Week 9 Assignment
Space and Art
When I saw that this weeks assignment was about Space and Art, I instantly thought of the stars in the sky. I am talking about the Big Dipper and other constellations that are shown in the sky every night. These constellations are completely natural and are major forms of art. I think that it is amazing that you can notice something so far away so vividly and clearly. The stars in space are truly amazing works of natural art.
I think that some of the topics talked about this week that were very interesting to me was the space race. The space race between the U.S.and the Soviet Union was a very cool concept to me. Now, we do not think the inventions made during that time are all that special, but back during the space race, these inventions were some of the most significant inventions of their time. The Space Race has evolved into big space companies and now NASA and even Elon Musk's SpaceX are formidable companies that study space.
Lastly, I think that extraterrestrial life is another interesting concept that I think has actually turned into a pretty cool artistic opportunity. We see shows like "South Park" depicting aliens as long stick like figures and we have the movie "E.T." which shows the alien as more of a shriveled human formed being. I think the mystery in the truth of extraterrestrial life is what is really interesting and I think that humans using their imaginations to create artistic renderings of what these aliens might look like is a very cool concept in the space/art world.
Works Cited
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Vesna , Victoria, dir. Space Part 3. 2012. Film. 30 Nov 2012.
“Powers of Ten™ (1977).” YouTube, 26 Aug. 2010
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“Space pt6.” YouTube, 30 May 2012
I really enjoyed your post and liked how you included the historic significance and relationship between art and space. I didn't even think of talking about constellations and thought that was a really good Segway into the topic itself
ReplyDeleteGreat post! It's true how extraterrestrial life is really a huge form of art. There have been countless movies depicting aliens, and every single representation is different.
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