{"id":9362,"date":"2026-01-26T18:11:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T23:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/?p=9362"},"modified":"2026-01-26T18:11:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T23:11:02","slug":"forgotten-aesthetics-of-the-internet-vaporwave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/index.php\/2026\/01\/26\/forgotten-aesthetics-of-the-internet-vaporwave\/","title":{"rendered":"Forgotten Aesthetics of the Internet: Vaporwave"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Colorful Picture of House among Palm Trees<\/a> by Alexey Demidov<\/a>. downloaded from Pexels<\/em>. Public Domain<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Vaporwave theme vhs distorted<\/a> by Projecteur<\/a>. downloaded from Freesound<\/em>. CC0 1.0 Universal<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As a young teen on the internet, I encountered many different genres of visual landscapes that characterized internet aesthetics. Vaporwave was by far my favorite one, with its post-modern blend of 80s and 90s art. It’s unique in that it is not only a visual aesthetic, but a “microgenre\u00a0of electronic music and an internet-based\u00a0art movement” (Vaporwave – aesthetics wiki – fandom<\/em>). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My chosen image contains an array of identifiers that are reminiscent of the vaporwave aesthetic. Palm trees, pink and cyan pastel colors, and a retro atmosphere with distorted visual elements. In combination with the selected audio piece, the two create a smooth reverberated soundscape that enhances the image’s electric utopia. Evoking a sense of nostalgia, vaporwave is a surreal aesthetic that marries early 2000s technological futurism with lush fluorescent environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Terms of Use<\/strong>:\u00a0\u201cForgotten Aesthetics of the Internet: Vaporwave<\/em><\/em>\u201d\u00a0by Kayla Cardenas is licensed under\u00a0CC BY 4.0<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reference<\/strong>: Vaporwave – aesthetics wiki – fandom<\/em>. Aesthetics Wiki. (n.d.). https:\/\/aesthetics.fandom.com\/wiki\/Vaporwave<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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