Pulp-Era Futuristic Space City

[Susano]

Perfect for those pulp-era rockets and raygun adventures!

http://neatorama.cachefly.net/images/2008-01/chu-enoki-rpm-1200.jpg

http://neatorama.cachefly.net/images/2008-01/chu-enoki-rpm-1200-detail.jpg


You’re looking at Japanese artist Chu Enoki’s artwork called RPM-1200, a diorama built from junk metal, old drill bits and spare machine parts polished into gleaming, shiny spires of a futuristic city.

The sculpture is actually pretty big, it measured 11 feet tall (3.4 m) and 15 feet (4.6 m) in diameter. As shown below, the details are absolutely fantastic!

Artist's website: http://chuenoki.com/works.html

[Querysphinx]

Just imagin the damage it would do if you fell on it...

[Lawnmower Boy]

That's my place, fifth spire on the left. 382nd floor, apartment 22b
Well, technically, anyway. The elevator's been out of service since before Christmas, so I'm living in the stairwell, instead.

[Flames]

I'm going to Walt Disney World next month, and the one thing I always look forward to is the retro-futurist Tomorrowland.

Of course, when the park was built it wasn't retro yet.

And it's not as retro as something from the 1930s, of course.

[BigJackBrass]

Wow - stick it in a bottle and call it Kandor!

Have to be a bloody big bottle, obviously... :D

[RPMiller]

Perfect for those pulp-era rockets and raygun adventures!

http://neatorama.cachefly.net/images/2008-01/chu-enoki-rpm-1200.jpg

http://neatorama.cachefly.net/images/2008-01/chu-enoki-rpm-1200-detail.jpg



Artist's website: http://chuenoki.com/works.html
Hehe, that has my initials. Woot! Welcome to my city. :D

[Doc Shadow]

Very nice.

I owe you rep. :thumbup:

When I'm able to give it anyway. :o

[Tom Carman]

I'm going to Walt Disney World next month, and the one thing I always look forward to is the retro-futurist Tomorrowland.

Of course, when the park was built it wasn't retro yet.

And it's not as retro as something from the 1930s, of course.

Did you catch their movie Meet the Robinsons? In the future sequence, there was a quick shot of that classic cityscape with the sign Todayland.

[wcw43921]

John Williams' "Krypton" theme from Superman: The Movie comes to mind--

"Dunnnnnnnnnn--dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dunnnnnn. . ."

Excellent find. :thumbup:

[JakSpade]

You can find some good city pics from www.cgsociety.org, and look under the galleries...

Also, if you can snag some of the pictures of Krypton from Superman TAS, or Legion of Superheroes, those would work good too.

What about pictures of Atlantis from Stargate: Atlantis?

jak

[lensman]

Perfect for those pulp-era rockets and raygun adventures!


Artist's website: http://chuenoki.com/works.html

Great pics, great timing.

Will use pics for my floating city in Gamma Hero