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Space and art, as professor Vesna says, perfectly sums up the end of the quarter. Both influence each other and space is such an interesting topic. The Space Age is a very important mark in human history and especially an important mark in art. The age was the culmination of ideas layer down by artist and writers and their imagination was instrumental to the development of space travel. Popular art and TV culture layer the foundation to the space travel excitement. Most notably the show The Jetsons, laid the ground work for scientific inquiry and combined the fascination of space with pop culture. Space and Art both go hand in hand in influencing one another and help both explore uncharted territories.
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Television and movies ignite public interest in space. Movies like Interstellar that came out in 2014 or Star Wars that came out in the 1970’s both have the same effect in sparking interest in space exploration. The graphic effects of these movies spawn awe and amazement of the unknown of space. Even with the heavy advancement of technology, little is still known about space which adds to the curiosity and wonder of it.
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Artists and engineers both work together as both industries influence each other. Designing of blueprints of rockets and satellites. Incorporating other disciplines of math and science like talked about in previous weeks comes into account when dealing with space as well such as, the laws of gravity and aerodynamics. Thus, space and art and their influences on one another is a perfect topic to end the quarter on because it involves many of the topics we discussed earlier in the year.
Sources:
1) Vesna , Victoria, dir. Space Part 1. 2012. Film. 30 May 2015.
2) “What Your Favourite Alien Movie Says About You.” Kotaku. Allure Media, 2012. Web. 30 Nov. 2015
3) “How To Build A Space Elevator And Become An Interplanetary Civilization.” Science. Gizmodo, 12 Feb. 2011. Web. 30 May. 2015
4) “Leonardo Space Art Project Visioneers.” Leonardo Space Art Project. MIT Press, 1996. Web. 30 May. 2015.
5) Vesna , Victoria, dir. Space Part 5. 2012. Film.
I enjoyed reading your post and liked your comparison between Interstellar and the Star Wars movies. I definitely agree that the general population's interest in space has continued in the time between the premieres of these movies, and that movies in general continue to influence scientific space exploration.
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