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.
People wore business attire in 1220?
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.
tldr why? why are there free spots?
I Crossposted this to !weird_art@lemmy.world because thats exactly the right vibe.
I'm liking a stature of David Bowie for that last open spot. Dressed as Aladdin Sane, let's say.
Not uncommon to replace statues lost to time or other reasons with modern ones. Even on cathedrals. A prominent example is Darth Vaders helmet at the Washington National Cathedral. Even though this is basically a contemporary building in comparison to its European counterparts.
Why so short?
How did they know modern man wears suits in 1220?
How can you tell he's wearing a cup?
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