FUTURISMO ODYSSEY
FUTURISM IDENTIFIES WITH EVENTS AND trends of the future or which anticipate the future. An artistic movement beginning in Italy in the early 1900s, futurism is the base of a artistic tree devoted to celebrated and incorporating the energy and dynamic of modern technology. From this point forward futurism has evolved, branching off into different subcategories such as retro futurism, architectural futurism and neo-futurism.
A prime example of retro futurism is the iconic Star Wars legacy. Star Wars represents an imitative style, fashion and design of the 60s and 70s while simultaneously portraying the works of the future. Vintage fabrics like the usage of wornout cloaks, warm colors such as burgundy and orange - all presented upon the stage of a secular, futuristic world bearing entergalactic fruits.
Architectural futurism is an early-20th century form of architecture characterized by heavy chromaticism, sharp and elongated lines suggesting urgency or a fast-paced lifestyle. Vastly present today, architectural futurism is an artform that yields comparison to other city or building designs. The Chrysler Building in New York City is a notable example of futuristic architecture, as it was regarded as “the future” in the 1920s and 1930s. The Javitz Center in Manhattan is another example due to its jukebox-shaped glass towers, shaded by forest green hues. Cantilevers and straight lines symbolize motion or speed which scream “not of this world”.
Neo-futurism is an early 21st century movement in the arts, design, architecture, and fashion. It connects with a much more idealistic perspective of the future to come and builds a modern rapport with new-age technology. As an avant-garde movement, neo-futurism is a reshaping of not just the visuals or logistics of a society, but also the rethinking of a foreseable future where new concepts and technologies will provide a better quality of life for civilians. Imagine a civilization where skyscrapers aren’t simply skyscrapers, but moreso pieces of an existing city situated in the sky above ground. An age where machinery and artificial intelligence are fixated in the center of a pulsating society thriving on clean, eco-friendly, radically pioneering networks - this is neo-futurism best described.
ELSV Mag now takes a turn for the better with a cutting edge approach to neo-futurism. Exemplified by an all-white, modern futuristic concept, ELSV Mag enters the void of a unpigmented revolution. Experience the rigid dichotomy between pure white visuals and a glimpse into the year 3030. Feel a state of anarchy through the fashion, a race through time in the architecture, a warping vibration through the wordplay, and view a rendition of civilians of a superearth two trillion lightyears away through the photography. This is a state-of-the-art odyssey into the inevitable future. ▲
This article was featured in ELSV MAGAZINE ISSUE 6.
