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A Tribute To Steampunk: An Art Movement

Steampunk Design, History and Images

Somebody asked me this morning to explain what steampunk is. It’s a very interesting thing to try to describe. I love steampunk style, but it’s tricky to put into words. It’s kinda like modding modern day technologies into old-fashioned non-scary looking monsters. It’s a little bit of goth mixed with cyberpunk mixed with brass and wood. It’s many times a mixture of knobs, handles, screws, hinges and springs.

There’s a whole Victorian meets sci-fi look to it. And, of course, a lot of times there is steam in the design. The really unique thing about steampunk art is that there are usually a lot of pieces that wouldn’t be considered steampunk individually. It’s when they are all put together that it comes alive into a steampunk creation. If someone asked you to explain steampunk, what would you say? From what I’ve read, steampunk originated when William Gibson and Bruce Sterling released the book The Difference Engine. And, of course, steampunk is heavily influenced by the Industrial Revolution and the production of machines. Steampunk is really a whole sub-culture incorporating fashion, design, technology, literature and media.

We have featured a ton of steampunk designs here on Bit Rebels. I think the part of steampunk that I’m most attracted to is the whole element of imagination. It’s all about a fantasy Victorian science fiction world where anything is possible and where machines, circuits and mechanisms are all truly beautiful. In a steampunk world, anything can happen. There are lots of places you can go online to get a sampling of steampunk art; however, in my opinion, Steampunkd is without a doubt the number one resource on the Internet for the best steampunk images. If you are interested at all in steampunk, you gotta check them out. The site is incredible! I’ve included a few images below that I found there.

A Tribute to Steampunk Art

A Tribute to Steampunk Art

A Tribute to Steampunk Art

A Tribute to Steampunk Art

A Tribute to Steampunk Art

A Tribute to Steampunk Art

A Tribute to Steampunk Art

A Tribute to Steampunk Art

A Tribute to Steampunk Art

A Tribute to Steampunk Art


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Author: Diana Adams


As the editor and global advertising director for Bit Rebels, Diana spends her days fine-tuning the content for Bit Rebels and working with established companies, startups, app developers and Internet entrepreneurs who want to be associated with the Bit Rebels brand. Diana started with Bit Rebels in July of 2009, three weeks after the site launched. She brought fifteen years of Information Technology experience and a love of everything considered geek with her, and she enjoys the journey each day as the site continues to reach more people and progress at a very fast pace. You can usually find Diana working in the Bit Rebels office located in Atlanta or sitting in the corner of a downtown Starbucks somewhere with her MacBook, iPad, iPhone and a Grande Caramel Macchiato. You can reach Diana at diana@bitrebels.com.

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