Blog 9: Space + Art
Space. Also referred frequently as; the great void, the cosmos, the ether, the Final Frontier. However, there is nothing “final” about our vast universe with its ever-expanding nature, and the only thing that can rival it in perpetual growth humanities fascination of it. Since the birth of both science and art, artists and scientists alike have drawn countless amounts of inspirations from space for their work. This week’s topic of space and art taught by Professor Vesna is an excellent subject that’s a great amalgamation of previous discussions made in the class. SPACE!!! Space has been topic of interest for a long time, but for most of humanities existence, it has been shrouded in mystery due to a limitation of technology. But when the United States and the Soviet Union were battling in their Space & Arms Race, they pushed the rest of the world into the Space Age. During this time, many novel space technology such as rockets, satellites, space crafts, and astronaut equipmen