Antiques
Existing since old times – the ancients – archaic – relic's of old style – customs – out of date . About rescuing them from oblivion, reminding us of a grandeur that once was? The enigmatic presence .. [Full]
Antiques
Existing since old times – the ancients – archaic – relic's of old style – customs – out of date . About rescuing them from oblivion, reminding us of a grandeur that once was? The enigmatic presence of ambiguous signs of more life in the images of precious icons. Suddenly there is the miraculous abrupt appearance of control in these strange time trenches of icons – the orderly pattern of price ticket exists in the volatile mix of market gestures. That gives the objects their enormous evocative power, or high priced junk.
Existing since old times – the ancients – archaic – relic's of old style – customs – out of date .
There is another tension inducing another kind of anxiety – cash. They are rather material past rather than immaterial present, example website – solid rather than porous. They can be whimsical hallucinations on the verge of dissolving from fragile old times. So we see through them to the nothingness. Suggesting their own nothingness within today’s comfortably ensconced very modern functional world. Antiques are old – fashioned monuments belonging to another more ancient world. Classical monuments more timeless or memorable. These grand, sacred monuments are made from ‘real deal’ – indicating that they will last forever, suggesting that there is more to life, than being fashionably up-to-date and efficient. However dated and ornamental antiques signify absolute social authority and power within the business of antique dealing.
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Antiques
Existing since old times – the ancients – archaic – relic's of old style – customs – out of date . About rescuing them from oblivion, reminding us of a grandeur that once was? The enigmatic presence .. [Full]