Personal Aesthetic

When thinking about what my personal aesthetic is, I found it hard to identify one. In reality, all my life is random and I find the weirdest things interesting. How I dress is different from how I decorate my house in terms of aesthetics. I found what I am interested in and how I decorate is more interesting and has more of an aesthetic that sometimes bleeds a bit into my clothing. I think I am a combination of Nerdcore and Geek Aesthetic with a slight bit of cluttercore in terms of decorating style.

Geek Aesthetic

This has someone who is typically not seen as “mainstream”. They are someone who is a bit obsessed with hobbies, and intellectual pursuits, and a bit of an outsider. These are people who are really interested in something like a TV show, Movie or Book series, Video games, or board games. They go over the top than the typical person with their interests where they go to collect memorabilia, posters, figures, etc.

Nerdcore

Nerdcore is seen as a more popular nerd. This genre is from the late 1990s. There is a focus on science fiction, Star Wars, Star Trek, tabletop games, computer technology, and music. It brings the nerd culture into pop culture. A major portion of it is interested in interesting or crazy graphics. There is a lot of integration with the “Nerds” of the 80s – 2000s, but integrating them with the internet. It goes away from the typical skinny, weak guys to someone who is more proud of their interests.

Cluttercore

This is the opposite of minimalistic. It is the modern version of Maximalism. While maximalisms purpose was to show off the Victoria Era’s wealth, cluttercore replicates this in the modern age. It is the idea that people have a lot to display and want to show off to others. It focuses on the collection of mini trinkets.

 

I feel like I am the combination of all of these, but mostly nerdcore and the geek aesthetic with a little bit of cluttercore. I am huge into F1, Legos, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Computers, Anime, Computer Aided Design, Music, Pokemon, Video Games, Board Games, etc. I have a lot of posters or objects that represent these all throughout my room and my walls and shelves are covered. I think that’s where this goes a little into the cluttercore aesthetic. I do also have some shirts that fall into these categories, but that is not my constant outfit. I intend for my final project to incorporate some sort of display that fits this.

 

Images:

[1] https://x.com/JayzTwoCents/status/1832874902959067187/photo/1

[2] https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/aesthetics/images/9/9a/Ab67616d0000b27305a08ee8473cdaa7e95e3e8bab67616d0000b2730bbd2a1b90a33712daceca29ab67616d0000b273bf8591b696d4b1b8dd31cb81ab67616d0000b273e300975505899d2bb67ec5e8.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20231205014138

[3] https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/aesthetics/images/7/72/Nerd_clutter.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20230226190808

Sources:

Wiki, C. to A. (n.d.-a). Cluttercore. Aesthetics Wiki. https://aesthetics.fandom.com/wiki/Cluttercore

Wiki, C. to A. (n.d.-b). Geek. Aesthetics Wiki. https://aesthetics.fandom.com/wiki/Geek

Wiki, C. to A. (n.d.-d). Maximalism. Aesthetics Wiki. https://aesthetics.fandom.com/wiki/Maximalism

Wiki, C. to A. (n.d.-b). Nerdcore. Aesthetics Wiki. https://aesthetics.fandom.com/wiki/Nerdcore