(((In case you were a little vague on the leading-lights of contemporary steampunk....
Jeez, what names they have.)))
(((People should be eager to protect this delicate steampunk "scenius,"
as it's one of the rare arenas where hippie fanac gets taken seriously nowadays.
So I'm thinking – the entry barrier to calling yourself a "steampunk"
ought to be set very high indeed. Not just the willingness to wear a top-hat with dreadlocks in public, but, say, a welder's license plus some fluency in Polish.)))
http://steampunk.republika.pl/
(((See, ardent steampunks shouldn't settle for anything less than quality
*eastern European* steampunk. Something like some Isaac Babel
"Red Cavalry" Russian civil war Leninist commiepunk in the flaming ruins of cholera-riddled Poland, man, that would would sure keep the poseurs at bay.)))
http://www.designobserver.com/archives/entry.html?id=38776#more
(((Meanwhile, over at DESIGN OBSERVER, the editors *publicly apologized* to a steampunk artist for running a pic of his wack motorcycle steam-work with no credit-line. This is surely an epochal event, because
I've never before seen DESIGNER OBSERVER apologize to anybody about anything.)))
PS: (((Meanwhile, somewhere in 20-something Eastern-European Slovenia:)))
http://www.myspace.com/degenerotika
"INTERESTS:
"ART ART ART, Surrealism, DADA, Degenerotika, Clothing Design, Costumes, Tailoring, Sewing, Victorian Era, Uniforms, Latex, Rubber, Pvc, Lack, Leather, Satin, Silk, Velvet, Lace, Corsets, Stockings, Eyepatch, Collars, Gloves, Hats, Shoes, High Heels, Platforms, Boots, Wigs, Pearls, Unique Jewellery-Huge-Massive Pieces, Tailor's Dummies, (((whew))) Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, Graphics, Photography (B/W), Dark Rooms, Red Light, Photomanipulation, Deviations, Unsymmetry, Video, Digital, 8mm, 16mm, Scratches, Rust, ((((can't get enough "rust"))) Iron, Contrasts, Diversity, Anatomy, Fetish, Music, Eccentric Characters, (((no kidding))) London, Paris, Berlin, Japan, French, Greek, Eyeballs, Colour Black, Crimson, Blood, Sunglasses, Crosses, Geisha, Party, Clubbing, Beautiful People, Aesthetic, Long Nails, Mirrors, Cheval Glasses, Shadows, Lipsticks, Perfumes, Intelligence, Spiral Staircase, Chairs, Sofas, High-Ceilinged Rooms, Antiques, Magic, Mysticism, Occultism, Philosophy, Sewing Machines, (((it's the collision of an umbrella and a sewing machine on a make-up table))) Scissors, Chains, Brushes, Travelling, Discovering, Sex, Passion, Seduction, (((Oh come on, if you're under 30 and you don't like this, you're already dead))) Attractiveness, Strong Mentality, Awake At Night, Candle Light, Candles, Massive Candlesticks, Chandeliers, Intense Dramatic Make-Up, Hairstyling, Unusual Haircuts, Undercuts, Industrial, Gothic, 80's, Uniqueness, Rarities, Individuality, Imagination, Dreams, Sleeping, Organic Forms, Graveyards, Hidden Places, Castles, Cats, Bats, Crows, The Moon, Darkness, Nights, Absinthe, GinTonic, Cocktails, Sweet Wine, Black Coffee, tea, Vanilla, Eroticism, Androgeny, Orgasm, Books, Eyes, Lips, Reading, Hands, Poetry, Decadence, Grotesque, Black Humour, Hotel Rooms, NSK, H.R. Giger, M.C. Escher, Salvador Dali, Joel-Peter Witkin, Jan Saudek, (((hey, Jan Saudek, great gothy Euro steampunk precursor there))) G.Klimt, Floria Sigismondi, David Lynch, Stanley Kubrick, Terry Gilliam, David Cronenberg, Woody Allen, (((it takes Europeans to appreciate Woody's dank, morbid qualities))) Luis Bunuel, Coen Bros., T. Burton, P.Almodóvar, Ingmar Bergman, P.Greenaway, Kar Wai Wong,... Marc Caro, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Hans Arp, Breton, M. Duchamp, Max Ernst, Tristan Tzara, Man Ray, Magritte, Andy Warhol, Istvan Kantor, Trent Reznor, Ian Curtis, Peter Murphy, David Bowie, Leight Bowery, Marilyn Manson, A.Huxley, M.Houellebecq, C.Bukowski, Anais Nin, H.Miller, O.Wilde, F.Kafka, Bulgakov, J.Joyce, V.Nabokov, Marquis de Sade, Nietzsche, Hesse, Suskind,...Jean Paul Gaultier, John Galliano, Alexander McQueen, Christian Dior, Christian Lacroix, Vivienne Westwood, Karl Lagerfeld, Thierry Mugler, Lanvin, Gareth Pugh, Viktor&Rolf, GoriDePalma, Naoto Hirooka, Eiko Ishioka..."
