Weclome

Ever since I can remember I was fascinated by things that were old, things that were dirty and things that reminded me of times past. A lot of this has to do with longing for my childhood, however, I had an interest in the old and the worn-out even when I was quite young. At the age of five, my father began taking me on train trips. At that time trains were already a thing of the past, but that mode of transportation fascinated me more than anything. Wooden train travel, however it was a steam locomotive that really who might. Many visitors to this blog may have also checked out my other blog on my train paintings. That blog has very much to do with this same obsession with the old and the outdated but in particular seeing trains.

There is something inherently sad about that which is antiquated were no longer needed. It is even more sad however, when these things, these objects, these symbols of years past or destroy, torn down, or thrown away. Progressive cities often seem to get rid of these relics first, so it is often that the only way I am able to find the lost artifacts is to travel through the smaller towns and the more depressed cities, toting my camera and taking pictures as I go.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

My Retro Photos

Unfortunately, I do not remember where this first photograph was taken. It was somewhere in North Carolina, a small town. I believe it was a sign that stood above an old hardware store. I took the photograph in the summer of 2006. This photograph was taken with a film camera, as opposed to digital, which, of course, makes it look and seem a lot more authentic. This image reminds me very much of things I used to see as a small boy when I would go visit my grandmother in Rome Georgia. Signs similar in design to this are being taken down every day across America, seen as eyesores, and symbols of an era that many people would just as soon forget.
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