Jon Caraveo - Art · Gemology · Numismatic · Antiquarian

I seek across materials, not categories.

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The Disciplines

Art

Seeking an expressive way for presence — without instruction, without distortion. The body as it exists before it is explained away.

Gemology

Beauty and value — inseparable. Structure, clarity, weight, and light. A stone either holds integrity or it does not.

Numismatic

Modern silver from around the world. Coins carry decisions — what a nation honors, what it forgets, what it claims as value.

Antiquarian

Knowledge and truth. The written record before it was softened or revised. Books survive because they mattered.

The Narratives

The Seeking

I seek across materials, not categories.

As an artist, I seek an expressive way for boys to be — without instruction, without distortion, without fear. I am interested in presence more than symbolism. In the body as it exists before it is explained away.

As a numist, I seek modern silver from all around the world. I want to understand cultures as they are now, not as they remember themselves later. Coins carry decisions. They reveal what a nation honors, what it forgets, and what it claims as value.

From gemology, I seek beauty and value — inseparable. Not luxury, not status, but structure, clarity, weight, and light. A stone either holds integrity or it does not.

From antiquarian books, I seek knowledge and truth. The written record before it was softened, revised, or made comfortable.

This is not collecting. This is attention.