Space and Art!

I remember the first time I had a teacher tell us to imagine the scale of infinite space. She said it should be an uncomfortable thought, and over the course of my life it has not gotten any more comprehensible to me. My interest in space has been furthered this week when learning about the important ties between art and the advances of space technology. 

In doing my research, I enjoyed reading about Nasa's inclusion of names of people across the globe with a poem sent to Europa(Bardan). This is an example of artistic influence on scientific endeavors. 

(NASA)

I was truly amazed by the structure pictured and described on the Cultural Center of European Space Technologies website. Shown below is the building that captures both the scientific feats of modern architecture and a very artistic rendering of metal cylinders and glass(KSEVT). I was very impressed by this example of how art and the history of space travel influenced innovation. 

(KSEVT, “KSEVT Building”)

In learning about Richard Clar, it was very exciting to learn that he made great contributions to Nasa through his philosophically oriented art in space projects. They not only were artistic but also contributed to solving issues like orbital debris and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence(Art Technologies). 

(Art Technologies, “Art by Richard Clar”)

Another example of space and art together comes from the Cosmic Dancer. This project had to be both compact and lightweight which was a very technical factor of being in space, yet there was still an emphasis on style which was very neat to see(Cosmic Dancer). Lastly, I look forward to more pioneers of art like Chelsey Bonestell leading the way in space and artistic innovation. Looking at his work, I was really taken back to that feeling as a kid imagining the expansiveness of the universe(Chelsey Bonestell). 

Works Cited

Art Technologies. “Art by Richard Clar.” Art Technologies, 2005, www.arttechnologies.com/. Accessed 2 June 2023.

---. “Website of Richard Clar and Art Technologies, a Collaboration between Space Technology and the Arts.” Arttechnologies.com, 2023, www.arttechnologies.com/. Accessed 3 June 2023.

Bardan, Roxana. “NASA Invites Public to Sign Poem That Will Fly Aboard Europa Clipper.” NASA, 2019, www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-invites-public-to-sign-poem-that-will-fly-aboard-europa-clipper. Accessed 3 June 2023.

Chelsey Bonestell. “Bonestell - Image Gallery.” Bonestell.org, 2023, www.bonestell.org/Image-Gallery.aspx. Accessed 3 June 2023.

Cosmic Dancer. “The Spaceflight of the Cosmic Dancer: Arthur Woods : Space Artist.” Cosmicdancer.com, 2023, www.cosmicdancer.com/the_spaceflight_of_the_cosmic_dancer.php. Accessed 3 June 2023.

KSEVT. “KSEVT.” KSEVT, 2014, www.ksevt.eu/about. Accessed 3 June 2023.

---. “KSEVT Building.” KSEVT, 2012, www.ksevt.eu/about. Accessed 2 June 2023.

NASA. “Message in a Bottle.” NASA, 2023, www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-invites-public-to-sign-poem-that-will-fly-aboard-europa-clipper. Accessed 2 June 2023.