Steampunk exhibition

[seremtan]

don't think anyone else here lives in oxford, but there's "the first major exhibition ever" (allegedly) of Steampunk art at the museum of the history of science. went yesterday for shits 'n giggles

http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/steampunk/

there's some video as well as a fuckload of pictures



MHS has a pretty vague rule on taking pictures: no flash, no tripods, no filming - but the signs don't explicitly say 'no photography, period', so i might take a chance later today and go again with my camera

in the video the guy explains steampunk as a "what if", i.e. what if modern tech was designed by victorians. well i can answer that: IT WOULDN'T FUCKING WORK. the reason there are no victorian flying machines is because these bozos didn't understand the power/weight ratio (a lump of brass powered by steam will not fly) or had the faintest notion of lift or drag (a square lump of steam-powered brass with bird wings won't fly either)

still, if you liked bioshock you might like this

[phantasmagoria]

steampunk's become a little too oversaturated to be fresh and original now, but that doesn't detract from it being completely awesome, and those thumbnails look like that exhibition has a lot of the good stuff . Sneak some pics, especially of these:



Oh there's a video, wicked. Those figurines and the time pieces are exquisit. The guy that made the ornithopter wings is a total bell end.

[Ryoki]

i'd go just for laffs

[Whiskey 7]

steampunk's become a little too oversaturated to be fresh and original now, but .................

But you got to love the what if factor...

Interesting video... Thanks for the linkage seremtan

[GONNAFISTYA]

Terry Gilliam completely ruined steam punk for me.

[xer0s]

Terry Gilliam completely ruined steam punk for me.

You're such a fucking tool.

[Whiskey 7]

................. a fucking tool.

You know: I have not heard the term (fuck'n) tool for so long, I wonder if it is coming 'round again

fuk ....must be old....

[GONNAFISTYA]

Terry Gilliam completely ruined steam punk for me.

You're such a fucking tool.

And you're such a fucking moron. Not just on this, but everything else.

Oh wait...I was easy?

[Dr_Watson]

Oh there's a video, wicked. Those figurines and the time pieces are exquisit. The guy that made the ornithopter wings is a total bell end.

that wall lamp by the main organizer guy is pretty sweet as well. And yes the ornithopter and e-pod guy is a bit of a fuck-wit.

[HateFactor]

Speaking of steampunk, there's an interesting steampunk web series out now...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UVy7uUceXw

http://www.riesetheseries.com

[DTS]

Speaking of steampunk, there's an interesting steampunk web series out now...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UVy7uUceXw

http://www.riesetheseries.com

5 minutes in, and the only thing remotely steam punk-ish is the fact that she has goggles. Fuck off.

As for that exhibition; it needs some steam-powered stuff...

[HateFactor]

Yes, but the chick is hot

And I want to steal her Czechoslovakian Wolfdog

[plained]

yea that stlye is really evolving and refining itself ey

prolly wont be long b4 they animate it and make a movie!

[seremtan]

Speaking of steampunk, there's an interesting steampunk web series out now...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UVy7uUceXw

http://www.riesetheseries.com

oh god that's terrible in every way, and nothing to do with steampunk

[phantasmagoria]

prolly wont be long b4 they animate it and make a movie!

Steamboy