Sam Van Olffen’s world is one where we have allowed technology to take over. His is a brutal vision of big machines, pollution and war, whether it is in the form of a steampunk’d version of Henri-Paul Motte’s portrait of Cardinal Richelieu at the Siege of La Rochelle or a Nazi victory parade across the Thames.
If any artist can show you the “darker, grittier side of steampunk,” it’s Sam.
Also read our 2009 interview with the artist. Visit his website for more.
