Posts Tagged fine arts
Stardust
Posted by Danielle in Art & Architecture on September 24, 2010
"Stardust", copyright © 2010 Donato Giancola
I was browsing the art of Donato Giancola and found this piece both lovely and unusual. (You’ve probably seen this artist on sci-fi/fantasy book covers — I know I have!)
Also of note, this inspiring triptych for the United Nations, Space for Humanity:
"Space For Humanity", copyright © 2010 Donato Giancola
All Alone In The Night
Posted by Danielle in Art & Architecture on December 16, 2009
Shipwreck, by David Bergin
Posting a couple of neat space art pics I found recently, both featuring the lone astronaut.
NASA Art Contest
Posted by Danielle in Art & Architecture on June 8, 2009
NASA plugged this art contest today, of which the above won Best Overall Score, high school division: Life and Work on the Moon by Pratham Karnik (Walt Whitman High School, Rockville, MD.) I like the piece a lot, there’s something… elegant about it. I can’t really put my finger on what, but it’s excellent. Congratulations, Pratham!
Dome Hack
Posted by Danielle in Art & Architecture, Fashion & Accessories, News & Happenings on June 5, 2009
This happened last month: “hackers” at MIT put a scale model of the “Eagle” Apollo moon lander on the Great Dome. (I remember, a while back now, seeing the Great Dome mocked up as R2D2 and it was FANTASTIC. Clever students… clever, clever hacks.)
Anyway, this week I’ve posted gobs of pictures already, so how about some link spam instead? For instance: Long distance space travel leaves you short, fat and ugly, claim scientists (I love Britain.) Also, I saw this fantastic moon painting earlier this week but I couldn’t find a larger image, and MySpace scares me. And for those of you that didn’t know it already, Buzz Aldrin is a sharp-dressed man with a spiffy watch.
"Starry Night"
Posted by Danielle in Art & Architecture on February 10, 2009
This lovely piece of art is Starry Night by Edvard Munch, in the collection of the Getty Museum.
This night landscape represents the coastline at Åsgårdstrand, a small beach resort south of Oslo in Norway, where Edvard Munch spent his summers from the 1880s onward. Here Munch tried to capture the emotions called forth by the night rather than to record its picturesque qualities. The color blue conveys the mysticism and melancholy of the landscape, which seems full of premonitions. An abstract mound at the right represents a clump of trees; a white fence runs diagonally in front. The vaguely defined shape on the fence may be a shadow of two lovers, a recurring theme in Munch’s work. He used an undulating line to depict the shoreline that continues into the trees at the right. Stars reflect in the water, and a flash of light in the trees shines brightly.
Varying thicknesses of blue and green paint are blended together to form the impression of a night sky. Some areas are thickly painted, while others are left bare to convey the lighter segments of the sky or a celestial phenomenon.
Space Art Master
Posted by Danielle in Art & Architecture, Home & Office on January 23, 2009
Saturn As Seen From Titan (1944), © Chelsey Bonestell
Reproduced courtesy of Bonestell LLC
Give your eyes a treat today, check out the fantastic space art of Chelsey Bonestell (1888-1986.) Considered to be the father of modern space art, his treatments of architecture (particularly the Golden Gate Bridge) are just as tremendous. What a talented guy!
Seen above, Saturn As Seen From Titan (1944) is his most famous work, and is one of the most recognizable pieces of space art, period. Read and view a bit more about the painting’s development.
The Four Stars
Posted by Danielle in Art & Architecture on January 9, 2009
These four paintings — The Moon, The Morning Star, The Evening Star and The Pole Star — comprise The Four Stars by Alphonse Mucha, painted in 1902. All feature dramatic light and shade, each maiden alluding to the heavenly body she represents. My favorite is The Moon, but they are best grouped together, for full effect. (I’m a big Mucha fan; I have these four prints up on my wall.)
Space artwork, part 8
Posted by Danielle in Art & Architecture on October 31, 2008
So I’m cheating, I’ve featured Alan Bean, artist and moonwalker before, quite a while ago, but one image just isn’t enough where Bean is concerned! As mentioned in the previous post, one of the best things about his artwork (in my opinion) is the amount of color used on an otherwise muted landscape. These first two display lovely use of color — if you look at the first image and think “grey”, go back and look closer!
Below is an experiment in coloring (one of four.)
This last one exhibits phenomenal lighting — check out his website for the complete (browseable!) catalog!
Space artwork, part 5
Posted by Danielle in Art & Architecture on October 10, 2008
I was introduced to the artwork of Lynette Cook via APOD. Her visions of extrasolar planets, with accompanying moons and stars as appropriate, are simply fantastic. There’s a press release for the above image, illustrating a recent planetary collision witnessed by astronomers working at Cal Tech, UCLA and Tennessee State University.
Here’s a snippet from her bio:
Today Lynette is best known for her paintings of exoplanets, several of which have accompanied discovery press releases. Her work on this subject began in 1995, following the announcement the first confirmed extrasolar planet orbiting a sunlike star, 51 Pegasi b. She now has a sizeable collection of such artwork to her credit. These, and other astronomical pieces, have been presented throughout the world in books, periodicals, and documentaries published/produced by Astronomy, BBC Television, bild der wissenschaft (Germany), CNN, Cosas (Peru), The Discovery Channel, Eos (Belgium), Japan Public Television, The Learning Channel, PBS, Science et Vie (France), Science News, Sky & Telescope, Time, and US News & World Report, among others. Lynette’s original artwork has been exhibited across the United States as well.
Lost in Space Artwork
Posted by Danielle in Art & Architecture on September 22, 2008
A whimsical piece of art for today’s post — it’s simplicity is part of it’s charm, I think.
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