RETROFUTURISMEالمستقبلية الرجعيةA COLLECTION OF
IMAGINED FUTURES

FROM THE ARCHIVE

Ed Emshwiller

إد إمشويلر

American visual artist whose career connected science fiction illustration with experimental film and video art. His work helped bridge painted speculative imagery and new moving-image technologies.

فنان بصري أمريكي ربطت مسيرته رسوم الخيال العلمي بالأفلام التجريبية وفن الفيديو. ساعد عمله في وصل الصور التأملية المرسومة بتقنيات الصورة المتحركة الجديدة.

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Ed Emshwiller — artwork 1 of 17, Retrofuturisme archive
Ed Emshwiller — artwork 2 of 17, Retrofuturisme archive
Ed Emshwiller — artwork 3 of 17, Retrofuturisme archive
Ed Emshwiller — artwork 4 of 17, Retrofuturisme archive
Ed Emshwiller — artwork 5 of 17, Retrofuturisme archive
Ed Emshwiller — artwork 6 of 17, Retrofuturisme archive
Ed Emshwiller — artwork 7 of 17, Retrofuturisme archive
Ed Emshwiller — artwork 8 of 17, Retrofuturisme archive
Ed Emshwiller — artwork 9 of 17, Retrofuturisme archive
Ed Emshwiller — artwork 10 of 17, Retrofuturisme archive
Ed Emshwiller — artwork 11 of 17, Retrofuturisme archive
Ed Emshwiller — artwork 12 of 17, Retrofuturisme archive
Ed Emshwiller — artwork 13 of 17, Retrofuturisme archive
Ed Emshwiller — artwork 14 of 17, Retrofuturisme archive
Ed Emshwiller — artwork 15 of 17, Retrofuturisme archive
Ed Emshwiller — artwork 16 of 17, Retrofuturisme archive
Ed Emshwiller — artwork 17 of 17, Retrofuturisme archive

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ABOUT THE COLLECTION

Futures worth
remembering.

This collection grew in المستقبلية الرجعية — le rétrofuturisme, a Facebook group devoted to imagined futures, science fiction art and extraordinary worlds.

Its 154 artist and collection albums bring together 2,855 images: 2,738 from the 146 original group albums, plus new sci-fi artist albums added by the curator, preserved here with their original album titles, sourced artist descriptions and source links. Search in English or Arabic, explore each album, and keep a personal selection with the heart button.

Saved selections stay in this browser and can be exported into the local curator. Full-resolution viewing is retained; image right-click saving and dragging are disabled, but screenshots and extraction remain possible. This archive does not grant permission to publish artwork or use it on merchandise; those uses need rights checked separately.

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