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15:25 | 25-10-2010 | Culturology, Design | No Comments

и, если уж говорить о мирах Чайны Мьевиля, то вот как раз вполне созвучное:

So what do the Pre-Raphaelites and Steampunk have in common? The straightforward and initial answer I thought was “absolutely nothing: They are anathema to each other.” The Pre-Raphaelite code of life was for art to reflect nature. Nature is romanticized. In the Steampunk code of life, technology is transformed into art. Technology is romanticized. It doesn’t get a lot more dualistic than nature vs. technology.

однако, если поискать, то всплывут очевидные точки пересечения:

However, upon further contemplation, and after I talked with a friend about my knee-jerk reaction and she commented that “Steampunk is the Arts and Crafts Movement of today”, I had to admit that the issue wasn’t as black and white as it appeared. The two philosophies do have some similar ground, especially in the Arts & Crafts movement founded by the Brotherhood‘s second-generation member, William Morris.

а затем все по пунктам:

-A Nostalgic look back at the past. Both philosophies despair at certain aspects of what was for them “modern” life, and instead look back at what was for them “simpler” times, attempting to blend that romantic era with modern existence.

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-Recycling.

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-A fear or concern for what modern society has become.

и так далее. очень познавательно, повторю. как говорится:

My initial idea of steampunk was that it was an aesthetic movement about nostalgia, but after interviewing people and realizing how fully steampunk spans the globe, I’ve decided it’s really about contemporary dialogue. Steampunk has become an international movement, and is beginning to become popular in countries and cultures that don’t have the Victorian England/Gilded Age American context. These steampunks work within their own cultural heritages to rewrite and explore their histories in an imaginative way without diminishing the seriousness of the issues they raise. In addition to race and class issues, there is also another dialogue on sustainability, consumerism, and community economies. By having all these serious issues raised in an entertaining manner, I think it is more inviting and open to people, and a very effective way of transmitting ideas and information.

  

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