SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Traditional Art@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoThis is NOT a thirst trap. I pinky promiselemmy.dbzer0.comexternal-linkmessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1388arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1384arrow-down1external-linkThis is NOT a thirst trap. I pinky promiselemmy.dbzer0.comSnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Traditional Art@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square50fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareSnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29arrow-down2·2 days agoThey had no damn power tools! We just dont have experts in the craft anymore. Everytime I see a new stone carving it’s horrible. (I’m sure theres still good work being done) But its odd how far our skill has fallen despite better tools and material.
minus-squareTheJesusaurus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up52·2 days agoThe market for ornate marble full body funeral shrouds has fallen significantly
minus-squareSnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·2 days agoThere is atleast one client awaiting. 🙋♂️ (Only issue is finances involved but let’s not worry about that for now)
minus-squareShrubbery@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·edit-22 days ago I’m sure theres still good work being done. 2022: https://www.artsper.com/us/contemporary-artworks/sculpture/1511811/co-existence-ii A video from 5 months ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QibWb_CmhUo A contemporary sculptor, Jacopo Cardillo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jago_(sculptor) His website: https://jago.art/en/
minus-squarepeopleproblems@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agoI’m trying not to get excited about that price tag, because for all I know that artist is very famous and took him years to make.
minus-squareSnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agoSometimes I visit the Christie website and think, hmmm that could be affordable. Think of it as an investment lol. Never fallen to temptation yet.
minus-squareSnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoOh that is good stuff. Thanks
minus-squareSkullgrid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 days agoNo one is paying prices calculated on inflation for that kind of work
They had no damn power tools! We just dont have experts in the craft anymore. Everytime I see a new stone carving it’s horrible. (I’m sure theres still good work being done)
But its odd how far our skill has fallen despite better tools and material.
The market for ornate marble full body funeral shrouds has fallen significantly
There is atleast one client awaiting. 🙋♂️
(Only issue is finances involved but let’s not worry about that for now)
2022: https://www.artsper.com/us/contemporary-artworks/sculpture/1511811/co-existence-ii
A video from 5 months ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QibWb_CmhUo
A contemporary sculptor, Jacopo Cardillo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jago_(sculptor)
His website: https://jago.art/en/
I’m trying not to get excited about that price tag, because for all I know that artist is very famous and took him years to make.
Sometimes I visit the Christie website and think, hmmm that could be affordable. Think of it as an investment lol.
Never fallen to temptation yet.
Oh that is good stuff. Thanks
No one is paying prices calculated on inflation for that kind of work