what is steampunk ?

STEAM = reference to the Industrial Age, steam-powered mechanics

PUNK = rebellion against the norm, spinoff of “cyberpunk”

“Retro-Futuristic” An aesthetic around the idea of an alternate past

or a dystopian future Inspired by Science Fiction: Jules Verne, H.G.

Wells

WHAT IS STEAMPUNK ?

VICTORIAN ERA

VICTORIAN ERA

WILD WEST

WILD WEST

INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

STEAMPUNK STYLE

WEARABLE ART

GADGETS & TECH

MECHANICAL CREATURES

CHARACTERS

POPULAR CULTURE

POPULAR CULTURE

POPULAR CULTURE

POPULAR CULTURE

MUSIC VIDEO

Panic! at the Disco “Ballad of Mona Lisa” music video

Gino Severini, Plastic Synthesis of the Idea of War, 1915

ART HISTORY EXAMPLES

Diego Rivera, Detroit Industry, 1932-22http://riveracourtdetroitinstituteofarts.synthescape.com

ART HISTORY EXAMPLES

ART HISTORY EXAMPLES

Diego Rivera, Detroit Industry, 1932-22

Louise Nevelson, Sky Cathedral, 1982

ART HISTORY EXAMPLES

Louise Nevelson, Dawn’s Wedding Chapel

IV, 1959-60

Jean Tinguely, Requiem, 1967

Jean Tinguely, Narva, 1961

• Buttons• Keys• Old coins • Vintage/costume

jewelry• Leather• Feathers

MECHANICAL PARTS: ANTIQUE-Y OBJECTS

WHAT YOU NEED

• Gears• Rivets• Nuts & Bolts• Sprockets• Watch parts• Chains• Old machine parts

1. CONSTRUCT SCULPTURES:•Mechanical creature•Imaginary invention•Steampunked object or accessory

2. SKETCH SCULPTURES:•Different angles/perspectives•Close up/Zoom in/Crop

YOUR PROJECTS

3. PHOTOSHOP OPTION:•Photograph sculptures •Manipulate in PhotoShop using filters/layers/etc

4. FINAL ARTWORK:•Pen & Ink Drawing with Watercolor•Sepia tones/Skin Tones•Grayscale Values

YOUR PROJECTS