Space and Art Blog

Space and the Nanotechnology unit are very related because Space is the exact opposite of Nanotechnology since it is so vast and has low detail. Nanotechnology is so small that it is impossible to see with the naked eye, while space is so big that it's hard to take it all in at once. These photos above  are artists depictions of space, and in my opinion they're very pretty. They show how we try to take different and multiple parts of space into small photos. It is not an exact replica of what space actually looks like, but rather a condensed version. However, with nanotechnology, the pictures are very detailed and exactly what the thing looks like.

A big idea about space is perspective, and that is a very important thing in art. Perspective can change the entire meaning of a picture as well as the literal picture. 

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/07/23/a-bonsai-tree-goes-to-space-for-art.html
I thought that this was an interesting recent news story about an artist who sent bonsai trees into space in order to take pictures of them with different perspectives. The setting of space and the earth's atmosphere allow a new view for the art's viewers.

http://www.artic.edu/aic/education/sciarttech/2d1.html

I found this article on perspective, and I thought that it was very appropriate for this week's topics. It helped me the most of all of the resources along with the lectures. The lectures helped outline the ideas of space and art and how they are related. 

Bibliography:

Beast, The Daily. "A Bonsai Tree Goes to Space…for Art." The Daily Beast. Newsweek/Daily Beast, 23 July 2014. Web. 28 July 2014. <http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/07/23/a-bonsai-tree-goes-to-space-for-art.html>.
Space. Digital image. Flashcoo. Flashcoo, n.d. Web. 27 July 2014. <http://www.flashcoo.com/cartoon/space_1600/wallpapers/1280x1024/wallcoo.com_Space_Art_Mystic_Universe.html>.
Space. Digital image. Flashcoo. Flashcoo, n.d. Web. 27 July 2014. <http://www.wallcoo.net/cartoon/space_image_space_and_satellite_02_widescreen/images/Space%20Satellite%20CG%20art%20images%20EF08_SI0292_2.jpg>.
Space. Digital image. Wallcoo. Wallcoo, n.d. Web. 27 July 2014. <http://www.wallcoo.net/cartoon/space_image_space_and_satellite_02_widescreen/images/Space%20Satellite%20CG%20art%20images%20EF08_SI0293.jpg>.
"What Is Perspective?" What Is Perspective? University of Chicago, n.d. Web. 28 July 2014. <http://www.artic.edu/aic/education/sciarttech/2d1.html>.