This week there was a news story from Spain that is shaking up the world of traditional fresco art. A religious Fresco relic of Jesus Christ on the walls of a church in Spain was restored by a concerned amateur artist, Cecilia Gimenez, with the intentions of preserving the slowly decaying work of art. The artist fixed the Jesus painting to the point that Jesus is unrecognizable and he now looks like a monkey with a fuzzy hat. The new work has been unofficially named on the internweb as, "Ecce Mono", which translates as "Behold the Monkey". Mr Bean and Jerry Lewis have done skits where similar methods to fix messed up artwork were used, but this is for real. This painting represents a missing link in the art world, an updated vision from a blessed soul, a Monkey Jesus.
Cecilia Gimenez, a parishioner at the church, was only attempting to repair a damaged work on the walls of her house of worship and she has now become the most infamous artist on Earth. Restoration of a Fresco is not an easy task and in some cases things can go wrong if you use the wrong materials or don't properly clean the work. In some cases the newly restored work may not look exactly like the old one and it may take some time for viewers to get used to the brighter colors and smoother finish. In the case of Ecce Mono a new and more beautiful piece of work has emerged, better than the original. It is very important to keep photos of the original around to show the differences between old and new works made from old works. Generally old boring Frescoes will be forgotten as they crack and peel, but Cecilia Gimenez's techniques are divine in their simplicity and glory. The Fresco in question was only 120 years old, so it obviously was made with inferior products to the off-the-shelf materials that are available today. Work like this is divine and although it was originally believed as vandalism, upon further inspection the world now sees that the hand of God was at work here as well. God Bless the Monkey Jesus.
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