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Steampunk exhibition
Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 1:59 am
by 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
Re: Steampunk exhibition
Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 2:04 am
by 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.
Re: Steampunk exhibition
Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 4:38 am
by Ryoki
i'd go just for laffs
Re: Steampunk exhibition
Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 5:33 am
by Whiskey 7
phantasmagoria wrote: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
Re: Steampunk exhibition
Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 5:34 am
by GONNAFISTYA
Terry Gilliam completely ruined steam punk for me.
Re: Steampunk exhibition
Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 6:50 am
by xer0s
GONNAFISTYA wrote:Terry Gilliam completely ruined steam punk for me.
You're such a fucking tool.
Re: Steampunk exhibition
Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 7:34 am
by Whiskey 7
Re: Steampunk exhibition
Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 8:08 am
by GONNAFISTYA
xer0s wrote:GONNAFISTYA wrote: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?
Re: Steampunk exhibition
Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 10:19 am
by Dr_Watson
phantasmagoria wrote:
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.
Re: Steampunk exhibition
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 6:14 am
by HateFactor
Speaking of steampunk, there's an interesting steampunk web series out now...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UVy7uUceXw
http://www.riesetheseries.com
Re: Steampunk exhibition
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 11:53 am
by DTS
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...
Re: Steampunk exhibition
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 3:46 pm
by HateFactor
Yes, but the chick is hot
And I want to steal her Czechoslovakian Wolfdog
Re: Steampunk exhibition
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 3:57 pm
by plained
yea that stlye is really evolving and refining itself ey
prolly wont be long b4 they animate it and make a movie!
Re: Steampunk exhibition
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 6:50 pm
by seremtan
oh god that's terrible in every way, and nothing to do with steampunk
Re: Steampunk exhibition
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 11:50 pm
by phantasmagoria
plained wrote:prolly wont be long b4 they animate it and make a movie!
Steamboy
