6/8/2023 0 Comments Hypnos artpros and cons exist in both the non-permanence of web1 and the permanence of web3. this can have obvious pros and cons as with most “tools,” but within this immutable source of information lies the purpose of decentralization and source. the nature of the blockchain stands without the ability to be compromised. web1 and web3 both represent ownership and expression. I believe web3 captures a similar ethos to web1, two of which prioritizes the user and the connection between one another. When myspace died, a piece of the culture of digital identity did, too. Geocities and custom webpages existed as your facebook/twitter page, and social media such as myspace, unlike the current state of social media, was an opt-in communicative tool that carried the final remnants of web1 coding and personalization. Sites such as Newgrounds were creating niche communities for animation, music, and games. Sites such as Gaia/Habbo were housing expression through dress-up and roleplay. The unique idiosyncratic styles of 80s-00s anime and manga growing in popularity (NGE, Aeon Flux.) Most especially, the in-between period of web1 to web2 which was encouraging culture through flash games. This creates a mishmash of inspirations such as psychedelic existential dreamlike RPGmaker indie titles like Yume Nikki/Space Funeral, gritty, self-aware comics like Johnny the Homicidal Maniac. The surreal, psychological horror themes of Silent Hill. The whimsical, childlike nostalgia of the Sega Dreamcast and early Nintendo. (This was also including online functionality in consoles and emerging conceptual communication devices such as Cybiko) The creative direction of this project is also heavily inspired by '90s-'00s artwork outside of (but propelled by) the culture of the internet. “Rave - created by kids, for kids in the 1990s - flourished on the Internet and mirrored its rise." - How The Internet Transformed The American Rave Scene This digital era was also ushering in the kaybug style, or y2k futurism seamlessly with the help of the web & rave culture, which were also growing in tandem. You could spend hours rabbit-holing informational or artistic links that were not found through a newsfeed. This was also the birth of what we now describe as the old-web aesthetic, which consisted of the early stylization of html webpages. You also had little to no algorithm choosing the content at hand, (we had GOOD algos, like StumbleUpon) allowing for a more unique and personal experience of consuming content online. Stylizing your communication and impression on this digital landscape was born. They were also in-control of their own means of communication (forums, email, AIM) This was shown to shift digital artwork into new, fascinating use cases, mediums, and formats. Internet users were taking control over their own footprint, styles of communication (think text tones and smilies) and identities. ![]() web2 had not been the default yet, and expression and motivation to self-educate and create your realm in a digital facility was at an all-time high. Why 80s to 00s? the birth of web1 was truly on its cusp during the years of the prior decade, which has grown into one the most, if not the most powerful revolutions of community + communication as we know it. Culture is forever moving and changing, recycling through ideas and concepts until they grow and shrink, a perpetual cycle. (think ‘cores’ + ‘aesthetics’) This involves taking inspiration from these early cultural movements and integrating them into this new-era of digital human expression. and our new understanding of web art culture. This includes inspiration from environments of both the digital and physical forms ranging from the '80s to the '00s and merging them with this era’s artistic progressions/concepts. ![]() what wonders - or horrors that you witness while asleep and the lasting effect it has both inside and outside of reality.įeelings of gritty playfulness and nostalgia widely inspire our project's aesthetic, surreal fragments of our childhood memories placed together, transposed with the state of quickly progressing technology and the culture it manifests. The existential nature of dreams inspires the art direction of The Land of Hypnos. You Got Mail! Hypnos & Art: A Directional ̶M̶a̶n̶i̶f̶e̶s̶t̶o̶ Ramble and old-web nativity
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