- cross-posted to:
- weird_art@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- weird_art@lemmy.world
Was on a Wikipedia rabbit hole and found this art installation and I love the contrast of a sculpture of a modern dude in a suit holding a takeout coffee alongside ornate early English Gothic medieval sculptures.
this exemplifies everything about the modern world.
from the cheap coffee, the disheveled business suit, the 1000 yard stare. even the fact that he’s been cast with concrete and painted with an enameled paint.
the juxtaposition of it compared to the sleek beautiful lines on the other statues goes to show that in the modern world, we don’t do things to honor someone or to make a statement. we do things for a quick hit of success with minimal to no effort and carry on ignoring why we did what we did.
bravo.
I’m wondering if the old statues used to have paint too. Wouldn’t be the first time they lost it over time.
IIRC, there’s evidence that many of the central statues on the cathedral were originally painted, but those installed later typically were not.
Ever seen those boring stone-coloured brown and grey castles on top of European hills? Most of them were painted back in their time, and not just white - they were usually painted in the colours of the resident knights or lords heraldic colours.
Yes, the town i grew up in happened to have one of those.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veste_Oberhaus
And another one further back: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burgruine_Hals