tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post3900135639379144343..comments2024-03-29T10:51:27.752+13:00Comments on Not PC: Special Techniques Reveal Greek Statues' Original AppearancePeter Cresswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-76727284206556382372010-08-29T20:08:07.572+12:002010-08-29T20:08:07.572+12:00Imagine how much more successful (or not) that the...Imagine how much more successful (or not) that the Weeping Angels from Doctor Who could be with an appropriate paint job...<br /><br />JJMJohn McVeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09178461877060724170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-2574983128113866932010-08-27T08:33:18.080+12:002010-08-27T08:33:18.080+12:00Fascinating.
You're right that the apparent...Fascinating. <br /><br />You're right that the apparent austerity of Greek sculpture and architecture has effected folks' perception of the culture. So few realise how exuberant and colourful it all was.<br /><br />I remember a few years back seeing a model of the Parthenon at The Met, presented in full, living colour--so surprising was it that many of the viewers around me assumed it was some sort of a joke.<br /><br />I remember reading too how Frank Lloyd Wright used to say that the history of architecture would have been so different had the Greeks used iron and glass. <br /><br />How radically different would it have been if everyone understood the wild colours they painted everything.<br /><br />Those Greeks, eh. :-)Peter Cresswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.com