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Solarpunk is a utopian and optimistic artistic style that tends to blend futuristic cityscapes with environmental themes such as greenspace, urban gardens, etc. It's generally regarded as the opposite of the more pessimistic and dystopian cyberpunk aesthetic popularized by video games including Cyberpunk 2077.
Origin
The term was originally coined in 2008[1] but saw a surge (showing on Google Trends[2]) after the Chobani yoghurt commercial Dear Alice was published on Youtube in July 2021.[3]
It was only after the commercial that solarpunk became more than an art movement (opposed to the cyberpunk style).[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "From Steampunk to Solarpunk" (2008-04-30). Republic of the Bees. Archived from the original.
- ↑ "Query for the word 'solarpunk', worldwide, all time". Google Trends.
- ↑ THE LINE (July 2021). "Dear Alice". YouTube.
- ↑ “So, in honor of the Beluga Skysail's maiden voyage, I'm going to suggest a new literary genre: solarpunk.
I think the best way to explain solarpunk is by contrasting it to the science fiction and fantasy genre called steampunk, from which the idea of solarpunk derives.”
"From Steampunk to Solarpunk" (2008-04-30). Republic of the Bees. Archived from the original.