The underscore with the narration is immaculate

His world makes me want to cry. Not out of a pain, or anguish that one would typically think would bring a person to tears, although these were a part of it. It was of a sort of knowledge that we were both missing this kind of a present because of past choices we made, and that we were realizing exactly the world in decay and turmoil of his works. It is a melancholy and nostalgia. Retro-Futurist Nostalgia. Nostalgia for a future that we do not have, rather than for a past that was.

@joshuakrook1

2 жыл бұрын

Great comment, gave me a lot to think about!

@TrueKingHollow

2 жыл бұрын

I agree, it makes me want to cry as well.

@user-ow4ij8ix3m

Жыл бұрын

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@dinyirfanira3205

Жыл бұрын

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@thomgizziz

6 ай бұрын

What is this "Im 14 and this deep" Bullshit? People need to get a grip they shouldn't be encouraging your stupidity.

Thank you for making this, I have been browsing around all day trying to find a summary of his work. Nice job and thanks again.

@thegoodthebadandtheugly579

11 ай бұрын

Just watch the series, no?

There's another implied question you missed at 5:44: what if the technology starts re-building itself, and uses humanity to do this? "The Electric State" provides an unsettling glimpse into this possibility. And its nothing short of terrifying.

1:51 The guy's actually carrying things from his old house into Officer Ribbing's house after the flood ravaged the landscape.

damn this deserves so much more attention. it's too bad this is a pretty obscure topic on the internet, or at least it took me a long while of going down a rabbit hole to find it. I hope it does gain more attention as once i saw one painting of his as even a thumbnail, I was instantly hooked

You have a such a great way of storytelling. I don't know who you are exactly but mark my words you will be big one day! Continue making such stuff, I would love to watch more.

I love symbolism behind things like this and how it really makes you think differently of the world. I love how deeply it potrays our surroundings and the artwork in general is amazing. It's exactly the type of artwork I would've come up with as well if it weren't already made by him. It's beautiful.

The most disturbing part of Stalenhag's work is how seeded it is in reality. It plays on our paranoia that we may ruin our environment and how careless we are about the future of technology. Thank you for this video!

I recently, a month or two ago, happened to stumble across these amazing paintings. After a little research I started to follow Stalenhag creations and storyline. Like Mr. Spock would say, " totally fascinating ".

This perfectly describes the feeling I got whilst playing stray (the cat Story game) or seeing the lonely Robots lushed by moss in the ghibli movie castle in the sky

Made me cry.

This definitely deserves more attention! It’s very insightful and well made

@joshuakrook1

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Thanks for sharing 🙏. Simon definitely has an 3rd eye view of life. Im an 22 year Professional Tattooist and Artist. I think Simon S is probably has some of THE best visuals, imagery and futuristic way of how humans are addicted to technology.

The way you describe and reflect upon art, is art itself. I feel like your video added to my overall experience with Stalenhag's work. Nice!

I forgot about this concept. Thank you.

This makes me cry, not because of the sorrow, or anything like that. The fact that we cannot understand the story of this, bits and pieces from KZread shared, but not the entire story.

1909.. that's remarkable insight into the human-machine condition for so long ago

Great illustrations. Captures the atmosphere I want for a game.

@AudaxGHG

Жыл бұрын

try ,,verlorne n verstand´´ its not this futuristic but it gives this destorted vibe

Beautifully described and explained. Well done

a childhood dream of mine, the same way some dream of going to space, was to adapt the electric state to film. sadly that's been taken from me, but this video was such great motivation for that time.

@THExRISER

Жыл бұрын

Simon still has many other works worthy of adaption, don't give up!

@electric_cat_101

6 ай бұрын

You can still make your own interpretation of the film :)

His work helped me through a really lonely time, and then when tales from the loop was turned into a live action series, I was ecstatic. Though it did bring back some serious melancholy, I adore this artist.

This video deserves more views, because you did an excellent job

Worlds explored since the coof circus: The one of Death Stranding (dead and empty but also beautiful and haunting), the one of Horizon Zero Dawn (alive and complex), the one of Vandermeer's Borne (3 books, hostile in every aspect), the one of Simon Stalenhag (memories of a past that doesn't exist).

Got all his books his paintings are so melancholy but also beautiful

This needs so much attention

Good video, glad I stumbled upon this.

Great video essay!

Thanks for creating this video

One of my favorite artists

new subscription from me. very well put, beautifully written.

This is great. I loved the show, as well.

2:40 - Shout out to Bridgeport, CT.

Your content is exceptional

There is also an absolutely fantastic tabletop game built off Simon's world building and art.

I am from Sweden and this is so cool. It reminds me of a game called generation zero.( it is worth checking out on xbox gamepass)

I had no idea they made it into an Amazon series! Wow!

Tales from the Loop is set in the 80's

Damn. I remember reading the book. It was one hell of a ride.

A man who runs to their nature gods out of fear of technology is no more or less foolish then the man who builds computer gods. About as foolish as crying for the loss of a future that never was. Still it’s really cool art with cool concepts.

@TheONLYFeli0

Жыл бұрын

I can tell that you're a very brilliant person

Please, provide the music tracks, especially the first one. It is so good.

@ekkovisionlol

8 ай бұрын

2nd one is bensound, maybe check there for the first one.

👏👏👏 I am glad to see intellectuals making videos like this explaining the purpose of dystopian arts such as electric state, tales from the loop, blade runner etc. It makes more people aware of our every day world and learn that humans should stay together and that technology is an evil thing that can separate us and ruin our every day lives.

@elplaceholder

6 ай бұрын

Tecnology is not evil. Look at vaccines, cars and electricity. It becomes dangerous when it falls into the wrong hands

Great video!!

Excellent commentary

I love this guy's work so much

Wow love it good job

Just a note; The letter "T" in certain words should not be replaced by the letter "D".

Could you please tell me what the song in the background is, that you used starting in minute 2:20 ? I love it so much and cannot find out what its name is....

That video was really interesting

Loved his work since I first came upon it in 2018.

may i ask what's the title of the background music? 🙏

amazon prime cant do much more this masterpiece art "the electric state".. only netflix can do this world according simon stanlehag , just >>> like "love+robot+death"...

@IamLegend573

2 жыл бұрын

No Amazon can do... Only it needs a great team of briliant artists.

@bogie_bandit218

2 жыл бұрын

Man i actually wanna see electric state made into a movie by netflix

@viruslayer

2 жыл бұрын

@@bogie_bandit218 yea.. i wan to know

I would not Say that the series takes place in the 50s, at least the paitings dont, i think that the series takes place in the 70s maybe 80s, think that becouse the cars in the paitings are real ones built in the 70s

What genre atsmofre is this can someone tell me?

the sun doesnt Rise or Set, it's a fixed Star. The world Turns.

Future is a Dream, my child... Because when one stops dreaming, future is no more. Because it is hard to remember what we dreamed when we are awake.

How good/faithful is the Tales from the Loop series?

@joshuakrook1

Жыл бұрын

In terms of art style, it's remarkably similar, and the story is roughly on point too. As a TV show, it's not as engaging as I hoped it would be though. It's more visually spectacular than exciting to watch.

@Redn2000

Жыл бұрын

@@joshuakrook1 Sounds like it's more "art in motion" than anything. Still, if it's not bad I think I'll check out out. Thanks for the info, I've been a Stalenhag fan for a few years and never knew about this series until now.

@joncarlovariety

Жыл бұрын

@@Redn2000 Personally, I felt that the show wasn't as much about the machines themselves, but how the people involved were affected by the machines. And, at least in my opinion, it did a really good job with that (I almost cried multiple times, it gets pretty sad lol)

Corrected title: The world according to Simon Stålenhag and E. M. Forster

You have a great narration voice. Not British but a fairly distinctive N American. I think most prefer your dialect as authoritative. There’s a show where the British Captain guy speaks American because it’s a space luxury cruise ship and supposed to give him a more comforting, professional manner. Funny how it used to be the other way. Altho thinking about it I guess I’d want my spaceship cruise captain to be American for some weird reason.

@joshuakrook1

12 күн бұрын

Australian, although spent so much time in the UK that maybe it muddled it a bit haha

I like Stalenhag, he is good.

It's not fictional it's called Cern in Switzerland

@yaboicolvin2870

Жыл бұрын

Indubitably

Where are the windmills ?

💜🤘

U should right a book

@joshuakrook1

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I intend to write up all of these reviews into a book "The World According to _______". You can find my other writing here: newintrigue.com/

basically tales of the loop is horizon zero dawn

lil beauty

Hypothetical future, or the real world outside the matrix? Maybe we are living inside one of those towers. Connected and dreaming.

My world is a world in we’re in my summary I think the world can never be supernatural as there will always be something wrong and I think that the world will probably be like the future in the book because it shows basically that sweet technology is the end of their sweet nature as nothing lasts forever even technology the world is not just a planet but it’s more then that it’s a world of life and how it can be ruined by the same life that resides on the planet

grand father and a grandson*

@joshuakrook1

2 жыл бұрын

True! My mistake!

It is beautiful, haunting, thought provoking imagery that maybe points out the dark side of technology. However, a little more context. Technology is the simple byproduct of humans innate instinct to survive by creating tools to protect and provide for family. Nothing more, nothing less. This has been going on for hundreds of thousands of years. Just know, before modern civilization life was incredibly brutal, filled with suffering and was very short for everyone. The only thing that’s different now is there are many tools now that can end our existence. Who gets to tell who which tool is wrong. “Your bow and arrow is bad so I need to knock you in the head and take it from you.” Tyrants like the Japanese Emperor, Mao, Stalin and hitler believed they knew better. Be very careful who you give power to control your life by controlling your technology.

I just think the robots are cool

I don't think the aura of mystery necessarily has to disappear when you translate such art to cinema. It's just a shitty adaption. And also mass market cinematography makes this almost impossible. You would need long static scenic shots like in Stalker (1971) or Blade Runner 2049, but then people complain that it's boring. Imagine that feeling of chilling on a hill with some friends in quiet contemplation on a warm autumn evening watching the sunset with zero stress, listening to the leaves rustling in the wind. Or taking a walk in a quiet snowy night through some deep fresh snow in a quaint little village. You can't capture that feeling with a 2 second shot. 😂 Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Dorohedoro, Cowboy Bebop, Ergo Proxy, Kill la Kill and Girls Last Tour, I think, are all anime that perfectly capture the feeling behind the art. It is certainly possible. It's just extremely rare, requiring exceptional talent.

Why do you use technology to shame others for using technology? Does that make you feel better about yourself? Better than others?

Ironically these images looks similar to images created by AI

= D

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@joshuakrook1

2 жыл бұрын

It doesn't auto-translate for some reason.

Gen zero

I dig Stalenhag, but people put way too much stock into his stuff. Dude took seventies/early eighties scenes and added scifi elements. That's it. It's fine, but I wouldn't call it pinnacle scifi by any means. His books consist of stories that are scattered paragraphs across a hundred or so pages. All total, about ten pages of prose in each one. I think if he wants to be taken a bit more seriously by the scifi/literary community he needs to write more and do a much better job with his stories. Right now he's just an artist who attaches short blurbs to his works.

@aural_supremacy

5 ай бұрын

People put way to much stock in worshipping artist’s/celebrity and sports people, materials, authors in general I liked Electric State, it was entertaining and that’s it, sad world we live in.

@RavenL1337

3 ай бұрын

@@aural_supremacyabd you just feel the need to downplay some one art because? fk off with this shit need to put down people

@trilobite3120

3 ай бұрын

I do agree, but it does feel a little bit like your underselling it. I wouldn't call it the pinnacle of storytelling, but in terms of visual storytelling it is definitely up there. The part of his work that is the most notable (to me at least) isn't the storytelling, although it is pretty good for the little we get (at least from what I've seen), but more so the emotions and memories it conjures up.

@MakeYourHeartBeat

2 ай бұрын

Is there anything interesting you would recommend instead of Stalenhag? Looking for some good Illlustrated Novels or Graphic Novels!

@darakhalil7504

10 күн бұрын

I must confess that I haven’t read his prose, but it’s the paintings that attract me. To me they convey the same feeling a Syd Mead painting does; a nostalgia to a place that never existed..

no. this story is more incomplete understanding of reality. we need a relationship with Lord Jesus in order to survive. go to a man of God who knows the difference between titles baptism and and in the the of Lord Jesus Christ. no further than your nearest Apostolic Pentecostal minister

@canadiangemstones7636

5 ай бұрын

Nobody who believes in the tooth fairy, Santa Claus, the Easter bunny, or god, understands reality.

@freightshayker

5 ай бұрын

@canadiangemstones7636 Without God how can you understand anything?

Not the only well known Swedish man named Simon