How seapunk went from meme to mainstream

An underground art movement makes a splash on SNL. Seapunk is an underground art movement that officially began in 2011 via a twitter hashtag. It s inspired by the colors and sounds of the ocean and computer graphics of the late 1980s and 90s. Here s how it became mainstream. Subscribe to our channel is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what s really driving the events in the headlines. Check out to get up to speed on everything from Kurdistan to the Kim Kardashian app. Check out our full video catalog: Follow Vox on Twitter: Or on Facebook: