Steampunk + Dieselpunk

Although there are times where my job appears lacking in the artistic sense, I have to admit that my coworkers surprise me, time and time again. One coworker mentioned the term, "Steampunk" when he viewed a photograph of a recent metal stool I created. I have to read more into the 1950s industrial era and its history, but I highly recommend viewing the images associated with the artmaking style. It definitely represents an industrial edge but with a sense of humor.

By viewing one image of a homemade guitar, I realized that there is an undergraduate student also recreating a guitar out of steel and re-purposed metal objects. We were able to chat about the items one-on-one and find some Steampunk images online pertaining to his artmaking process and perspective. He is also interested in working with resin, which would be amazing if he could create a clear guitar or another instrument from a liquid form. I must add that I love the shapes of musical instruments, specificallly the guitar. This is mainly due to the fact that I enjoy all types of music, which sparks my interest as to how narratives and storytelling begin within songs. I would love to watch someone make a guitar sometime because I know there is so much precision involved to create such a beautiful form that must also produce a clear sound.

Besides Steampunk, there is also another concept called, "Dieselpunk," which sounds exciting as well, but I just need to do some more research about the details. Otherwise, here are some cool images to enjoy.

Images courtesy of Wikipedia.org and Google.com.