#laser grid

pastel/trad goth and laser grid

A LOOK AT '80s LASER GRIDS -- AN ANTICIPATION OF THE FUTURE THAT NEVER WAS.

PIC(S) INFO: Mega spotlight on asssorted, unnamed '80s decade cyber grid art pieces, and a so-called "ubiquitous symbol of 1980s graphic design." Various artists.

MINI-OVERVIEW: "The 80s grid is a truly ubiquitous element, a powerful visual cliche symbol of the whole decade. Looking at retro 80s graphics, advertisements, videogames and film, it is striking how the laser grid is found over and over again.

A central vanishing point, dark background, a grid of thin lines in primary colours; optionally, the sun setting behind mountains. The look of the laser grid follows a precise set of rules and principles while appearing in many variations. It creates a futuristic atmosphere, a space of possibility for the technological future people imagined forty years ago.

The 80s was a time of political tension and Cold War, paired with mass consumption and optimism for technology and a computer-driven society. This is what the 80s light grid incorporates, creating a futuristic space of possibility, and describing a future that never was."

-- INDIEGROUND, "From Kubrick to Vaporwave: A Brief History of the '80s Grid," published August 4, 2022