SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Traditional Art@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoThis is NOT a thirst trap. I pinky promiselemmy.dbzer0.comexternal-linkmessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up1397arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1393arrow-down1external-linkThis is NOT a thirst trap. I pinky promiselemmy.dbzer0.comSnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Traditional Art@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square51fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareSnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29arrow-down2·2 months 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-up53·2 months agoThe market for ornate marble full body funeral shrouds has fallen significantly
minus-squareSnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·2 months agoThere is atleast one client awaiting. 🙋♂️ (Only issue is finances involved but let’s not worry about that for now)
minus-squareShrubbery@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·edit-22 months 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 months 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 months 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 months agoOh that is good stuff. Thanks
minus-squareSkullgrid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months 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