Semisonic said it best in their song “Closing Time”: ‘Every new art comes from some other art's trend’. Er…close enough. In episode 9, Steph and Cam discuss all the trends they’ve noticed pop up in art such as: zen tangle, adult coloring books, paint by numbers, pixel art, and art with geometric shading. They also talk about more recent fads like cacti and succulents, mermaids, unicorns, embroidery, hand lettering, and paint pouring. And Stephanie has some thoughts on the evolution of trends in anime and cartoons. Following the break, they reflect on what these trends say about society and touch on all that good, good 90’s kid nostalgia we’re always seeing these days.
Link to the fake commercial “sponsor”: bit.ly/rainbowfun2018 (safe for work). Fake commercial background music: “The Gift That Keeps Giving“ by Super Furry Animals.
Music by Jonathan Stutz (stutzmusic.bandcamp.com)
