This is stupid, the new world culture

[j_garcia]

Granted, she is 80, but still...that is still awful. And for it to then become a new fad and tourist spot? WTF? She destroyed classic art and it becomes pop culture. >sigh<

MADRID (AP) — The image appears on T-shirts and cellphone covers, coffee mugs and wine labels. And the 80-year-old pensioner who just weeks ago was mortified by the global stir she created with her botched restoration of a fresco of Christ is now looking to get a piece of the action.

The church painting in the town of Borja was for decades a little-known piece of religious art by a minor Spanish artist. Now that Cecilia Gimenez has disfigured it, it has found a new fate as an international icon — used to sell products around the world.

Disfigured Spain fresco rides global fame - Yahoo! News

 

[slipperybidness]

Granted, she is 80, but still...that is still awful. And for it to then become a new fad and tourist spot? WTF? She destroyed classic art and it becomes pop culture. >sigh<

Disfigured Spain fresco rides global fame - Yahoo! News

You gotta see this from Stephen Colbert.....priceless
Alpha Dog of the Week - Cecilia Gimenez - The Colbert Report - 2012-20-09 - Video Clip | Comedy Central

Turns out she is now suing the church for royalties!

 

[markw]

But she meant well. Shouldn't that count for something?

 

[Steve81]

She destroyed classic art and it becomes pop culture. >sigh<

The success of shows like Jersey Shore is all the indicator I need of the direction of popular culture. Could be worse though. My wife used to like to watch a show called "Bad Girls Club". A piece of me* died every time I watched that garbage with her...

*More than likely, brain cells...

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

Yea, Welcome to internet...
Ecce Homo is now a internet meme thanks to 4Chan
Botched Ecce Homo Painting | Know Your Meme
My favorite work :

and 2nd favorite:

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

"We present our latest creation:" The Ecce Homo ", grenache wine harvest 2011

El Ecce Homo ya tiene su propio vino - LaSegunda.com

Use google translate if needed

 

[Tarub]

 

[markw]

That's downright scary and disturbing.

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

 

[lsiberian]

Granted, she is 80, but still...that is still awful. And for it to then become a new fad and tourist spot? WTF? She destroyed classic art and it becomes pop culture.

Life stinks too much to be so serious.

 

[ImcLoud]

I stopped paying attention to what the masses do a long time ago... I figure "Who am I to judge?" and when I think about stuff other people do or like, I start to judge them in-turn making me feel like a douche, soooo.. I just ignore what I dont want to think about... My wife hates it about me, because she will say "so in so did this, or is doing this". Or "look at this thing that these people are doing" and I'm paying zero attention giving no feedback, but its gotten me this far...
Now if you have a video of a kid trying to skateboarding off of a roof and onto a clothes line with the end result being he didnt make it... Im paying attention and smiling the entire time...