Faces on buildings, faces made of stone. 19th century commemoration of ancient ruins where they found sculpture embedded in the exterior. Do they invite and welcome, maybe even entice; or are they there to protect the structure and its inhabits, like gargoyles who scare away even more evil entities or the blood of a slaughtered lamb the Israelites used in Exodus to protect their homes from the Angel of death, a sign so grief bypasses this dwelling. Are they symbols of some lost original purpose of the buildings, the spirits of the house?. Somewhere on the upper west side. Post-neo-classical revival of classicism. The faces peak in from the past, we notice them infrequently yet they’ve been watching us since we got here.
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Building Faces
Faces on buildings, faces made of stone. 19th century commemoration of ancient ruins where they found sculpture embedded in the exterior. Do they invite and welcome, maybe even entice; or are they there to protect the structure and its inhabits, like gargoyles who scare away even more evil entities or the blood of a slaughtered lamb the Israelites used in Exodus to protect their homes from the Angel of death, a sign so grief bypasses this dwelling. Are they symbols of some lost original purpose of the buildings, the spirits of the house?. Somewhere on the upper west side. Post-neo-classical revival of classicism. The faces peak in from the past, we notice them infrequently yet they’ve been watching us since we got here.
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