Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
Flying Policemen
Sunday, 3 February 2013
Coming via the BBC is this Punch cartoon of 1901 vintage is this glimpse of what people of the era thought the future may look like.
Caption: "Now then, thirty miles an hour won't do up here! I've timed you with my aneroid barometrical check clock and you'll have to come down to the station!" [Source]
Caption: "Now then, thirty miles an hour won't do up here! I've timed you with my aneroid barometrical check clock and you'll have to come down to the station!" [Source]
Tesla the Timelord
Thursday, 31 January 2013
In this work of art by Bandlith, a scientist favourite to the steampunk scene, Nikola Tesla, has a cross over with Doctor Who. Behold the Timelord Tesla and his TARDIS.
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The Art of Voitv
I recently came across an artist called Voitv over on deviantART. His real name is Vadim Voitekhovitch and he proiduces some of the most amazing steampunk art you will see, or at least I think so.
His full catalogue of steampunk works can be seen here. I highly recommend paying it a visit to see the rest of his art.
Chasing Time
Arrival
Heavenly Guardian
His full catalogue of steampunk works can be seen here. I highly recommend paying it a visit to see the rest of his art.
Airships
Tuesday, 29 January 2013
When it comes to steampunk, it seems the only way to travel is airship. Along with goggles, airships seem the most common feature of steampunk. You can't swing a parasol around without hitting one half the time. Why are they so common? Perhaps it is because they represent freedom. Perhaps it is simply because now they are seen as steampunk and therefore they have to be included by everyone new who comes along.
Steampunk being steampunk, airships come in a wide variety of types and forms, everything from typical, hard science zeppelins to blimps to fanciful flying ships powered by mad science.
They are piloted by pirates and adventurers, mad scientists, merchants and navies and everything else in between.
Steampunk being steampunk, airships come in a wide variety of types and forms, everything from typical, hard science zeppelins to blimps to fanciful flying ships powered by mad science.
They are piloted by pirates and adventurers, mad scientists, merchants and navies and everything else in between.
Steampunk Trains
Sunday, 27 January 2013
When it comes to travel seampunk style, besides airships, there is little more ubiquitous way to go than by steam train. A couple of days back thinking about it, I though how cool it would be to have one of those model trains but done steampunk style. I've always wanted an entire room where I could model and built a model train diorama, at least when I am no longer a penniless writer, so combining that with my interest with steampunk seemed a logical step.
It seems there actually isn't much in the way of that out there yet. A bit of a google search revealed a couple of instances where there were some steampunk influences, but not a full on steampunk diorama.
So for inspiration, here are some steampunk styles steam trains, model and otherwise.
It seems there actually isn't much in the way of that out there yet. A bit of a google search revealed a couple of instances where there were some steampunk influences, but not a full on steampunk diorama.
So for inspiration, here are some steampunk styles steam trains, model and otherwise.
Escape Plan B
Saturday, 26 January 2013
This is one of those works of art you go 'wait, what did I just see? That is so awesome!' on first viewing it. Behold Escape Plan B by Michael Dashow.
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Steampunk in Space!
Wednesday, 23 January 2013
During the era on which steampunk is based, the nature of the planets was not entirely known. There were many who thought, under its clouds, that Venus possessed a rich primeval world, while Mars had canals across it surface, built by dying civilisations.
This, of course led to a wide variety of stories in which men went to the moon, or Mars or Venus (such as in Edgar Rice Burrough's John Carter of Mars series), or of Martians coming to Earth (War of the Worlds).
As steampunk has in its origins that time period, it is not uncommon to find that it can reflect the ideas of that time, where Mars and Venus can be visited by man, or weird steampunk ships (and even airships) can sail through space.
There has even been a game based upon the concept - Space 1889.
So prepare to go boldly where steampunk has gone before - to space and beyond.
This, of course led to a wide variety of stories in which men went to the moon, or Mars or Venus (such as in Edgar Rice Burrough's John Carter of Mars series), or of Martians coming to Earth (War of the Worlds).
As steampunk has in its origins that time period, it is not uncommon to find that it can reflect the ideas of that time, where Mars and Venus can be visited by man, or weird steampunk ships (and even airships) can sail through space.
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There has even been a game based upon the concept - Space 1889.
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Weta Workshop even got into the act with Dr Grordbort, including a couple of very short animated moving pictures, designed as a means to provoke interest in their Infallible Aether Oscillators.
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Steampunk Fairies
Sunday, 13 January 2013
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