Life changes as Art changes....or does art change life?
One of her featured artist does amazing wall hanging sculptures and Jeanie informed me that the genre of his work is called....
STEAMPUNK
I think I pay pretty close attention to movements and especially NEO dealio's but obviously I've been napping.
Here's the skinny from Wikipedia
Steampunk
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Steampunk is a sub-genre of fantasy and speculative fiction that came into prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s. The term denotes works set in an era or world where steam power is still widely used—usually the 19th century, and often set in Victorian era England—but with prominent elements of either science fiction or fantasy, such as fictional technological inventions like those found in the works of H. G. Wells and Jules Verne, or real technological developments like the computer occurring at an earlier date. Other examples of steampunk contain alternate history-style presentations of "the path not taken" of such technology as dirigibles or analog computers; these frequently are presented in an idealized light, or with a presumption of functionality.
Steampunk is often associated with cyberpunk and shares a similar fanbase and theme of rebellion, but developed as a separate movement (though both have considerable influence on each other). Apart from time period and level of technological development, the main difference between cyberpunk and steampunk is that steampunk settings usually tend to be less obviously dystopian than cyberpunk, or lack dystopian elements entirely.
Various modern utilitarian objects have been modded by individual craftpersons into a pseudo-Victorian mechanical "steampunk" style, and a number of visual and musical artists have been described as steampunk.
Steampunk as popular fiction
- See also List of steampunk works.
William Gibson and Bruce Sterling's 1990 novel The Difference Engine[9] is often credited with bringing widespread awareness of the genre among science fiction fans (although, as mentioned above, the term was coined by Jeter in 1987.[10]) This novel applies the principles of Gibson and Sterling's cyberpunk writings to an alternate Victorian era where Charles Babbage's proposed steam-powered mechanical computer, which he called a difference engine (a later, more general-purpose version was known as an analytical engine), was actually built, and led to the dawn of the information age more than a century "ahead of schedule".
The first use of the word in a title was in Paul Di Filippo's 1995 Steampunk Trilogy, consisted of three short novels: "Victoria," "Hottentots," and "Walt and Emily," which respectively imagine the replacement of Queen Victoria by a human/newt clone, an invasion of Massachusetts by Lovecraftian-type monsters, and a love affair between Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson.
Alan Moore's and Kevin O'Neill's 1999 The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen comic book series (and the subsequent 2003 film adaption) greatly popularized the steampunk genre and helped propel it into mainstream fiction.[11]
Subculture
Because of the popularity of steampunk with people in the goth, punk, cybergoth, and Industrial subcultures, there is a growing movement towards establishing steampunk as a culture and lifestyle.[28] The most immediate form of steampunk subculture is the community of fans surrounding the genre. Some move beyond this, adopting a "steampunk aesthetic" through fashion, home decor, and music. This movement may also be described as "Neo-Victorianism", which is the amalgamation of Victorian aesthetic principles with modern sensibilities and technologies.[29] Other have proposed a steampunk philosophy, sometimes with punk-inspired anti-establishment sentiments,[30] and typically bolstered by optimism about human potential.[31]
"Steampunk fashion" has no set guidelines, but tends to synthesize modern styles as filtered through the Victorian era. This may include gowns, corsets, petticoats and bustles; gentlemen's suits with vests, coats and spats; or even military-inspired garments. Often, steampunk outfits will be accented with a mixture of technological and period accessories: timepieces, parasols, goggles and ray guns. Even modern accessories like cell phones or music players can be found in steampunk outfits, after being modified to give them the appearance of Victorian-made objects. Aspects of steampunk fashion have been anticipated by mainstream high fashion, the Lolita fashion and aristocrat styles, neo-Victorianism, and the romantic goth subculture.[11][29][32]
"Steampunk music" is even less defined, as Caroline Sullivan says in The Guardian, "internet debates rage about exactly what constitutes the SP sound."[26] This can be heard in the work of artists such as Abney Park,[32] Unextraordinary Gentlemen,[33] and Vernian Process.[34][35]
- See also List of steampunk works.
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but perhaps it's not that people aren't ready for my "stuff" as much as my "stuff " was intended for another time....and since quantum mechanics shows us that time can flip all over the freaking place....maybe I was having some help from some of the characters listed above.
And when one thinks about my abstract designs and then considers the words.....there is something STEAMPUNKISH about my work....
maybe not......
But I do love the fact that Alan Moore has something to do with the genre.
I highly suggest visiting the gallery at 1431 Ocean Ave. and ask for Jeanie.....the dog is friendly but it doesn't eat lettuce....which would be extremely weird....but not knowing about STEAMPUNK before yesterday is also very weird.
Michael Timothy McAlevey
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