Dirt_Owl [comrade/them, they/them] to art • 26 days agoWhat the Think Pieces About “Corporate Memphis” Tell Us About the State of Illustration: We don’t hate flat art, we hate capitalismexternal-linkmessage-square20 fedilinkarrow-up138
arrow-up138external-linkWhat the Think Pieces About “Corporate Memphis” Tell Us About the State of Illustration: We don’t hate flat art, we hate capitalismDirt_Owl [comrade/them, they/them] to art • 26 days agomessage-square20 Commentsfedilink
minus-squareAmericaDeserved711 [any]hexbear5·26 days agoabsolutely. Memphis Group slaps, I love how fearlessly tacky and whimsical it is. I respect anything that flies in the face of what is generally considered "good taste". it's like, "fuck you, let's get silly with it" link
minus-squareUlyssesT [he/him]hexbear7·26 days agoI looked up Memphis Group, and... I like it actually. It does seem colorful and fun. Fuck corporate Memphis though, usually paired with glass and steel everything-must-be-Steve-Jobs-doctrine-forevermore pretentious crap. link
minus-squareAmericaDeserved711 [any]hexbear2·26 days agoagreed, it's trash. art movements that seek to emulate successful movements of the past are creatively bankrupt and will only ever be a pale imitation link
absolutely. Memphis Group slaps, I love how fearlessly tacky and whimsical it is. I respect anything that flies in the face of what is generally considered "good taste". it's like, "fuck you, let's get silly with it"
I looked up Memphis Group, and... I like it actually. It does seem colorful and fun.
Fuck corporate Memphis though, usually paired with glass and steel everything-must-be-Steve-Jobs-doctrine-forevermore pretentious crap.
agreed, it's trash. art movements that seek to emulate successful movements of the past are creatively bankrupt and will only ever be a pale imitation