As Lady Gaga’s new dark pop album crashes onto the world, let’s delve into the resurgence of Gothic aesthetics in culture and the deeper meaning behind it.
I love this! Your point about Gothic aesthetics providing catharsis really resonates with me. I’ve always loved horror movies and have always been an anxious person, and one of the main reasons I enjoy them is that they let me experience my anxiety in a safe and even twistedly enjoyable way.
brilliant read!!! I think also the normalisation of alternative subcultures due to the lockdown making people find new ways to express themselves, and the values of those subcultures becoming more normalised as people have become more disillusioned with our current reality - has made it easier for people to find and accept gothic lifestyles
This essay got a mention here: https://mutantfutures.substack.com/p/006 😊
Oh thank you so much!!
I love this! Your point about Gothic aesthetics providing catharsis really resonates with me. I’ve always loved horror movies and have always been an anxious person, and one of the main reasons I enjoy them is that they let me experience my anxiety in a safe and even twistedly enjoyable way.
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Thank you for this piece. A deep reflection on the social functions of Gothic aesthetics
brilliant read!!! I think also the normalisation of alternative subcultures due to the lockdown making people find new ways to express themselves, and the values of those subcultures becoming more normalised as people have become more disillusioned with our current reality - has made it easier for people to find and accept gothic lifestyles
Agree! And I think looking at which of those subcultures consumers/creatives choose (i.e. goth in this case) says a lot about our times
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Love this! I watched the Schiaparelli show last night and thought “and how fabulous and goth”. Think I’ll notice it everywhere now 🧛♂️