steampunk
January 31, 2008
what is steampunk? it was initially a genre of literature fusing fantasy fiction and victorian era steam operated machinery. now, it’s a subculture of leather apron clad punk kids creating victorian inspired, yet modernly functional, appliances, accessories, and sculptures.there’s a lot of brass, goggles, and gears involved, and of course steam! i know i know it sounds kind of burning man , but though it may have similar aesthetic attributes, steam punk is less apocalyptic hippy drug induced bullshit and more concept. more production of workable objects. for instance:
cool watch, kind of old-timey, kind of avant garde right?
basic steampunk design of a turntable. completely functional.
bad ass electric guitar. shred!
i think this is just a sculptural mass….
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to covet or not to covet? covet. how rad right?! victorian flat screen. the perfect combination of old and new. dreeeamy.check out steampunk magazine for some steampunk literature and check out the steampunk workshop for steam and brass blog!p.s. now if i can combine punk and western culture…what would i call it? spurs and skins? boots and bodies? wunkern?
ai wei wei rules
January 31, 2008
mr. wei wei is a chinese architect and artist i am currently obsessed with. you may know him from this:
the 2008 beijing olympics stadium, “bird’s nest”. he acted as an art consultant to Herzog and de Meuron on this building, so this design is not soley his own. These are however: 
A Han dynasty urn painted with cococola insignia
my favorite!
A simple and cryptic artist, ai wei wei alludes the internet; i can hardly find any information on him. there is a smal interview with him in the nov/dec issue of the believer, however. he is super cool and worth looking into. plus, look how cute he is!
