Comments on: The real and the imitation http://theaestheticelevator.com/2009/01/30/the-real-and-the-imitation/ For a well-considered visual environment Tue, 22 May 2012 01:23:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: pNielsen http://theaestheticelevator.com/2009/01/30/the-real-and-the-imitation/#comment-12985 Tue, 03 Feb 2009 13:55:28 +0000 http://theaestheticelevator.com/?p=2037#comment-12985 Indeed. Now we shall all move to Mordor.

]]> By: Paul S. http://theaestheticelevator.com/2009/01/30/the-real-and-the-imitation/#comment-12982 Tue, 03 Feb 2009 04:27:17 +0000 http://theaestheticelevator.com/?p=2037#comment-12982 In the town where I live they poured a ton of money into “rejuvinating” the main street that has come close to being downright ghostly, due to the town’s “center/hub” being moved by other developments (large grocery store further north etc., etc.)

The main street has real heritage value, the same as a number of homes in the town, so it is sad to see the way it has been going. Anyways they put in new lamp posts and and the whole bit and widened it all up (which was good), and they used “stampcrete”.

I must honestly say that “stampcrete” breaks my heart. Even Mordor used real stone.

]]> By: pNielsen http://theaestheticelevator.com/2009/01/30/the-real-and-the-imitation/#comment-12972 Sat, 31 Jan 2009 21:58:42 +0000 http://theaestheticelevator.com/?p=2037#comment-12972 I like that perspective on your day job.

]]> By: Tim J. http://theaestheticelevator.com/2009/01/30/the-real-and-the-imitation/#comment-12971 Sat, 31 Jan 2009 21:09:45 +0000 http://theaestheticelevator.com/?p=2037#comment-12971 Bravo! So well stated. This is also part of the problem I see with the prevalence of art reproductions over originals. There is a whole level of memory and human interaction that goes AWOL.

Hand-made objects of very ordinary quality would be preferable (IMO) to reproductions of work of higher quality work or to mass produced products.

This is one reason I am kind of glad to see my day job go. I have lost all enthusiasm for designing ephemera. I would rather leave a few things that last than leave shipping container loads of disposable junk that no one will miss. I don’t care if I ever see another piece of cast polyresin again in my life.

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