What is RetroFuturism?

A cultural and artistic movement. The intersection of history, nostalgia, and the future.

Regia Marinho
3 min readSep 25, 2023
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Retrofuturism is a cultural and artistic movement that combines elements of the past’s vision of the future with contemporary perspectives and aesthetics.

Retrofuturism is a movement in the creative arts showing the influence of the future produced in an earlier era.

It typically involves reimagining and celebrating past visions of the future, often from the mid-20th century, and exploring how those visions might look from a modern standpoint.

Retro-futurism is characterized by a nostalgic and sometimes whimsical approach to futurism.

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Key features:

Aesthetic Inspiration

Retrofuturism draws heavily from the design, architecture, fashion, and technology of past eras, particularly the mid-20th century.

It often incorporates elements of Art Deco, Space Age, and Atomic Age aesthetics.

Futuristic Predictions

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Regia Marinho

I publish tech, art, food, AI, design, and photography articles. Ideas about the future and inspire the world through art. @regiaart