol they were always cutting corners on everything yet the donation tray was overflowing every week.

[@coldmossonarock7743]

It can vary from church to church if they are small, my local church always seems clean and donates excess money to known charity organizations and maintains a local public dining room.

[@yagirlsheila7705]

Sometimes it's depressing, the local church has some antiques and sometimes opens up during the holidays, but I've never really seen them do work on the outside of the church, the gardens nor the interior, I have no clue where the money goes given how I don't see them doing charity work either, at this point I think it's a little abandoned

[@Widdekuu91]

I once witnessed a man stealing from it. The man that was standing near the door, he took out a 20 euro bill. I looked him in the eye, he looked away, put it in his pocket and I was too shy to confront him.

[@aliceaandrea]

Also churches don’t pay taxes in the US! It’s so sketch.

[@Window4503]

This is why a good number of churches (at least we Lutherans) have budget meetings that anyone can attend with a breakdown of where the money is going and how much is needed for upkeep.

[@hugh_jasso]

She did much more than become a famous meme.. she revitalized an entire country's economy!! That's impressive.

[@noteimporta1591]

Jajajajaj, nooooo, no the entire country, but at least she did for her town, Borja😜

[@後で-d4o]

"Coincidence", the greatest conspiracy of all

[@janevim11]

"sure it was old" I always forget that 100 years is old art in American standards....

[@farkbett699]

You mean 100 years isn't old?

[@LEO_M1]

fark bett When you have art that’s several hundred to even a thousand years old, no, one hundred years isn’t all that impressive. It’s really the adage of “Americans think 100 years is a long time; Europeans think 100 miles is a long way.”

[@sammygecko_]

A lot of shit happens in 100 years. Also I have no sense of time so everything is either ancient or “some time ago I guess”. Really need a timeline for some of this... gosh America is something I’ll tell you that

[@Aplesedjr]

That’s because 100 years is old. European art is just ancient. And then there’s Egypt, which makes literally any other piece of art look like it was made just yesterday by comparison.

[@barrybigballs6339]

Logan Sanders they say there's cave paintings over 64,000 years old. makes the Egyptians like laser prints.

[@wishcraft4u2]

I like how you actually set out to restore the reputation of the people involved in the meme you are making a video about. And don't particularly botch it up, too.

[@blackandwhitehow1885]

Here before 70 likes

[@zigmazero2879]

Here before 80 likes

[@ichigokurosaki7762]

To be fair to the people watching her working on the painting 3:30 . Have you seen Bob Ross paintings, it always gives a "oh no he ruined it" and then a few minutes later it looks even better. So perhaps they thought that was just part of the process. the excuse that she was being supervised is null unless being watched by professional painters.

[@kurrs177]

Twitter artists: I FIXED YOUR ART!! the fixed art: Edit: this comment is so fucking bad I hate it here.

[@lesbukashka]

*DeviantArt artists

[@clearlyyou5502]

@@lesbukashka twitter artists fits way better

[@AlteraLin]

"artists"

[@YuTEM]

You know, you have a point

[@livewellwitheds6885]

best comment

[@shaydawn7376]

Spain has so much historical buildings / paintings that they literally can't afford to restore everything. There are so many castles in a state of decay and they literally can't do anything but watch them falling down because there is no funding for it unless the building / painting has historical significance, like the palace at Olite.

[@winslowwidd79]

I was just thinking that. Spain has barely come back from their financial crisis. With so much art, both fuctional and decorative, and people. I bet it's hard to change literally anything without being concerned about hundreds of years of history.

[@counterfan90]

Italy, France, Greece, the Uk...they all have the same problem. They cant afford the costly restoration of their past.

[@vforvendetta275]

Need the Conquistadors again for gold and loot.

[@karinerodriguez2863]

Have you seen Havana’s building conditions? 😐

[@vforvendetta275]

@@karinerodriguez2863 the years of economic sanctions and being shut out of world markets never helped.

[@hugorodriguez8672]

As an Spaniard I think that I have a theory of why this happens a lot in here. Spain has a lot of small, aislated and traditional villages which a lot of traditional art comes from and gets exposed in places like shops, churchs, small museums or even town halls so it's nothing extrange that some locals lack some money and have to contract locals which they don't have the sufficient experience to do this properly, but hey this is just a theory AN ART THEORY!

[@Linkale_]

The priest of some church had that old wooden statue just laying around and decided to paint it, not noticing it was from the 15th century. There's no way this could happen in some other countries

[@SrWyro]

di que si Hugo que ve a the game theory

[@sircliffordmalcolmjac5870]

The 3rd one did NOT need to be painted at all!! That wood grain was beautiful!!🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ People are so selfish!!

[@blurryink115]

As sad as the failed restoration is, there’s something kind of special about it. A significant moment in art history is some strange way

[@jervey123]

true, it's like the dichotomy of modern and classical arts... i mean, modern art masterpieces are just as ugly... if i had no context of what happened to that painting, and you tell me that it's a modern art masterpiece, i'd be bound to believe you because it's so ugly, it might as well be, it just makes sense and inversely if i saw that beautifully painted original piece and you tell me it was a "meh" painting from a largely unknown artist from renaissance era, i'd be also bound to believe you, because again, it just makes sense

[@Dog.This_Identifier_Is_Shit.]

@@jervey123 Technically the original wasn't even that valuable lmao If I was the original artist, I would be laughing since hey, at least I got some credit on my work!

[@conflict7269]

A very disrespectful one

[@201hastings]

As significant as me going into a museum and lighting a painting on fire or blowing up an ancient tomb with dynamite

[@DeathnoteBB]

In 200 years it’s also gonna be in a museum

[@jnieswartz4878]

It’s hilarious that these priest just let any elementary art teacher paint old pieces of arts. The old lady who “touches up” art in the church is hilarious. I don’t think she meant to f@ck the painting up. Still what she did n how she did it is hilarious

[@iliketurtles4463]

They swapped touch ups, she got to touch up his painting, he got to touch up her students.

[@phoenix-lumin8810]

I Like Turtles that was good

[@annaoop9515]

@@iliketurtles4463 it was all a distraction

[@theykilledkennyagain423]

@Cheezit Police u too sensitive, Bitch

[@MadMax-hd3kd]

That's because it was clearly a criminal Inside Job nobody gets hurt except this painting you understand just like the coronavirus Fiasco

[@vdeletedv3622]

I'm gonna rewatch this just so you get that coin yknow

[@eternalflame49]

Lol same

[@user-sv5kt8qz3v]

its demonitized

[@snubcube]

did you even read solar's new twitter? the video got instantly demonitised. you're all wasting your time lol

[@vdeletedv3622]

@@snubcube dude I commented that right when it was uploaded I didnt know it would get demonitised. And yeah I saw his tweet lmaoo

[@Cocomelonenjoyer]

@@snubcube wait but there's adds

[@handsfree1000]

She must have consulted mr bean. Love it

[@Baysidemom2]

in the words of Homer Simpson "The lesson here is, never try"

[@ajl8198]

Well said !!

[@ATSucks1]

She earned the best "you tried" participation ribbon ever.

[@CowmanCowman]

Since the restoration attracted so much interest and had so many visitors, it could be considered a greater work of art than the original. The best art has a story behind it

[@durbitznorth1720]

Yes, the story of some old ass senile lady covering up the work of some old ass dead man, the bards will sing praises about it.

[@cheshire_cat7415]

Durbitz North I-the way you described it cracked me up

[@apdroidgeek1737]

@@durbitznorth1720 if you see her paintings she wasn't actually that bad of a painter, she just fuck up really bad, and like he said the painting almost had no value.

[@sadisticgirl_]

It's a colab

[@SaintGBar22]

She inadvertently created a modern master piece and one of the most famous pieces of art in the modern world that 150 years from now will have tons of value because of its global cultural impact. Soooo she won.

[@eliasmazhukin2009]

I was always so pissed about the Ecce Mono story. Such a nice painting permanently ruined. Glad to know it's not that bad after all

[@DudeWatIsThis]

9:20 As someone from Spain, I can tell you why: >Spain is a country that was once very feudal (during the middle ages) and divided in maaaaany tiny parishes on the hands of petty nobles. >At the same time, it was a very religious country (due to it being in constant friction with muslim neighbors). >Each of these petty nobles had a castle (sometimes, hilariously small, like, literally the size of normal suburban house today, but still 2-3 stories tall and pretty well walled-off). >Each of these petty nobles had a church, or at least, a chapel. >Nobles need to show off their worth by having paintings and sculpture in their castles, palaces, churches, etc. Thus, Spain has a MASSIVE amount of small castles and churches, and so, they're filled with these kinds of things. Many of these works of art are extremely valuable, but most of them are just... "decent", at best. Some of them are relatively recent, too (as was the case of Ecce Homo, since the church didn't have much going for it, some artist painted a fresco on it, which this woman botched up a century later). These small churches are in old, small towns, nowadays populated entirely by older folks. And the rest is just history, I guess :)

[@SmashingCapital]

The same is for italy but that doesnt explain why there are so many more restoration fails in spain apparently

[@DeathnoteBB]

That’s actually really cool

[@DeathnoteBB]

@@SmashingCapital More paintings, more attempts. It’s just common sense

[@SmashingCapital]

@@DeathnoteBB ?

[@DudeWatIsThis]

@@SmashingCapital Maybe I didn't state this hard enough. Burgos, in Spain, is a region the size of Umbria in Italy, but with _371 town halls._ These doesn't mean it has 371 towns, it means it has 371 towns with some form of shitty castle and/or shitty church. Some of these towns have less than 50 people in them. And you can drive through the entire region in about an hour.

[@kaitdean7188]

When art restorations go wrong, a new masterpiece is made, because NOTHING is funnier to me I think of the “restored” Jesus when I am sad, and I just BUST 😂😂

[@that_deadeyegamer7920]

Same with me, but I usually just end up with messy jeans.

[@themehguy9084]

@@that_deadeyegamer7920 buh burh

[@k12ndrel65]

That_ Deadeyegamer79 lmao

[@Dreadtheday]

I'm ded rn. Cracking up next to my vf who is trying to sleep lol I agree 110%

[@jjba3571]

Same lol

[@breakingmad2645]

feel super bad for the woman who messed up the Jesus painting like bro she’s just an old woman

[@authenticbaguette6673]

Mr. HasbroMan you shouldn't . She is making money off of it , and she probably is convinced she did nothing wrong .

[@breakingmad2645]

Authentic Bastard nice

[@authenticbaguette6673]

Mr. HasbroMan what ? Is what I'm saying wrong ?

[@breakingmad2645]

Authentic Bastard idk

[@thepinkestpigglet7529]

@@authenticbaguette6673 "I know what she is really thinking!"

[@klartext2225]

Mrs Jimenez - the Dunning Kruger Effect in FULL action!!!

[@moonsaghost]

Honestly I feel bad for the old women. I cant image the amount of guilt and stress that women felt when she screwed up the painting. It really sucks how people are so quick to hate on someone for making a mistake. We all make mistakes in life, whether they be big or small ones, and they can tear us apart mentally. It was obvious she regretted her actions, and sincerely apologized.

[@Some_guy_passing_by]

Not to mention, these people never cared about the original in the first place😂

[@alexthibodeau979]

@@Some_guy_passing_by I think it's just the point of changing old art. Even though I have never seen it in person or even a picture, I heard of a case where French college students cleaned up of a cave of ancient cave paintings that they thought were graffiti. It's the point that historical artifacts are altered, whether or not it has any meaning in your life

[@janedoll3237]

How can someone overestimate their abilities by that much? Besides art restoration requires a chemistry background - they use science to clean it. Then and only then do they use paint sparingly where needed.

[@6235river]

@@janedoll3237 because i doubt your average person knows what goes into art restoration. i'm guessing your average person would base their understanding of what art restoration through the easiest assumption: using paint to fill in the aged spots. with that in mind, it's unsurprising that this old woman thought she could do something nice for her community with a paintbrush, some paint and a steady hand.

[@jyotiradityasatpathy3546]

@@6235river that's why the average person usually doesn't accept a job to restore an old painting, see?

[@markharrisllb]

"I’ve watched over 30 hours of Baumgartner Restorations so I’m an expert." Julian makes us all feel like an expert…sort of. At least it makes us good at criticising others.

[@cyclic7772]

STAPLES?? POLYURETHANE??? WHAT KIND OF MADNESS IS THIS??

[@Zestric]

@@cyclic7772 Is that the guy that's pretty much universally hated by "real" art restoration people because he is way too agressive or whatever in his restorations?

[@KK-pq6lu]

Mr. Bean….

[@pacrat190]

@@Zestric in what sense do u mean aggressive..? Cause imo he’s pretty chill and just voices his opinions of what truly works best but even then none of it seems like enough for them to get upset about

[@Zestric]

@@pacrat190 Agressive in terms of how he restores his paintings. Like chemically and physically agressive towards the painting not that he is agressive as a person. And that's just something I've read from other restoration professionals. I'm not one so I can't really say anything.

[@petersmythe6462]

When you realize that this woman made more people interested in that piece than could ever have been before she tried to restore it.

[@Nothingness886]

Spain is the DeviantART of the art world.

[@Tatjana-_-]

"I've watched 30 hours of baumgartner restoration so I'm pretty much an expert" Same😂

[@meganfitzgerald6841]

Her mistakes were ABSOLUTELY blown out of proportion. I can't imagine the anxiety that women felt after the mistake and then millions of people laughing at her. Her mental health is worth more than the original painting. I'm happy she's getting some of the money and doing better.

[@youknowwhoelsecantthinkofagood]

While it is unfortunate that her mental health declined after her restoration, she was dealing with extremely delicate matters. For Christ’s sake, the painting was irreplaceable and shouldn’t have been restored unless the restorer had the same level of talent as the original artist. She didn’t have to restore the painting, but in doing so, she ruined a piece of art history. So again, I feel bad for her mental health and all, but she knew the risks, hence the reason the art world can be a cruel one.

[@ozzydude]

@@youknowwhoelsecantthinkofagood The fault is not completely hers, though. She was giving permission to work on the painting. I don't even see what the big deal is. The painting now looks almost exactly like those old and ugly renaissance fat baby Jesus paintings, just grown up.

[@youknowwhoelsecantthinkofagood]

@@ozzydude Yes, she was given permission, but she didn’t have to take the job. In my heart of cards, she knew the risks of attempting to restore an irreplaceable piece of art, and in the art world, it is extremely easy for things to come back to haunt you. She shouldn’t have even been given permission to restore it in the first place. She seems like a decent enough painter, but restoring irreplaceable pieces of artwork is a job that should be given to someone who has a better reputation as an artist.

[@thepinkestpigglet7529]

@@youknowwhoelsecantthinkofagood it was a painting Yall acting like she destroyed the entire history of christianity

[@youknowwhoelsecantthinkofagood]

@@thepinkestpigglet7529 Yeah, but that painting could’ve been someone’s life work. My Dad used to be an artist before he passed, and if some senile old person came and “restored” his work, I would be royally pissed! She shouldn’t have taken the job in the first place if she couldn’t meet the standards required. That’s just how the art world works, no matter if the painting depict religious figures or not.

[@grumpyoldwizard]

So beautiful. There are so many “restorations” that destroy the subtle shades and colors.

[@pacrat190]

That’s because usually they were never subtle but the discoloration from certain paints or varnishes dulls them out overtime and they remove the varnish to restore it to what it looked like when it was painted

[@alondrita3107]

Literally! The St. George statue had such subtle redness to his face. Of course, he was rusty and dirty but there was still so much emotion and color to his face before 'restoration'.

[@DG-iw3yw]

@alondrita3107 to be fair, there is lots of emotion in the new one, he looks like he just realized he crapped himself in that armour of his

[@screenwriterjohn]

Everytime art is restored, it's technically being damaged. Not by such a degree. This elderly woman turned a medicore painting into a tourist draw. Media got it wrong. Hurray!

[@nebuluos2032]

Lol so basically her horrific "restoration" made the work more popuoar and significant in ways it never would have achieved otherwise...HUMANITY:you cant even make this stuff up!😂

[@theykilledkennyagain423]

I agree w the sarcasm.

[@mickysanchez5511]

🤭🤣🤣🤣🤣👍

[@billyandrew]

@@oljecg1242 At least it would keep someone warm, there's that to consider. Or maybe build shelters out of them for the homeless? 😂

[@KimsWeirdChannel]

If anyone says that a made to be colorless 100+ year old statue “needs color” you better get them as far away from those statues as possible. Wow.

[@billyandrew]

Maybe God told them to do it? 😜😂😂

[@hogwashmcturnip8930]

Ironically a Lot of scultpure was painted, as were the insides of churches and cathedrals.They would have looked more like a fairground than you think. If you have ever been in a Spanish/Southern European church, the altar looks like a fairground organ, and you will be surrouned by figures of Christ and saints in various states of agony. Mary usually has her own wardrobe! Like a huge Barbie Doll,she gets dressed up for various Holy Days. So oddly that garish sculpture would probably have fit. Pre Reformation Northern churches would have been the same. And all those classical figures from Ancient Greece and Rome?painted until they looked like $5 hookers!

[@matiasluukkanen7718]

Most sad thing is the people justifying actions of Cecilia Giménez by saying now we know the painting world over and that original was an unknown work made by minor painter in the 1930. How would you feel if someone took one of your life's works, ruined it beyond all comprehension, and people would say, yeah, that's okay, he wasn't major artist, now this ink-blot actually is worth something. Now famous painter Johannes Vermeer died in 1675, and was only rediscovered in 19th century and got the attention he deserved.

[@eleanorsfate445]

I really like the empathy you're showing for the people who botched up those restorations, that's something not many KZbinrs have when it comes to... Let's just call it, "accidents" like that. Good on you, man!

[@marmite-land]

poor woman, she just wanted the painting to be beautiful again, her intentions weren't bad at all.

[@JFee333]

"I've watched over thirty hours of Baumgartner Restoration, so I'm pretty much an expert." - Sums up the whole audience of that channel! :D We're all experts.

[@billyandrew]

We should let him loose on a few paintings and stuff and roll the cameras for a good laugh. 😂

[@ellahere2300]

Ironically, most of the people complaining about how "this arrogant woman ruined this amazing, historical, beautiful painting" would not even have known about it at all if she hadn't done so.

[@anido-4703]

I'd ratherhave Solar Sands as my Art teacher that sounds dead inside but is actually teaching us than an art teacher that sounds fun but doesn't teach us anything.

[@sluggishkitten]

@100 subs with no videos? Wow dude no one cares that you don't care fuck off

[@SaKura-il8op]

Solar actually is pretty funny XD

[@anido-4703]

@@SaKura-il8op He is! 😂

[@redjackal7823]

“But doesn’t teach us anything” Yeah. I feel the same way too. I want to learn.

[@sammygecko_]

Thought I had a stroke reading this but it’s just really late at night