15 May 2008 | BRASS AT THE BAR | Comment

If you believed that automatons could enter bars solely to service the clientele, we shan’t speak ill of your bias, for we were of similar mind. Fortunately, Mr Michael Pucciarelli disproves our prejudice with this fine depiction of a robot sipping of a beverage that might not be of the finest spirits, to the human tastes at least. Indeed, this “ethanol” seems to fill our mechanical man with green-colored fluid entirely!

We thank Mr Jarod20 for bringing the work of this fine artist to our attention over at The Steampunk Forum.

14 May 2008 | BIOSHOCK FILM | Comment

In further motion picture news, according to those-in-the-know over at Variety, Bioshock, the perfect biopunk (if that is even a genre, of course) video game, will be made into a film! Furthermore, said film is to be directed by Mr Gore Verbinski, who also made the Pirates of the Caribbean series, while Aviator-scriptwriter Mr John Logan is said to be in talks to pen its screenplay.

So expect the underwater dystopia to unravel in all its pessimist, soaked glory at a cinema near you soon!

13 May 2008 | IRON SKY | Comment

Iron Sky is probably the most exciting dieselpunk-esque project under development right now. Its premise (“In 1945 the Nazis went to the Moon. In 2018, they are coming back.”) promises a pitch-black science fiction comedy that will combine the dry irony of Dr. Strangelove with the visual style of invasion films such as Independence Day!

An impressive trailer was released last month, available at the project’s Website—perfectly designed to fit the atmosphere of the film.

12 May 2008 | SCHEHERAZADE | Comment

Scheherazade was a Persian girl who volunteered to spend a night with the King in spite of his nasty habit to behead those with whom he shared his bed. Scheherazade, however, was no fool and, upon fulfilling the marital duties, enchanted the King with an extraordinary tale. Having listened with awe to her story, the King kept her alive to hear another the night thereafter and thus were born the chronicles of One Thousand and One Nights.

A Miss Nicole Cardiff created this lovely portrait of them.

11 May 2008 | MOUNTAIN MONASTERY | Comment

Here is a depiction which ought to appeal to the more whimsical daydreaming of steampunk enthusiasts: a secluded monastery built against one mountain of some all-but-forgotten valley, that is, judging from the high level of dirigible activity swarming about the place. Perhaps it might be more suited as a trading post of some kind, or a secret tavern for sky pirates and the like?

A Mr Goran Delic created this imaginative depiction; more of his art is available at a rather steampunk-esque Website.

10 May 2008 | SCAVENGER | Comment

This scavenger is partly augmented with mechanical bodyparts and equipped with protective headgear (steam-powered of course!) presumably to ward off the poluted air of the post-apocalyptic world in which he dwells.

A Mr Tony Timperi from Finland created this somber portrait and he provides further depictions of post-apocalyptic vision in his Profile. Some of his work might be slightly too dark and disturbing to be of favor to the steampunk enthusiast, but it deserves a glance still!

9 May 2008 | STEAM CITY | Comment

The latest addition to our collection of depictions of Victorian Britain, available in the COLONIAL CHAMBER, was created by a Mr Jan Ditlev Christensen from Denmark.

His “Steam City” is a metropolis where citizens move about in brass walking robots and steam-powered automatons have replaced horses to draw the carriages which must carefully maneuver through the streets otherwise filled with automobiles! Be sure to visit Mr Christensen’s Website to see more of his work!

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