Week 9: Space + Art

This week, we learned about how space and art connect with one another. Space has always intrigued me, so I was very excited to learn more about it. Although excited, the concept of space is always hard to discuss because we just know so little about it. The fact that space goes on pretty much forever is mind-boggling. Pictures of space are pieces of art themselves. I love to see this artwork of galaxies, planets, and more. Technology has progressed so far that we are able to see things through telescopes that we have never seen before. For example, the image below shows the "spiral galaxy NGC 5643 in the constellation of Lupus (the Wolf)". It was taken with the Hubble Space Telescope and is such a beautiful image. 

NASA Galaxy Image

Artists such as this weeks speaker, Richelle Gribble, travel around the world for their art. Gribble travels and explores different ecosystems for her artwork. She has lived in many interesting places around the globe, and her art reflects that. The most interesting piece of hers is "To space, from earth". This is a piece of DNA that contains artwork, which will be flown into space by 2022. Storing art in DNA is no easy task, and it is wonderful to see so many different fields intersecting together. 

"To Space, From Earth" By: Richelle Gribble

Art creates the ability for people to experience space from a whole new angle. Most people have and will never go to space, but they are able to experience its beauty and mystery through various art forms. This art is what encourages kids to want to become astronauts and rocket scientists. It excites the next generation of adventurers. Overall, this week has been very interesting, and I love learning new things about space!

Assembly of the moonships 1,075 miles above the Hawaiian Islands



Sources / References

Bonestell, Chesley. “Assembly of the Moonships 1,075 Miles above the Hawaiian Islands.” Bonestell, 1952, www.bonestell.org/UI/Images/Gallery/19_AseemblyOfTheMoonships.jpg.

Garner, Rob. “Hubble Captures Galactic Glamour Shot.” NASA, NASA, 1 Oct. 2020, www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2020/hubble-captures-galactic-glamour-shot.

Gribble, Richelle. “About: Richelle Gribble.” RICHELLE GRIBBLE, 2021, www.richellegribble.com/about. 

Gribble, Richelle. “Space + Art with Richelle Gribble.” Vimeo, uploaded by Art|Sci Center, 24 May 2021, https://vimeo.com/553810353

Gribble, Richelle. “To Space, From Earth.” RICHELLE GRIBBLE, images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c0990335417fc582a1baf1b/1616693637690-ZGBF2J720AWY71A7JS8J/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kGwqNa-TSATgABi909OK27Z7gQa3H78H3Y0txjaiv_0fDoOvxcdMmMKkDsyUqMSsMWxHk725yiiHCCLfrh8O1z5QPOohDIaIeljMHgDF5CVlOqpeNLcJ80NK65_fV7S1UQSxQa_pE67Ig1CszvlZo11NCLvqIlshiNC_JCcjnOmqOV4zqrbdg_2AqIEjj1Z3Fg/BE_DNA_Exhibition_Item_01.jpg?format=2500w.

Gribble, Richelle. “To Space, From Earth.” RICHELLE GRIBBLE, www.richellegribble.com/to-space-from-earth.

Medrano, Kastalia. “The Art of Space Art.” The Paris Review, 14 Sept. 2017, www.theparisreview.org/blog/2017/09/14/the-art-of-space-art/.

“NASA Galaxy Image.” NASA, 2020, www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/full_width_feature/public/thumbnails/image/potw2039a.jpg.

Comments

  1. MichelleMay 29, 2021 at 9:46 PM

    I like what you said about how most people never will go to space, but that we are able to experience it through art forms. As much as I want to believe otherwise, I have to admit that I will probably never step foot into space in my lifetime and will have to settle for artworks and NASA images of it instead. So cool that art and technology is able to let us experience the beauty of space.

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  2. Carson YatesMay 30, 2021 at 8:11 PM

    Hello Ethan, I also have always been fascinated by space and the idea that it goes on basically forever. Just trying to wrap your head around that concept is extremely hard to do so. I also like how you brought up this weeks guest lecturer and was able to connect space to the artistic side of this class. Overall great blog post as I would recommend this to others

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