SHOPPING TIL IT HURTS : BLACKMAN CRUZ, LOS ANGELES

there is beautiful,

there is edgy,

and then there is the synthesis of the two.

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here is where the store blackman/cruz has always come in.

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they don't just find antiques,

they find objects,

items of fascination,

not precious curiousities for cabinets alone,

but things you want to touch, feel, and live with.

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there is something at times dark about their sensibility,

but it is always elegant,

always unique.

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a large fly, yes, but in bronze.

a cucumber in silver.

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the perfect posing stool,

or a lens from an old movie projector, mounted, divine!

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a ZEBRA from  a carousel,

mugshots in a line,

antique sculpting tools:

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lenses from an optical shop,

an outdoor section with a horse/tricycle:

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even antique dog collars.

all in all,

a unique world view:

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