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Re: Faile Street
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lugnet.town
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Mon, 1 May 2006 19:58:02 GMT
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In lugnet.town, John Neal wrote:
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Jonathan Lopes wrote:
Wow. This is really impressive. The details are wonderful, rendered only by
one who has had first hand experience of them. Major kudos to you, Jonathan.
You are truly an “Ashcanner” as I fear that I am not.
I have to say that your level of detail has actually disturbed me as a
builder. For I (as you have made me now realize) have had a pretty
romanticized view of “the city”. I revel in constructing “realistic”
buildings in “realistic” colors, but only in the sense of those buildings in
the splendor and glory of their interesting architectural designs and
details. I concern myself with textures and treatments, as if I were
creating work of art, not a slice of reality.
That is not to say that your work is not art, only that it is MORE. You are
a “realist” ashcanner, which I guess is an oxymoron; it makes me realize that
I am but an ashcan pretender.
But still, that is how I want it. I want my cities to be “perfect”. I want
to build in great detail, but I haven’t it in me to “go the distance” as you
have.
You have done what I cannot bring myself to do, and for taking “the city” to
the next level, I applaud your work. I am not worthy:-)
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JOHN
(Ashcan Builder)
Wow. Thank you. You’ve described me right on and that means I am heading in
the right direction with my creations and getting across what I want to get
across. Thank you again. I don’t know if you’re aware of how good you just
made me feel. :o)
My general thought on the Aschcan approach is that it really doesn’t get much
more Achcan than this creation of yours:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=239873
That was and still is the benchmark for the Ashcan school of building.
A pretender you are not, my friend. No way.
Thanks once again and all the best!
Jonathan
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