The Spirit of the Seventies

Nostalgia is an irrevocably human trait. When we reflect on decades gone by, it's easy to glorify the popular culture of certain eras, especially those as iconic and influential as the 70s. 

It was the age of disco and funk: bell-bottomed pants and platform shoes, lava lamps and mohawks, Elton John and David Bowie. The impact of the seventies on art and culture was unequivocal. Motifs and patterns combined with elements of the psychedelic art movement that lingered from the decade before to create a captivating, novel style. Graphic art gained massive traction and exploded onto the art scene, definitively becoming a fine art in its own right.

As a boundless source of inspiration, the artistic influence of the decade continues to permeate into the modern-day art scene. Whether they are original pieces from the era or artworks by contemporary artists that contain the spirit of that time, Artsper has collated a selection of seventies artworks to take you back in time!