Historic Statue or Modern Art? Town Divided Over Bizarre Restoration Gone Wild
You ever wonder if some people think “restoration” means “reinterpretation — by a toddler with a hammer”? Because the latest contender for the crown of catastrophic art fixes comes from Palencia, Spain, where a once-charming 1923 carving of a frolicking woman has been transformed into… well, imagine a face melted in a microwave, with the nose now resembling a lump of playdough and eyes that seem to have wandered off the photo shoot. Locals call it the “potato head,” though, honestly, I’m leaning toward “cartoon reject.” What’s really stunning here isn’t just the botched handiwork but the baffling decision to put this restoration gig into inexperienced hands — a disaster that’s got professionals and townsfolk alike shaking their heads and chuckling in disbelief. So how does a beloved piece of cultural heritage end up looking like it escaped a Saturday morning cartoon? Buckle up — this isn’t your grandma’s touch-up job, it’s a masterpiece in mishaps. LEARN MORE.
The pantheon of horrid art restorations has a new contender: this 1923 carving in the Spanish town of Palencia.
FacebookThe sculpture was originally unveiled in 1923 and now appears to be permanently disfigured.
Maintaining historic landmarks and invaluable works of art is an important method of preserving the past, and a recent attempt to do just that in Spain has rendered one vintage statue completely unrecognizable.
According to NPR, amateurs in the town of Palencia were commissioned to fix the broken head of statue familiar to all 78,000 residents — and utterly failed. The carving, which once depicted a smiling woman frolicking in a country scene, now looks like only a vague representation of a human.
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