Characteristics of the scene Goth subculture

1 characteristics of scene

1.1 icons
1.2 fashion
1.3 films
1.4 books , magazines
1.5 graphic art
1.6 events
1.7 interior design

characteristics of scene
icons

notable examples of goth icons include several bandleaders: siouxsie sioux of siouxsie , banshees, robert smith of cure, peter murphy of bauhaus, rozz williams of christian death, ian curtis of joy division, , dave vanian of damned. members of bauhaus were, themselves, fine art students or active artists. nick cave dubbed grand lord of gothic lushness . nico notable icon of goth fashion , music, pioneering records marble index , desertshore , persona adopted after release.

fashion


gothic model lady amaranth

gothic fashion stereotyped conspicuously dark, eerie, mysterious, complex , exotic. goth fashion can recognized stark black clothing. typical gothic fashion includes dyed black hair, dark eyeliner, black fingernails , black period-styled clothing; goths may or may not have piercings. styles borrowed elizabethan, victorian or medieval period , express pagan, occult or other religious imagery.

ted polhemus described goth fashion profusion of black velvets, lace, fishnets , leather tinged scarlet or purple, accessorized tightly laced corsets, gloves, precarious stilettos , silver jewelry depicting religious or occult themes . researcher maxim w. furek stated goth revolt against slick fashions of 1970s disco era , protest against colourful pastels , extravagance of 1980s. black hair, dark clothing , pale complexions provide basic of goth dresser. 1 can paradoxically argue goth 1 of deliberate overstatement casual @ heavy emphasis on dark flowing capes, ruffled cuffs, pale makeup , dyed hair demonstrate modern-day version of late-victorian excess . gothic fashion may feature silver jewelry.

the new york times noted: costumes , ornaments glamorous cover genre s somber themes. in world of goth, nature lurks malign protagonist, causing flesh rot, rivers flood, monuments crumble , women turn slatterns, hair streaming , lipstick askew . present-day fashion designers such john paul gaultier, alexander mcqueen, , john galliano have been described practising haute goth .

films



film poster hunger, key influence in days of goth subculture

some of gothic rock , deathrock artists adopted traditional horror film images , drew on horror film soundtracks inspiration. audiences responded adopting appropriate dress , props. use of standard horror film props swirling smoke, rubber bats, , cobwebs featured gothic club décor beginning in batcave. such references in bands music , images tongue-in-cheek, time went on, bands , members of subculture took connection more seriously. result, morbid, supernatural , occult themes became more noticeably serious in subculture. interconnection between horror , goth highlighted in days hunger, 1983 vampire film starring david bowie, catherine deneuve , susan sarandon. film featured gothic rock group bauhaus performing bela lugosi s dead in nightclub. tim burton created storybook atmosphere filled darkness , shadow in of films beetlejuice (1988), batman (1989), edward scissorhands (1990), , stop motion films nightmare before christmas (1993), produced/co-written burton, , corpse bride (2005), co-produced.

as subculture became well-established, connection between goth , horror fiction became cliché, goths quite appear characters in horror novels , film. example, craft, crow, matrix , underworld film series drew directly on goth music , style. dark comedies beetlejuice, faculty, american beauty, wedding crashers , few episodes of animated tv show south park portray or parody goth subculture. in south park, several of fictional schoolchildren depicted goths. goth kids on show depicted finding annoying confused hot topic vampire kids episode ungroundable in season 12. , more frustrating compared emo kids. goth kids depicted listening goth music, writing or reading gothic poetry, drinking coffee, flipping hair , smoking.

books , magazines

a prominent american literary influence on gothic scene provided anne rice s re-imagining of vampire in 1976. in vampire chronicles, rice s characters depicted self-tormentors struggled alienation, loneliness, , human condition. not did characters torment themselves, depicted surreal world focused on uncovering splendor. these chronicles assumed goth attitudes, not intentionally created represent gothic subculture. romance, beauty, , erotic appeal attracted many goth readers, making works popular 1980s through 1990s. while goth has embraced vampire literature both in 19th-century form , in later incarnations, rice s postmodern take on vampire mythos has had special resonance in subculture. vampire novels feature intense emotions, period clothing, , cultured decadence . vampires socially alienated monsters, stunningly attractive. rice s goth readers tend envision in same terms , view characters lestat de lioncourt role models.

the re-imagining of vampire continued release of poppy z. brite s book lost souls in october 1992. despite fact brite s first novel criticized mainstream sources allegedly lack[ing] moral center: neither terrifyingly malevolent supernatural creatures nor (like anne rice s protagonists) tortured souls torn between , evil, these vampires add blood-drinking amoral panoply of drug abuse, problem drinking , empty sex practiced human counterparts , many of these so-called human counterparts identified teen angst , goth music references therein, keeping book in print. upon release of special 10th anniversary edition of lost souls, publishers weekly—the same periodical criticized novel s amorality decade prior—deemed modern horror classic , acknowledged brite established cult audience .

neil gaiman s graphic novel series sandman influenced goths characters dark, brooding dream , sister death. 2002 release 21st century goth mick mercer, author, noted music journalist , leading historian of gothic rock, explored modern state of goth scene around world, including south america, japan, , mainland asia. previous 1997 release, hex files: goth bible, took international @ subculture.

in us, propaganda gothic subculture magazine founded in 1982. in italy, ver sacrum covers italian goth scene, including fashion, sexuality, music, art , literature. magazines, such now-defunct dark realms , goth dead included goth fiction , poetry. other magazines cover fashion (e.g., gothic beauty); music (e.g., severance) or culture , lifestyle (e.g., althaus e-zine).

graphic art

visual contemporary graphic artists aesthetic include gerald brom, luis royo, dave mckean, trevor brown, victoria francés, illustrators edward gorey, charles addams, lorin morgan-richards, , james o barr. h. r. giger of switzerland 1 of first graphic artists make serious contributions gothic/industrial of of modern cinema work on 1979 film alien ridley scott. artwork of polish surrealist painter zdzisław beksiński described gothic. british artist anne sudworth published book on gothic art in 2007.

events

a poster drop dead festival in 2007

the goth scene continues exist in 2010s. in western europe, there large annual festivals in germany, including wave-gotik-treffen (leipzig) , m era luna (hildesheim), both annually attracting tens of thousands of attendees. lumous gothic festival (more commonly known lumous) largest festival dedicated goth subculture in finland , northernmost gothic festival in world. ukrainian festival deti nochi: chorna rada (children of night) biggest gothic event in ukraine. goth events ghoul school , release bats promote deathrock , attended fans many countries, , events such drop dead festival in attract attendees on 30 countries. whitby goth weekend twice-yearly goth music festival in whitby, north yorkshire, england. in us, events such bats day in fun park celebrate culture, goth cruise, , gothic cruise.

interior design

in 1980s, goths decorated walls , ceiling black fabrics , accessories rosaries, crosses , plastic roses. black furniture , cemetery-related objects candlesticks, death lanterns , skulls. in 1990s interior design approach of 1980s replaced less macabre style.