COLLECTION NAME:
Graduate Thesis Collection
Record
Title:
Rose-Tinted Nostalgia: Vaporwave in Animation
Creator:
Blaske, Sara
Subject:
Thesis (M.F.A.) – Sequential Arts
Subject:
Savannah College of Art and Design -- Department of Sequential Arts
Rights:
Copyright is retained by the authors or artists of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Abstract:
“This dissertation explores the necessity of nostalgia and color therapy through the aesthetics and colors found in vaporwave, a micro-genre of 80s-90s inspired music, and how the art movement from it can be applied in animation through a color script. This article breaks down six colors present in animated media: violet, magenta, royal blue, yellow, cyan, and teal, and how they are seen in nostalgic vaporwave visuals. Exploration of vaporwave’s subgenres will be discussed in support of the success of therapy through color and nostalgic visuals. Throughout the article, the visual component is discussed how those colors and visuals will be represented through a color script. The success of the color script would open and encourage further study for other nostalgic micro-genres to be explored. Not all problems with the stressors of the Millennials will be solved, but this dissertation and application seeks to help alleviate and give a new alternative to cope with anxiety, stress, and depression through the visual artistry of
animation.” –Abstract
Keywords: vaporwave, Millennials, nostalgia, color therapy, color script, animation, Mallsoft, liminal space, liminal pools.
animation.” –Abstract
Keywords: vaporwave, Millennials, nostalgia, color therapy, color script, animation, Mallsoft, liminal space, liminal pools.
Publisher:
Savannah, Georgia : Savannah College of Art and Design
Date:
2023-03
Format:
2 online resources: 1 PDF (Thesis, 45 pages, color illustrations) + 1 PDF (Studio component, 52 pages, color illustrations)