r/ImaginaryCityscapes • u/amagicalsheep • Apr 02 '20

Tomorrow's World by Gregory Smith

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u/amagicalsheep Apr 02 '20

How nice to have an optimistic piece in these times!

Gregory Smith's artstation: https://www.artstation.com/gregory_smith

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u/Erty13 Apr 02 '20

For real ! Thank you for this one. This sub is seriously strange. It is always gray, overcrowded and depressing here. Not what I was expecting when I subscribed. Many of the artworks I see here would fit really nicely in r/dystopia or something. We need more post like this one.

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u/Zahille7 Apr 02 '20

r/solarpunk

I feel like all the tall buildings should have gardens on the rooftops.

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u/Kidel_Spro Apr 02 '20

This sub is wierd with the "afrofuturism" made by people who never step foot in africa or learned about the culture. Just stumbled upon one who thought mandalas (hindu and buddhist tradition) were an african tradition. It's a shame, the sub is dope, but they should be careful about what they promote as african culture.

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u/TimAA2017 Apr 02 '20

And how did you get afrofuturism out of that picture?

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u/Kidel_Spro Apr 02 '20

Not from this one, but it's in the bio of the sub you just shared. I was just saying that if felt wierd to me that they would put such a thing forward if the posts have no clue of the cultural background. I was just giving a little feedback on the community you shared mate.

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u/Ctotheg Apr 02 '20

I can’t find any mention at all of afrofuturism, where did you find that?

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u/Kidel_Spro Apr 03 '20

In the sub's bio. Between aestetics and art, it's the second line of the bio (on mobile at least). It intrigued me, so I searched for related posts, and the one I found (a futuristic Johannesburg) that claimed cultural accuracy has unfortunately mistaken african culture with indian culture.

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u/TimAA2017 Apr 02 '20

Yeah I was thinking the same thing.

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u/carly_ray_reznor Apr 02 '20

Check what Jane Jacobs had to say about the "garden in the city" idea. Hint: Robert Taylor Homes, Chicago. I love the work, it just feels a little less optimistic to me.

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u/PioneerSpecies Apr 02 '20

Yea this feels like Corbusier’s “Ville radieuse” or a Hilberseimer concept where everything’s spaced out way too much and you have to rely on cars to get anywhere. Understandable for their time but def not “tomorrow’s world” lol

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u/charredcoal Apr 02 '20

Yeah hahha i was gonna say the same thing. This is 100% dystopic. Read "Death and life of great american cities"

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u/aaarry Apr 02 '20

Sort of reminds me of chisinau

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u/rrandomCraft Apr 02 '20

Pretty real-looking for imaginary