I also find this style awful and nightmarish. I can only assume it developed as some kind of cultural reaction to the situations at the time, because it seems

I also find this style awful and nightmarish. I can only assume it developed as some kind of cultural reaction to the situations at the time, because it seems so damningly unattractive to me. Of course this is my super subjective opinion and I'm sure there's a perfectly acceptable way to appreciate it - but the sheer contrasts and color clashing remind me of the smell of dust and mediocre LP covers bleached pale from sunlight.