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[-] marketsnodsbury@lemm.ee 123 points 1 year ago
[-] over_clox@lemmy.world 62 points 1 year ago

As if the end result wasn't already obviously bad enough, somehow seeing the original manages to make it worse..

[-] casmael@lemm.ee 30 points 1 year ago

Oh my god that’s so bad how is it this bad

[-] Waraugh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 1 year ago

This can’t be real, at no point could any sane person look at that and think, whelp, my job here is done.

[-] MindTraveller@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago

But someone might look at that and say "oh shit I'm so bad at my job. I'd better not touch it anymore or I'll make it even worse"

[-] cordlesslamp@lemmy.today 3 points 1 year ago

You sure it's not a onion article?

My dear lord, how did they even get hired?

[-] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 97 points 1 year ago

How does this keep happening?

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 86 points 1 year ago

Would be funny if the same lady was behind this.

"How does this keep happening?"

"She's the minister's niece..."

[-] HonkTonkWoman@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

She didn’t do the Ronaldo one, someone else did. It would be hilarious if she had done all 3, but I find it equally hilarious that they’ve allowed 3 different people to crap the bed this badly…

Edit: I guess technically the Ronaldo sculpture started out ugly & the correction worked, so maybe it’s not in the same category?

[-] jballs@sh.itjust.works 76 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Apparently it's a Spanish thing. From the article someone posted below (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/amateur-restorer-botches-carving-spain-180976271/)

Spanish law currently allows amateurs to repair historic artworks—a fact that has led many conservation experts to argue for tighter regulations in the industry.

[-] bestagon@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago

Are the owners of the art just contracting the cheapest possible option?

[-] Etterra@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago

Not even cheapest, they recruit friends and family.

[-] Sanctus@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

It'd be extremely hilarious if we didn't irrevocably destroy a piece of history every time it happens.

[-] BlackLaZoR@kbin.run 4 points 1 year ago
[-] xthexder@l.sw0.com 5 points 1 year ago

AI definitely would have done better. This looks like a child drew a smiley face on a lump of clay by poking their fingers in it.

[-] over_clox@lemmy.world 45 points 1 year ago

It looks like they used Monkey Jesus as their reference picture..

[-] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 73 points 1 year ago
[-] over_clox@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

They're the same picture 🤣

[-] BennyInc@feddit.org 29 points 1 year ago
[-] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Well that was restored by Dr. Bean (apparantly)

[-] Amputret@lemmy.dbzer0.com 27 points 1 year ago

Honestly they should just own it. Have an entire wall of beatific potato head people.

[-] Screamium@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

"Everyone thinks they're not qualified to restore art, just fake it til you make it!"

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 11 months ago

"I'm somewhat of a art forgery expert myself"

[-] Brickardo@feddit.nl 11 points 1 year ago

At this point, it's our last resort against AI images

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Mr. Bill! Ooh nooooo!

[-] anticurrent@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago

Work quality adjusted to pay and inflation, isn't this what the market economy is all about ?

[-] dditty@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

Not sure if this is true or not, but I remember reading somewhere that some artists intentionally botch historical art restorations for publicity and to drive more visitors to see it in person

[-] DemBoSain@midwest.social 6 points 1 year ago

It's fine. After a few days the swelling will go down, and you won't even know it's a potato.

[-] Etterra@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Just another example of derivative imitations saturating the art market.

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