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Posted on 10/12/2026 9:09:57 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Atelier Missor just unveiled their 50-foot bronze Prometheus statue to mixed reactions; some hail it as a return to powerful, mythically inspired artwork. Others are critical of the execution, saying it fails to live up to the standards of classical beauty it seeks to restore. And others yet posit that mere imitation of the past shouldn't be the goal at all, that simply emulating ancient statues doesn't make us like them...
Teddy Roosvelt's Man in the Arena quote is relevant here; it's easy to be the critic, to point out shortcomings from the safety of the stands. I, who have never attempted such a feat, nor have the skills to ever do so, have the unearned privilege of critiquing their blood, sweat, and tears without having to expend any of my own...
Many point to the Renaissance as being this rediscovery of Antiquity; which is true. But it wasn't just a mimicry of the Ancients; it took inspiration from them, but brought that inspiration forward to create something new, something that also had roots in the cultural substrate of the Middle Ages and was expressed in a different societal, political, and technological environment.
As for the Ancients themselves, they didn't spawn their great works out of the aether. They were the organic byproducts of their societies. Works of art and philosophy were not the end goal of their culture, but sprung out of it naturally, shaped by its values and experiences.
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Atelier Missor's Prometheus | Dane MillerHass | October 7, 2026 | SubstackValley Central
A first look at 'Prometheus', a 50-foot bronze statue at Starbase | Mia Morales | August 11, 2026 | Valley CentralValley Central
Whoops, that first pic should have shown "Substack" not Valley Central.Substack
Nonsense.
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