The ARTISTS Behind NASA's Artist Depictions!
World famous space artists
An amazing show this week! NASA space artists DON DAVIS and PAMELA LEE join us to imagine getting to do their masterful artistry while on location at… THE CENTER OF THE GALAXY. Comets! A Supermassive Black Hole! Astronauts taking selfies! And YOU, a great illustrator, capturing the whole scene with your ART.
NASA may turn to artists to give them a depiction of what that place may look like, but we turn to them for an ADVENTURE!
We’re also joined by the great documentary filmmaker BRETT BONOWICZ who is producing a magnificent ongoing series of short documentary called ARTIST DEPICTION in which he is crafting lovely autobiographical films with Don, Pamela, and many other of the most influential artists who create all those inspiring and educational images you see from NASA!
Check out the ARTIST DEPICTION series, including the episodes with Don Davis and Pamela Lee here: https://www.clindar.net/artistdepiction
MORE ON THE IF THIS WEEK:
1. Artist Depiction
Check out this documentary on space artists! Series One and Series Two available here.
2. Pamela Lee
To check out some of the amazing works by our guest Pamela Lee, visit her website here.
3. Don Davis
For an "opening entrée" of the Artist Depiction series, check out this episode on our guest Don Davis on YouTube. To see more of his works, visit his website here.
4. Art in Space
From the Golden record to the Phoenix project, art is no longer strictly confined to Earth. What are the implications of spending art into space? How does it challenge our conception of art and life on Earth? To learn more about the various art pieces sent into space and the discussions surrounding them, read the article here.
5. Painting in Space?
Turns out it is doable! Learn about the experience of painting in zero gravity from NASA astronaut Nicole Stott.
6. Roadster
If you’ve somehow missed it, here’s the story about Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster and its journey into space.
Don Davis: Painting of the Apollo 11 landing
Don Davis: rendering of star SS-433
Don Davis: Imagining of the infamous K-T impact event 65 million years ago
Special thanks to Kyle Crichton, Howard Zheng and Illia Zheng for their help with the show.
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