Cyberpunk as a creative element in plastic arts

Cyberpunk is known as a sub-genre of science fiction that emerged in the 19th century, which has been developed with many expansions and has formed an important part of the literary world, especially until today. This work; In the light of some researches on the nature and quality of today's artistic formations designed with a technology perspective, it is based on an idea that studies on the theme of cyberpunk can yield interesting artistic results. As a matter of fact, as a result of a general examination, it has been found out that, just like science fiction, which has its origins, works are not produced only in the monopoly of literature or cinema, but many works are fictionalized or exhibited in the aesthetic context in plastic arts today. From this point of view, the framework of the study is based on cyberpunk and its effects on plastic arts. In order to examine cyberpunk, it is necessary to know the concept and history of science fiction, and to understand its themes and genres. Therefore, the first part of the study is composed of studies on the history, genres and artistic creations of science fiction. In the next section, the transition phase of science fiction to cyberpunk is expressed and data from multi-dimensional studies on the emergence, definition and origins of this subgenre are presented. The cyberpunk theme has a great impact on video games, in addition to the arts, such as literature, comics, and cinema. From this point of view, in the sections where the thematic fictions of this sub-genre, especially designed through video games, will take place, artistic visuals of some games and information about the game content are given. In addition, in the last part of the study, in order to investigate the new fields of art and the segments it appeals to, a wide expression of "cosplay", which has gained an important place in the world and has just begun to be adopted in our country, and the visuals of the works created on the theme of cyberpunk were evaluated.