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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