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2nd October 2021

Post reblogged from argumate with 11,435 notes

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everyone is like “oh actually the ancient statues probably had sophisticated shading and highlights” as if our modern civilisation isn’t filled with garish Ronald McDonald statues despite being a million times wealthier

Our society is wealthy enough for disposable statues. 

making art that looks like utter shit as an ostentatiously costly signal

image

archaeologist, sweating and visibly distressed: although these statues look horrifying today, the ancients had a sophisticated grasp of the visual arts and would have applied subtle shading – sadly long since faded – to enhance the sculpture,

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