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Anachrotechnofetishism
artifacts by pioneers of american steampunk
September 12th thru October 3rd
Opening reception Friday September 12th,
6:00PM - 10:00PM
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Long before the age of the internet, and well before the cold efficiency of the assembly line, existed fantastic and terrible machines, run on hope, sweat, and steam. It was a time in which form and function lived in sin, and everyman was a revolutionary.
These are 13 American artists united by broad geography and narrow aesthetic.
Marrying narrative and nostalgia to design and technology, they imagine the triumphs of the past overriding the failures of the present to create from the ruins and detritus a dazzling future-perfect.
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Wood, Paint, Steel, Machine Parts, Chain, Bone, Dirt, Human Hair, Oil, Glass
$800.00
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In the single digits, maybe age eight or nine, my father, science fictionist Rick Gauger, explained "steampunk" to me in the context of role-playing games, literature, and movies. He named off some titles: Deadlands, Wild Wild West, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, the Time Machine. I listened closely to that, and to the next lecture about "cyberpunk". Shortly thereafter, dad gave me my first leather flight cap, and tank goggles.
Years later, I found myself advising goth-rock band Abney Park to abandon their spooky trappings and pursue more lofty goals. The airship "HMS Ophelia" was born, and buoyed them upwards. The members of AP were recut in tawny leather and oiled copper, tired black vinyl and chrome cast aside. I stayed up late, teaching them to fake a sea-green patina on a copper-coated keyboard. I tore off sketches of stage dressings, music video scenes, and costumes for each newly-minted character. I distributed teastained tuxedo shirts, vintage goggles, amusing hats and sage advice.
Sometime after that, steampunk jumped the shark. It can now be found in every goth club, being worn by furries with glowsticks up them. Let this show refresh a genre in want of a good cull.
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The Fender Stratocaster electric guitar is an iconic instrument of the 20th Century and a gold standard in Rock & Roll. But even the most wondrous item becomes boring when reproduced a million times. Here I used a 19th Century electrolytic etching technique combined with a process used by today's electronics hobbyists to create a faux clockwork guitar that combines the iconography of two centuries.
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Fender US Highway One series Stratocaster, Brass
$2,000.00
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My fantasy world is a sustainable place populated by strong and responsible people, tempered by a long lost past and a frighteningly near future, and laced with magic and wonder. This place exists in pockets in the real world, and I have done my best to capture glimpses of it in my work for this show. I'm upset that an aesthetic I hold dear to my heart often seems at best hollow and distant, and thus I feel it is my duty to inject vibrancy and vehemence into it.
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Finn von Claret; Gasworks Park, Seattle, Washington
$65.00
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Molly Porkshanks Friedrich; Gasworks Park, Seattle, Washington
$65.00
sold
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Petra LeBaron, Finn von Claret, Nathaniel Johnstone, Willow Brugh, Kaleen Mills; Vernonia, Oregon
$70.00
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Ann Shaffer of Dark Side Tribal; Bloomington, Indiana
$100.00
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Finn von Claret and David S Dowling; Gasworks Park, Seattle, Washington
$165.00
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Finn von Claret and David S Dowling; Gasworks Park, Seattle, Washington
$65.00
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Ann Shaffer of Dark Side Tribal; Bloomington, Indiana
$45.00
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I realized at some point that the future is all set to suck. Science, what ought to be a chaotic demon of a genie, has been yoked and set to work at money-making and people-killing endeavors. Nature is undervalued and tokenized (Look, honey! A national park! Let's go to the gift-shop!) and all we've got to show for it is mass-manufactured, homogeneous detritus. And then I realized--the future doesn't have to be anything we don't want it to be, and there's no reason to accept having been cast in some bit part on the grand stage. The idea of this series was to explore, roughly and joyfully, the blank page of the future.
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Stain, Found Wood, Acrylic
$70.00
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I work in many different mediums but in every one I try to make a character or object that has a story behind them. The mechanical skulls I make are actually ancient keys that must be assembled and operated in the correct sequence to unlock and awaken a huge old machine. They are shaped into animal skulls to help conceal what they really are. Will this machine save or destroy the earth? The Dapper family is a family of upper crust monsters that harrumph their way through life. My monsters always border on menacing but I almost never allow them to cross that line. I like to see how far i can push the teeth, bristling horns, and spiked fur without losing a twinkle of a smile on that sharp mouth.
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This is the first time I have offered my more elaborate and technically advanced work for sale to the public. I have been working for about a year now with the steampunk aesthetic, and have come to meet some of the most amazing people I have ever known. The last year has been a wonderful roller coaster ride for me, and I wanted this show to be a celebration of our community, to show the world that America is still a thriving and important place in some ways. The whole world is changing fast, and large facets of our lives are going to have to adjust to it, but it need not be a tragedy at all. Call me steampunk, tinkerer, villain, artist, mad scientist, misguided; but most of all, call me a survivor, for I am already planning to be a part of the new world that will be forged fresh upon the old. I want to part with these designs I've created over the last year so that I may begin to explore new horizons with my artwork. Rather than relegate these things to a box in a closet, I offer them to the public to enjoy, and even perhaps own for posterity.
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Recovered Leather, Faux Leather, Brass, Steel, Copper, Vintage Goggles, Wood
$275.00
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Sansa M250, Brass, Steel, Sony Headset, Brass, Faux Leather, Copper
$350.00
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Brass, Steel, Nickel, Copper, Bakelite, Plastic, Rubber, Leather Cord
$1,800.00
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Brass, Steel, Nickel, Bone, Wood
$130.00
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Copper, Brass, Steel, Nickel, Glass Vacuum Tube
$225.00
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Acrylic, Colored Pencil
12x12" Framed
$500.00
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Brass, Nickel, Steel, Copper, Acrylic, Rubber, Plastic, Glass
$8,500.00
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Acrylic, Colored Pencil
$1,800.00
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Brass, Steel, Nickel, Copper, Faux Leather, Rubber, Nylon Cord
$2,000.00
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Antique Findings, Brass, Steel, Nickel, Bone
$150.00
sold
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Steel, Nickel, Copper, Brass
$200.00
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Acrylic, Colored Pencil
11x8" Framed
$200.00
sold
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The "Aether Spirit Containment Apparatus" piece was completed without knowledge of the Steampunk genre. Several people commented on it saying that it looked like something from a Jules Verne story. Looking on-line for Jules Verne images in the winter of 2006, I discovered Steampunk as an emerging genre for literature, art, and fashion and was thrilled with that discovery since it fit my own tastes perfectly.
All of the artists in this show are super-stars in the Steampunk aesthetic and I'm honored with the invitation to be amongst them. I have seen many of their works on-line and have been inspired by them. I applaud Molly Porkshanks Friedrich and Libby Bulloff for pulling this show together to showcase the Steampunk aesthetic and inspire others too.
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Brass, Wood, Bronze, Copper, Iron, Steel
$3,800.00
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, Iron, Steel, Crystal
$475.00
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Brass, Steel, Iron
$425.00
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These pieces are early explorations of the post-civilized aesthetic. What kind of beauty can we find in our struggle, we the organic pitted against the ravages of industrialized society? What expression lies dormant in the begrimed detritus of civilization? Neither rejecting technology nor accepting it unquestioningly, I choose to appropriate the symbols of industry to suit my own ends.
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Ceramic bottle covered with reclaimed leather, scavenged copper electrical wire, a found rusty washer, and a handmade ceramic be
$100.00
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Ceramic vessel covered with reclaimed leather and scavenged copper electrical wire. Pit-fired with banana peels, salt-soaked pin
$140.00
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Ceramic Vessel, Raku fired and covered with recycled leather and copper, Electrical Wire
$120.00
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Ceramic orb enhanced with recycled copper wire, a pyrometric cone, and a found rusty coil. Pit-fired with copper wire, banana pe
$100.00
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Ceramic orb covered with reclaimed leather. Pit-fired with banana peels, seaweed , and iron.
$100.00
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Recycled copper electrical wire, brass fishing rigging, and found objects including bullets and nails.
$55.00
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Steel washer pressed on railroad tracks, copper chain, pyrometric cones, recycled copper electrical wire, and brass clock gears.
$55.00
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A found rusted washer, coper chain, recycled ciopper electrical wire, and antique bell clappers.
$55.00
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Found hardware, copper chain, recycled copper electrical wire, and handmade pit-fired ceramic beads.
$55.00
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Ceramic vessel covered with reclaimed leather, recycled copper wire, a
$100.00
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Acrylic
$150.00
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: India Ink and Graphite on Paper
8.5 x 11"
$450.00
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India Ink and Graphite on Paper
8.5 x 11"
$450.00
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India Ink and Graphite on Paper
8.5 x 11"
$450.00
sold
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India Ink and Graphite on Paper
8.5 x 11"
$550.00
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India Ink and Graphite on Paper
8.5 x 11"
$550.00
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Anachrotechnofetishism - The System (Recoil in Horror From)
Time: 55:00
49.5MB
This mix begins the journey into the Post Civ world. The beginning is
set in an urban landscape as a tragic story unfolds between a woman
and two gentlemen (one a mad schemer and the other an innocent
dreamer) who are vying for her attention as the facade of the modern
era begins to crack around them. Set 1 of 3, prepared by Molly "Porkshanks" Friedrich.
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