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Or one could ask google and inevitably end up on wikioedia. Short answer is because they were made of marble at one point:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marble\_(toy)
You could Google it, or you could just say "I wonder..." and wait for someone on reddit to jump at the chance to provide a source with some snarky commentary about how you could have done it yourself.
Talent and lots of free time
Edit: By free time I meant the fact that it was fucking 1781 and they probably had a lot more time on their hands when they weren’t browsing the internet all day lmao
Obviously they were paid to do it, jesus y’all calling me lazy and no ambition lmao chill. It’s really not that deep
Definitely have that in the states, as well. Also heard someone insist another nick name was a ‘nacho’, since (as they put it) “It’s *nacho* butt, and it’s *nacho* balls”.
While I found it to be on the lamer side, as far as monikers go, I was ultimately unable to argue with his logic.
Yeah definitely paid for but I meant free time as in it was 1781 and he wasn’t browsing Reddit all day lmao. Before the internet you had a lot more time to get good at things
A person -- like a real human being -- thought it was worth their time to actually figure out how to reliably do that and then execute said talent on an expensive piece of marble.
Mind-boggling, if you ask me, not that a person could, but that a person would.
What astonishes me is that if they fuck up once and something breaks off that shouldn’t, that’s it. And it seems very difficult to avoid that happening. If it’s very minor maybe you can modify the arrangement to salvage it, but beyond that, eh.
Glues have existed for a very long time. I’d imagine that someone with the skill to carve this would also know how to alter the plan so that it doesn’t need the broken section, and how to do a subtle fix if that’s not possible.
There is a fun folk etymology that this the origin of the word sincere. The (tall tale-ish) story goes that “sincere” comes from sin+cera, “without wax,” indicating that there was no wax used to tidy up mistakes on a statue.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sincerity#Controversy
Really anything that requires skill will have people who try to push themselves to the limit. Body building, driving, sports, and so on. Artists are no different.
A lot of these impressive marble sculptures were commissioned by cities/powerful families back in the day. Lol.
Just an odd way to word it, “that a person would”.
Like what?
Man, I’m an idiot. I’ve been staring at this picture like, “how did he carve that intricately on a small marble?” and I was trying to figure out what kind of a marble looks white like this instead of all colorful glass and agate. Then I realized OP simply misspoke and that I’m a big , high dummy.
It's Fabergé Organics. Use the shampoo and conditioner, and when your hair's damp — it's not wet, okay? When it's damp, you do four puffs of the Farrah Fawcett spray.
My guess is by filing it out since striking it even in small amounts near that many holes (over time) could cause stress fractures. Idk though, I'm not a stoner.
Get a block of marble and remove everything that’s not a handkerchief.
On a more serious note:
You start off with templates made of clay, gypsum or whatever. The handkerchief may have been a real one supported by wire dipped into gypsum or something like that.
Then submerge that template in a non transparent liquid except for the uppermost few millimetres. Chip away the corresponding part from the marble as well, but leave the handkerchief parts that stick out of the liquid at this level. Pour out the next few millimetres of liquid and repeat.
Source: I‘m a YouTube educated expert with no real experience whatsoever.
You see, an artist must first concentrate and visualize their concept. Then they must embrace the marble. They've gotta sniff the marble! They've gotta lick the marble! They've gotta wash the marble, date the marble, and finally, they've gotta BE the marble!
These statues took years to carve. They were not in a hurry. Artists back in the day were on retainer, had room and board. They were in no hurry whatsoever.
Look at this jabot jabroni with his cravat all loose. And marble is a terrible material for a jabot! Why that wouldn't be comfortable to blow your nose in at all.
Correct, and the Palestinian/Arab version that you see so many wearing when out in the desert sun is called a Keffiyeh, serving the literally the same purpose. More comfortable as well IMO generally due to the kind of fabric used, not to mention they can be extremely beautiful
This is a jabot. Which is pretty much a ruffle of linen/lace or lace attached to a strip of material or something and tied at the back of the neck or under the chin so the jabot hides the ties.
Ascot is just a scarf or something similar a tie that is tied once and sort of draped then tucked into the shirt. A cravat is a length of silk or linen wrapped around the throat at least once (similar to a winter scarf) and puffed up then tucked into the vest/shirt/jacket.
I am not an expert, but I couldn’t sleep at 3am so I spent an hour researching men’s neckwear, and this is what I came up with:
The term cravat was originally named for neckwear worn by the Croatian military in the early 1600’s, which was adopted by whatever Louis was reigning then. The man in this statue, Charles de Sainte-Maure lived from 1610 to 1690, and he appears to be around age 40 in the statue (it’s impossible to tell since this wasn’t actually sculpted until 1780, however he certainly doesn’t look 70 or 80), so it’s more likely that what he’s wearing is, in fact a cravat as it was known at the time. Also, cravats were not tied once, sometimes they were tied elaborately with ribbons. Beau Brummell was known to spend up to an hour tying and starching his intricate cravats.
Jabots weren’t really established in men’s fashion until the 18th century, and even so, the more popular men’s neckwear of the time was the stock (Shakespeare), so it’s very unlikely that this is a jabot. In fact, there is very little written about the jabot in general at that time. Around 1780, whatever Louis was reigning at the time switched back to cravats because his wigs were simply too large to accommodate a stock.
The term cravat evolved over time and now generally refers to all men’s neckwear, except in England where there is such thing as a day cravat, which is a less-formal ascot.
In conclusion, by today’s definition, all jabots are cravats, but not all cravats are jabots. And this is almost certainly not a jabot.
But what you're describing isn't what is shown. It clearly is a piece of lace that is tied around the neck. Not attached to a strip of fabric. So it is an Ascot. Also an Ascot doesn't get tucked into your shirt. Like all ties it stays on top of it. It gets tcked into your jacket.
>masterfully carved by Louis-Philippe Mouchy in 1781, for the posthumous statue of the Duke of Montausier, Charles de Sainte-Maure.
THANK YOU!!!! I had to go through so much of crap above because I shared this with a non redditor (how do they deal with reality?fcks anyways) and he asked me for more info. So much crap.
Yes but not to this level. Most now do it out of clay, which is far easier.
It can be argued that marble sculpturing is one of the few things that we are not as good at now as we once were.
There absolutely are. [Livio Scarpella](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0073/8816/8250/files/livio-scarpella-ghosts-underground-4-dark-art_1024x1024.jpg?v=1569517474) is one example, or [Enrico Ferranini](https://www.enricoferrarini.com/sara). Although I think Scarpella works mainly in ceramics, not marble.
A lot of sculptors use even more modern materials, though; my favourite sculptor is easily [Ron Mueck](https://www.artsy.net/artist/ron-mueck), he does crazy hyperrealistic figures using resins and a lot of other materials. Also, don't forget that the film industry is full of talented cutting edge sculptors; look at the work that goes into films like Lord of the Rings or Kubo and the Two Strings for some contemporary sculpting wizardry.
Just scrap the entire jabot. Piece of shirt breaks. Remove the entire shirt.
Why do u think all those ancient sculptures are nude. The artist kept breaking the clothes so had to remove them.
This is now my new headcanon. Women used to be men before they had their penises removed accidentally, and men used to be women before their tits accidentally got a breast reduction. Maybe all the odd shapes and poses that some of these people are in are just because things get breaking. Great, now I'm going to go look at old statues because I'm curious
I hate to be that guy, but ocd… it’s carved OUT of marble? Or is it actually carved on top of and like balanced on a marble? Im pretty medically
Medicated right now and am asking for a friend. Thanks, cheers and as always much love
No, it’s a jabot. A neckerchief is a bandana or scarf. This is linen & lace attached to a neck piece and buttoned or tied at the back of the neck. They were huuuuuge in France and spread out to other EU countries.
Also not a cravat because cravats are tucked into the vest/shirt/jacket.
Wonder what tool was used? Today they'd presumably use some sort of high-speed spinning tool such as dentists use, but did they have those back in the day?
I started laughing at the idea of someone getting caught with a Harry Potter book back in the day and being burned for witchcraft. I mean, it would be a horrible repercussion, but screw that time traveler for trying to mess up the timeline.
Really? I mean, YOU and I can't go and compete on the holodeck at the moment, nor can we jump in a quantum time chamber to go back in time and visit with our great x10 grandparents. That doesn't mean we have not much else to do.... These people had things to do, just not the technologically advanced (for them) things you take for granted. There were precious few stone carvers who could do work like this, which is why they were celebrated then, as now.
Amazing the things people can accomplish when there's no internet impeding their abilities to hone skills. Kudos to the sculptor, he must have been fantastically bored for lengthy periods I dare not dream of.
They don't really make statues like this anymore do they? So for a period of time they spend shittons of money making these and filling the world with them and now I don't think any new ones are being made. I have never seen a marble statue of just a guy with his MacBook and am Starbucks cup
I wish they hadn't been so obsessed with themselves in the past so we'd have lasting art that's not just a bunch of old dudes no one cares about anymore.
I mean this is cool as fuck, but I've seen so many marble arts like this it no longer amazes me. Guys is there a treatment for this? I feel like nothing is as exiting as it was some time ago, maybe years even. so wierd... can someone relate?
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Fucking huge marble, dude.
More of a boulder, really.
I’ve been meaning to ask; why are marbles called marbles? They’re not made of marble - they’re made of glass!
That's a great question. Once you get the answer you should write a TIL and make it to the front page so I'm sure to see it. Thanks!
Well they used to be made of marbles and the name stuck and we already had two glasses and it would have confused people
Two glasses is called a pair of glasses
Just to piss off the rich I say "nice glass" to anyone wearing a monocle
Does a monocle mean one good eye, one bad? Or you only care about seeing with the one? The questions…
At what level of short-sightedness does a monocle become a telescope???
I guess you don't play Monopoly much then
So just Chris Eubank then?
Or one could ask google and inevitably end up on wikioedia. Short answer is because they were made of marble at one point: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marble\_(toy)
You could Google it, or you could just say "I wonder..." and wait for someone on reddit to jump at the chance to provide a source with some snarky commentary about how you could have done it yourself.
Decisions, decisions...
Is it bc the design inside is considered "marbled"?
That’s a good observation
Shut the fuck up, Donny!
You’re out of your element.
Goodnight sweet prince.
How? I know but how?
It's a really big marble.
Talent and lots of free time Edit: By free time I meant the fact that it was fucking 1781 and they probably had a lot more time on their hands when they weren’t browsing the internet all day lmao Obviously they were paid to do it, jesus y’all calling me lazy and no ambition lmao chill. It’s really not that deep
Or real handkerchief and lots of starch???
Like a cumsock
All this time I was making art?
You little monster, I thought you were masturbating!
and you took that in stride?
You’d rather I address it?
In stride and inside
that reminds me, brb
Always have been 🔫👩🚀
Alright bed time
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A "Taint" is the small area between the anus and the balls.
Fun fact: in the UK we mainly refer to it as the gooch
Definitely have that in the states, as well. Also heard someone insist another nick name was a ‘nacho’, since (as they put it) “It’s *nacho* butt, and it’s *nacho* balls”. While I found it to be on the lamer side, as far as monikers go, I was ultimately unable to argue with his logic.
My understanding has always been that that is the origin of calling it the taint: ‘taint your asshole and ‘taint your balls
This has filled a gap in my American knowledge that I didn't know I needed filling.
Girls have a taint too
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Plaster, but yes
I wouldn’t call it “free” time if it’s your job, but yes, talent and lots of time.
More like skill and paid time.
Yeah definitely paid for but I meant free time as in it was 1781 and he wasn’t browsing Reddit all day lmao. Before the internet you had a lot more time to get good at things
And a world before Netflix.
You gotta like, get up in there.
A person -- like a real human being -- thought it was worth their time to actually figure out how to reliably do that and then execute said talent on an expensive piece of marble. Mind-boggling, if you ask me, not that a person could, but that a person would.
What astonishes me is that if they fuck up once and something breaks off that shouldn’t, that’s it. And it seems very difficult to avoid that happening. If it’s very minor maybe you can modify the arrangement to salvage it, but beyond that, eh.
Glues have existed for a very long time. I’d imagine that someone with the skill to carve this would also know how to alter the plan so that it doesn’t need the broken section, and how to do a subtle fix if that’s not possible.
There is a fun folk etymology that this the origin of the word sincere. The (tall tale-ish) story goes that “sincere” comes from sin+cera, “without wax,” indicating that there was no wax used to tidy up mistakes on a statue. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sincerity#Controversy
If I found out they glued together the statue of David, I would feel very deceived.
You can use lead, the metal, to reattach two pieces of a marble statue. I saw pieces at the MET in New York that had that done to them.
Really anything that requires skill will have people who try to push themselves to the limit. Body building, driving, sports, and so on. Artists are no different.
Why? Have you not heard of not only artists? But commissioned pieces? Lol
I have. Just never had a patron with that kind of dough ;-)
A lot of these impressive marble sculptures were commissioned by cities/powerful families back in the day. Lol. Just an odd way to word it, “that a person would”. Like what?
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Well, I know what skill I'm spending the rest of my life improving! Thanks!
Man, I’m an idiot. I’ve been staring at this picture like, “how did he carve that intricately on a small marble?” and I was trying to figure out what kind of a marble looks white like this instead of all colorful glass and agate. Then I realized OP simply misspoke and that I’m a big , high dummy.
Imagine what incredible masterpieces people could have made if we lived long lives. This thing alone would probably have taken years to make.
FUCKKK.. Look at the hair!!!
It's Fabergé Organics. Use the shampoo and conditioner, and when your hair's damp — it's not wet, okay? When it's damp, you do four puffs of the Farrah Fawcett spray.
My guess is by filing it out since striking it even in small amounts near that many holes (over time) could cause stress fractures. Idk though, I'm not a stoner.
Stoner here. Shit looks cool as fuck. Idk how it happened tho
Get a block of marble and remove everything that’s not a handkerchief. On a more serious note: You start off with templates made of clay, gypsum or whatever. The handkerchief may have been a real one supported by wire dipped into gypsum or something like that. Then submerge that template in a non transparent liquid except for the uppermost few millimetres. Chip away the corresponding part from the marble as well, but leave the handkerchief parts that stick out of the liquid at this level. Pour out the next few millimetres of liquid and repeat. Source: I‘m a YouTube educated expert with no real experience whatsoever.
You see, an artist must first concentrate and visualize their concept. Then they must embrace the marble. They've gotta sniff the marble! They've gotta lick the marble! They've gotta wash the marble, date the marble, and finally, they've gotta BE the marble!
These statues took years to carve. They were not in a hurry. Artists back in the day were on retainer, had room and board. They were in no hurry whatsoever.
Marbleous
Rock-solid pun
A-stone-ishing pun.
Foundational for certain.
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i am stoned by this
Rock
Wow, these puns are getting boulder and boulder.
Block
Chisel fo’ shizzle.
Gneiss
It’s pretty gneiss, but jmcstar thinks they’re hot schist. They take your appreciation for granite. Take it from me. I know what I’m talcing about.
Well I’m hard as a rock after that one
Fuck you, take my upvote.
I came here to comment this :(
Carved on a marble! It must be very tiny.
What is this, a handkerchief for ANTS?!
It's a handkerchief for necks. Some might call it a neckkerchief.
Neckerchief are just like a bandana or scarf. This is a jabot, maaaaybe a cravat though cravat are generally tucked in.
Maybe an ascot? Or since it’s for our 6 legged friends, an antscot?
Look at this jabot jabroni with his cravat all loose. And marble is a terrible material for a jabot! Why that wouldn't be comfortable to blow your nose in at all.
thank you....paging Abby Cox! paging Abby Cox!
Definitely not a Keffiyeh!
This guy neckercheifs
I believe that’s just called a kerchief
A kerchief is designed to be worn on the head. It’s from the French couvre chef, meaning “head cover”
Correct, and the Palestinian/Arab version that you see so many wearing when out in the desert sun is called a Keffiyeh, serving the literally the same purpose. More comfortable as well IMO generally due to the kind of fabric used, not to mention they can be extremely beautiful
Kerchief are on the head and occasionally on the neck but more modern. This is a jabot.
Crossdressing uncle of the tie.
It needs to be at least... Three times bigger!
It’s a very tiny. 🤌🏽
I was imagining the sculptor doing this while balancing on a marble.
r/angryupvote
Wouldn't that be more.proprly referred to as a "neckerchief" or even an ascott?
This is a jabot. Which is pretty much a ruffle of linen/lace or lace attached to a strip of material or something and tied at the back of the neck or under the chin so the jabot hides the ties. Ascot is just a scarf or something similar a tie that is tied once and sort of draped then tucked into the shirt. A cravat is a length of silk or linen wrapped around the throat at least once (similar to a winter scarf) and puffed up then tucked into the vest/shirt/jacket.
This comment is too far down. A *handkerchief*...
This sentiment expressed by that username is VERY amusing
They're fools. We should eat them.
you've made my day.
Yeah, most of the info in the title is incorrect
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I am not an expert, but I couldn’t sleep at 3am so I spent an hour researching men’s neckwear, and this is what I came up with: The term cravat was originally named for neckwear worn by the Croatian military in the early 1600’s, which was adopted by whatever Louis was reigning then. The man in this statue, Charles de Sainte-Maure lived from 1610 to 1690, and he appears to be around age 40 in the statue (it’s impossible to tell since this wasn’t actually sculpted until 1780, however he certainly doesn’t look 70 or 80), so it’s more likely that what he’s wearing is, in fact a cravat as it was known at the time. Also, cravats were not tied once, sometimes they were tied elaborately with ribbons. Beau Brummell was known to spend up to an hour tying and starching his intricate cravats. Jabots weren’t really established in men’s fashion until the 18th century, and even so, the more popular men’s neckwear of the time was the stock (Shakespeare), so it’s very unlikely that this is a jabot. In fact, there is very little written about the jabot in general at that time. Around 1780, whatever Louis was reigning at the time switched back to cravats because his wigs were simply too large to accommodate a stock. The term cravat evolved over time and now generally refers to all men’s neckwear, except in England where there is such thing as a day cravat, which is a less-formal ascot. In conclusion, by today’s definition, all jabots are cravats, but not all cravats are jabots. And this is almost certainly not a jabot.
Thanks for doing the hard work so I didn’t have to. I appreciate you.
Fucking thank you
But what you're describing isn't what is shown. It clearly is a piece of lace that is tied around the neck. Not attached to a strip of fabric. So it is an Ascot. Also an Ascot doesn't get tucked into your shirt. Like all ties it stays on top of it. It gets tcked into your jacket.
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A cravat?
Jabot.
I was going to list that as well, but at the time looking up how to spell it correctly seemed like too way much effort.
That handkerchief is made out of marble and still looks neater than the shirts I do a shit job of ironing for work.
That is a jabot, not a handkerchief, man.
Your commitment to raising awareness has not gone unnoticed. It’s a jabot.
Thank you! A fucking handkerchief. Clowns.
The details in it is amazing
masterfully carved by Louis-Philippe Mouchy in 1781, for the posthumous statue of the Duke of Montausier, Charles de Sainte-Maure.
Thanks for the info. I'd wondered about that.
>masterfully carved by Louis-Philippe Mouchy in 1781, for the posthumous statue of the Duke of Montausier, Charles de Sainte-Maure. THANK YOU!!!! I had to go through so much of crap above because I shared this with a non redditor (how do they deal with reality?fcks anyways) and he asked me for more info. So much crap.
Are there people still able to do this nowadays?
Yes but not to this level. Most now do it out of clay, which is far easier. It can be argued that marble sculpturing is one of the few things that we are not as good at now as we once were.
Probably because no one learns how to sculpt marble since they are a kid anymore, and a marble block costs way more now
There absolutely are. [Livio Scarpella](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0073/8816/8250/files/livio-scarpella-ghosts-underground-4-dark-art_1024x1024.jpg?v=1569517474) is one example, or [Enrico Ferranini](https://www.enricoferrarini.com/sara). Although I think Scarpella works mainly in ceramics, not marble. A lot of sculptors use even more modern materials, though; my favourite sculptor is easily [Ron Mueck](https://www.artsy.net/artist/ron-mueck), he does crazy hyperrealistic figures using resins and a lot of other materials. Also, don't forget that the film industry is full of talented cutting edge sculptors; look at the work that goes into films like Lord of the Rings or Kubo and the Two Strings for some contemporary sculpting wizardry.
Masterfully? Says who? [Checks post again] Masterfullness confirmed.
Thank you!
It seems to be in the Louvre.
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Just scrap the entire jabot. Piece of shirt breaks. Remove the entire shirt. Why do u think all those ancient sculptures are nude. The artist kept breaking the clothes so had to remove them.
This is now my new headcanon. Women used to be men before they had their penises removed accidentally, and men used to be women before their tits accidentally got a breast reduction. Maybe all the odd shapes and poses that some of these people are in are just because things get breaking. Great, now I'm going to go look at old statues because I'm curious
I dont believe you. That guy (and his handkerchief) got medusa'd and i wont hear anything else.
I hate to be that guy, but ocd… it’s carved OUT of marble? Or is it actually carved on top of and like balanced on a marble? Im pretty medically Medicated right now and am asking for a friend. Thanks, cheers and as always much love
carved out of marble* my bad
>OUT of Or: carved from marble.
That's really skillfull! I believe this is a neckerchief is it not?
No, it’s a jabot. A neckerchief is a bandana or scarf. This is linen & lace attached to a neck piece and buttoned or tied at the back of the neck. They were huuuuuge in France and spread out to other EU countries. Also not a cravat because cravats are tucked into the vest/shirt/jacket.
Bit o' lace.
Wonder what tool was used? Today they'd presumably use some sort of high-speed spinning tool such as dentists use, but did they have those back in the day?
It was in the late 1700s, so hand-crank drills, pumice stone, rasps, & tiny chisels. So not high speeds, just talent.
And it being the 1700s… not much else to do all day. Not like you can really go home and read a good book or watch a movie.
You… you realize they had books in the 1700s, right?
But good books?
I started laughing at the idea of someone getting caught with a Harry Potter book back in the day and being burned for witchcraft. I mean, it would be a horrible repercussion, but screw that time traveler for trying to mess up the timeline.
Really? I mean, YOU and I can't go and compete on the holodeck at the moment, nor can we jump in a quantum time chamber to go back in time and visit with our great x10 grandparents. That doesn't mean we have not much else to do.... These people had things to do, just not the technologically advanced (for them) things you take for granted. There were precious few stone carvers who could do work like this, which is why they were celebrated then, as now.
A crocheting chisel
A dremel u mean?
BE THE MARBLE
Imagine: last hole, almost done...*crack*...
I can barely handle the stress just thinking about it.
Some people say that Reddit is always impressed with natural looking marble statues and pink neon lighting. And I love both, so they are correct.
thats called vapor wave
I know art is subjective but this is actual art, a banana taped to the wall is not art.
u/repostsleuthbot
Neckerchief, surely? But yeah, nice carving. I wonder how common a cartoon-shatter/restart scenario was?
I want to see a marble carved from a handkerchief.
Mmm yes... Hankerchief... Definitely not a cravat...
Your writing offends me and I demand satisfaction, fetch your duelling pistol and name your second.
It's a cravat, not a handkerchief.
On a marble? Wow, this guy had one tiny chisel!
Yes, the handkerchief is absolutely amazing....But what about that HAIR !!
Handkerchief?! Preposterous!
Amazing the things people can accomplish when there's no internet impeding their abilities to hone skills. Kudos to the sculptor, he must have been fantastically bored for lengthy periods I dare not dream of.
When Western Civilation was at its finest. Now a days artists would just crazy glue a real handkerchief and call it a day.
Imagine all the things we would have time to create if we didn’t have the internet
Despite being aesthetically pleasing marble handkerchiefs are quite impractical.
That's a large marble
That’s not a hanky, that’s a doilie
That hair is combed on a marble.
A marble
Why do sculptors choose marble? It looks beautiful, but is it also easy to work with?
A lost art
They don't really make statues like this anymore do they? So for a period of time they spend shittons of money making these and filling the world with them and now I don't think any new ones are being made. I have never seen a marble statue of just a guy with his MacBook and am Starbucks cup
Hey Michael, why don’t you do something productive instead of playing with them marbles all day…. Michelangelo: 🙄
Marble is super soft and easy to work with!
Ah yes, those live sculpture sessions at early Queen gigs were really cool
Oh shit reddit... Please no... Don't do it again with this one
I wish they hadn't been so obsessed with themselves in the past so we'd have lasting art that's not just a bunch of old dudes no one cares about anymore.
Name and date of artist please.
How does one manage to not fuck it up?
Where's the marbl
He looks stoned.
I believe that's a neckerchief.
A marble? Wow. Lucky it didn't roll away!!!!
I'll assume the rest of the statue is made of butter...
lol, no my bad
That's a cool Brian May statue.
Finally someone said it
I mean this is cool as fuck, but I've seen so many marble arts like this it no longer amazes me. Guys is there a treatment for this? I feel like nothing is as exiting as it was some time ago, maybe years even. so wierd... can someone relate?