Space & Art

 Space & Art

Exploring this week’s resources has been both enlightening and inspiring! With the extreme and revolutionary developments in space travel in the past 60 years, space has influenced society in unimaginable ways. Beginning with the relatively simple invention of the telescope in the early 17th century, people were able to visually explore space and study astronomy from the comfort of their own home. 


Furthermore, with the space race between the United States and Soviet Union, revolutionary developments in space exploration and even space travel began to guide society’s attention to what possibly could be discovered in our immense universe.The mysteries of the universe have captured the attention of both educated astronomers who work to make new astronomical discoveries and everyday society, whose imaginations drive the theories that people long for confirmation of.

Simmons, Dave, “The new space race”, The Economist, 18 Jan 2018, https://www.economist.com/leaders/2018/01/18/the-new-space-race

As a result, space has become an interesting aspect of our pop-culture and entertainment, driving further fascinations about our complex universe. With thousands of tv shows, movies, and books sharing unique interpretations of what space could possibly contain, it’s not surprising to see it’s influence in the artistic world. Society's fascination with space is driving artists, musicians, and writers to integrate the discoveries from space exploration into their creations. 


An example of space’s influence on artists is the Leonardo Space Art Project, where artists from around the world work together to portray the aesthetics of space through different mediums.


Spadoni, Aldo, “Space art celebrates the past and future of cosmic exploration”, 11 July 2022, https://www.astronomy.com/science/space-art-celebrates-the-past-and-future-of-cosmic-exploration/


An important artist within this project is B.E. Johnson. His work “The Origin of Meteorites” is a 26-foot mural that showcases the story of our universe’s asteroids by illustrating their movement from the Asteroid belt to Earth.


Johnson, B.E, “The Origin of Meteorites.” The Imperial Earth, Space and Astronomical Art of Artist-Engineer B.E. Johnson, https://imperialearth.com/meteor-mural.html


The developments within space exploration has not only expanded our understanding of the universe, but has also inspired and driven many artists to attempt to illustrate these new discoveries in their mediums.



SOURCES

Levrier, Guy. “The Leonardo Space Art Project Working Group.” Space Art, https://spaceart.org/leonardo/vision.html. Accessed 29 May 2024.


Vesna, Victoria. “Space + Art Lecture Part 1.” YouTube, 29 July 2013, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZIqTR332l8.


Vesna, Victoria. “Space + Art Lecture Part 2.” YouTube, 29 July 2013, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLZMDpoP-u0.


Vesna, Victoria. “Space + Art Lecture Part 3.” YouTube, 29 July 2013, https://youtu.be/4WOqt_C55Mk 


Vesna, Victoria. “Space + Art Lecture Part 4.” YouTube, 29 July 2013, https://youtu.be/J5ClKO6AJPo 





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