I mostly agree, but saying nobody ever sculpted in marble is a bit like saying nobody ever painted with oil paint because most of the most well known oil paintings were done according to sketches made with charcoal or pencil.

The finished sculpture is made of marble, and thus it was sculpted in marble. Not at first perhaps, but eventually

Of course there are still sculptors around! Like most art sculptures have gotten more abstract tho. Visit any museum of modern Art and you are sure to find some!

Marble and the like are of course incredibly expensive, and for that reason most people stick to more affordable options like wood or ice. Or do additive sculpting with clay/plaster, welding or something like that. If you really want to work with stone you might want to apprentice with a stonemason.

How did I start? Took a pocketknife in my hand and started whittling. The foundations of working in a subtractive manner are largely independent of material.

Suspicious purchases from chemical suppliers would be my guess. That or he was being closely watched for other reasons already.

Als Briefzusteller kann ich nur sagen: Unterstell der Post keine höheren Motive, die haben sie nicht. Solche Änderungen passieren, weil sich irgend ein Typ Mal wieder eine “innovative” “Prozessverbesserung” ausgedacht hat. Für eine solche idee im Halbjahr kassiert der dann 4k im Monat

Don’t worry, you are still in the running, it’s just a temporary setback.

Another dumpster fire connoisseur, I see

Heißt so, weil wenn man’s ab macht Gore raus kommt

So, average German here. Person I have never heard of gets an award I’ve never heard of. Doesn’t seem very peaceful to me tho.

I’d say I’m interested in hearing the reasoning, but that would be a lie. It’s been a while since I cared about any such awards.