Surface Mining on the Moon
In the fall of 2010, somewhat inexplicable circumstances led me to the coast of Southwest Ireland to meet the owner of a stone that could cure eyesight. I suppose the idea of a stone curing eyesight attracted me because I am a visual artist interested in the act of looking at things. But aside from that, it was certainly the first time I allowed myself to incorporate my amateur fascination for rare stones into my professional life. There were a few important elements of the stone encounter that I remember very well. First of all, the oral traditions that established...
Jasper Coppes - Astro-Artist of the Month - March 2013
With subtle, sometimes hidden, interventions in our reality Jasper Coppes explores the way we relate to objects and spaces. In doing so he simulates cultural heritage or lets architectural constructions merge into chosen environments. Coppes works with the assumption in mind that when our usual forms of knowledge decline, it becomes possible to restore a movement towards the uncertainty of the present. Because thanks to our ability to forget the commonplace we have the opportunity to experience the presence of that which is not, is no longer, or is not yet. Jasper Coppes (Amsterdam 1983) graduated from the Gerrit Rietveld...
Interview on The Reincarnation Series
Yoshiyuki Koinuma - AWB Arto-Artist of the Month for February 2013 - talks about his work " The Reincarnation Series ." Interview credit: WerklichtTV Links: - Cosmic Visualisation with Yoshiyuki Koinuma - The Reincarnation Series by Yoshiyuki Koinuma - AWB Astro-Artist of the Month: February 2013 ; Yoshiyuki Koinuma. - Yoshiyuki Koinuma website . Comments You need JavaScript to be able to post comments You need to be logged in to leave a comment Click Here to Login
Cosmic Visualisation with Yoshiyuki Koinuma
Click on the thumbnails to enjoy Cosmic Visualisation with Yoshiyuki Koinuma. Links: - The Reincarnation Series by Yoshiyuki Koinuma - AWB Astro-Artist of the Month: February 2013 ; Yoshiyuki Koinuma. - Yoshiyuki Koinuma website . Comments You need JavaScript to be able to post comments You need to be logged in to leave a comment Click Here to Login
8 Years Around Saturn
This video is a tribute to 8 years of the Cassini spacecraft in orbit around the Saturn system. It was created by Nahum Mendez Chazarra (Spain) with 15 000 images taken by Cassini since 2004. Nahum is currently finishing a degree in Geology at the University of Granada, Spain and spends his spare time with HiTranslate project , translating the captions of the images taken with the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter into other languages. Comments You need JavaScript to be able to post comments You need to be logged in to leave a comment Click Here to Login
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ASTROCraft
Astronomers Without Borders' AstroCrafts web blog presented by Kathleen Horner will share a unique variety of creative, educational and fun astronomy-related crafts inspired by the cosmos in which we live. The AstroCrafts page projects will be presented periodically throughout the year for the whole family that involves hands on arts and crafts that will teach us about the wonders of our universe. The projects are especially a great resource for schools and other organizations, too. The AstroCrafts projects is another way we can discover our own inner artist and find personal expression of what we see and feel in the cosmic life that is all around us.
