A span of years within a decade where we feel this aesthetic was most relevant. These years are usually given Early/Mid/Late modifiers, roughly corresponding to the beginning, middle, or end of a decade:
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New Wave Tropical

Namesake: Pending Research

Vibrant, colorful, tropical & rainforest imagery influenced by the wild & freeform visual experimentation of Pacific Punk Wave. There was also renewed interest, and some appropriation of the visual motifs of African, Caribbean & Latin cultures. A specific motif we've termed 'Colorful Cutout' is core to this aesthetic: simple, sometimes chunky irregular color shapes with that 'construction paper collage' look.

Links

  1. Are.na - https://www.are.na/consumer-aesthetics-research-institute/new-wave-tropical-7j90wfpehsa
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