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Vaporwave

aesthetics
What is it?

- Music Genre

- Based on internet culture, around 2010

- 80’s, 90’s music and visuals (elevator,


disco, jazz, hip hop, r&b)

Photo by Aaron Campbell


What is it?

- Often cut, chopped up, edited, slowed down, filtered

- Failed promises of capitalism, utopic, nostalgic,


surreal feeling

- Commercial, popular entertainment, technology,


advertising

- Heavily associated with memes, grew bigger on sites


like Reddit
Aesthetics

- The visuals that go with the music, influenced


by 80s

- Music and art combined together

- Japanese lettering, old Microsoft, brands, color


schemes, retro graphics,
Uploaded by: Galaad Wilgos
Uploaded by: Triple Zed
Uploaded by: Dennysons
MACINTOSH PLUS - リサフランク420 / 現代のコンピュー
ESPRIT 空想 - pizza day vs. The System - Don’t Disturb This Groove (1987)
glue70 - Casin vs. Kool & The Gang - Joanna

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