Afrofuturism
アフロフューチャリズム / 20th century– / Aesthetic / Visions of the Future
Connects African diasporic history, culture and future, reclaiming stolen time and new possibility.
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At a glance
Visual cues
- Cosmic futures
- Cultural pattern
- Metal and earth
- Myth reinterpreted
Best used for
- Narratives that speak past and future at once
- Centering the viewpoint missing from received futures
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Dictionary entry
- Type
- Pair geometric letterforms with culturally grounded faces, carefully
- Composition
- Lead with the symbol; layer strata of time
- Material
- Deep black, gold, vivid color; research where the materials come from
- Caution
- Never borrow patterns as anonymous 'African style.' Learn the specific makers, regions and histories.
- Further study
- Sun Ra / Octavia E. Butler / Black speculative arts
Related entries
- Cyberpunk (サイバーパンク)Same Visions of the Future lineage.Compare Afrofuturism and Cyberpunk
- Art Deco (アール・デコ)Shared effects: Luxury.Compare Afrofuturism and Art Deco
More from Visions of the Future
Continue through styles in the same Visions of the Future family, prioritised by shared effects.
- Steampunk (スチームパンク)Shared effects: Futurity.
- Solarpunk (ソーラーパンク)Shared effects: Futurity.
- Cassette Futurism (カセット・フューチャリズム)Shared effects: Futurity.
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- https://indexstyle.org/styles/afrofuturism
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