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Chris Foss Illustrations and Sci-Fi Art 2007-08-28 00:00:00 Christopher Foss is a British illustrator and science fiction artist, best known for his Sci-Fi book covers. He has been one of the world's leading Sci-Fi artists, and his futuristic visions adorned many book covers and posters of the 1970's, and had a huge influence on his artist peers, as well as filmmakers. Here is a selection of paintings. More artwork can be found on the web but all pictures small or medium size.Click images view full size: For more information check out the Chris Foss's Official site. Read more:Chris
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Anatoly Fomenko Scientific and Mathematical Art 2007-08-26 23:42:00 This is a not space or astronomical art, but is very interesting visualization of abstract scientific/mathematical concepts (created in 1970-1980's).Anatoly Fomenko is a Russian mathematician, full member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences and the International Higher Education Academy of Sciences, as well as a doctor of physics and mathematics, a professor, and head of the Differential Geometry Department of the Faculty of Mathematics and Mechanics in Moscow State University. He is the author of 180 scientific publications, 26 monographs and textbooks on mathematics, a specialist in geometry and topology, variational calculus, Hamiltonian geometry and mechanics, and computer geometry.Fomenko is a supporter of revising chronological history. He has created his own revision called "New Chronology". Well I'm not convinced that he's serious about it and I have no comment this theory.But, have you seen the artwork of Anatoly Fomenko? He is also f Read more:Scientific
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Angus McKie Space and Sci-Fi Art 2007-07-02 15:18:00 Illustrations of space and sci-fi art, fantasy art, comics art, paperback cover art from the artist Angus
McKie.Click images view full size: Angus McKie is an artist who has worked as a colorist in the comics industry. He is best known as an English science fiction illustrator whose work appeared on the covers of numerous science fiction paperback novels in the mid 1970s and 1980s, as well as in Stewart Cowley's Terran Trade Authority series of illustrated books. His illustrations often present highly detailed spacecraft against vividly colored backgrounds and high-tech constructions. Like Peter Elson, Tony Roberts, Chris Foss and some other artists of the period, he influenced an entire generation of science fiction illustrators and concept artists. This lasting influence is probably visible at its best, about twenty years later, in the visual look developed for the Homeworld videogame. Source: Wikipedia.Official site: McKie Illustrations. Read more:Space
John Berkey Space and Sci-Fi Art 2007-06-30 10:29:00 John Berkey is an artist who is famous for his space and sci-fi-themed works. He created some of the early artwork for the original Star Wars trilogy. He has worked as a freelance artist since the 1960s, after an eight-year stint at a St. Paul, Minnesota advertising agency. He resides in Excelsior, Minnesota.Click images view full size: Link: John Berkey online gallery at ArtOrg.info. This is by far the best gallery of Berkey’s paintings on the web but all pictures medium size. Photos and article. Read more:Space
Ron Walotsky Sci-Fi and Fantasy Art 2007-06-29 08:05:00 Some illustrations of sci-fi art and fantasy art by the artist Ron Walotsky (1943 - 2002). Walotsky was one of the world's premier artists of the fantastic. Ron Walotsky's paintings have been exhibited in many public and private collections including Worlds of Wonder in Washington, D.C. His work spans Day-Glo posters, album covers, fantasy art, science fiction book covers, etc.Click images view full size: Interview with the artist: Crescent Blues E'Magazine.Ron Walotsky at ImageNETion: Gallery 1, Gallery 2 and Gallery 3.
Chesley Bonestell Space Art 2006-10-21 16:05:00 Chesley Bonestell (1888 – 11 June 1986) is an famous space artist, designer, and illustrator. His paintings were a major influence on science fiction art and illustration, and he helped inspire the American space program. Click images view full size:Chesley Bonestell was the father of modern space art. His paintings were a major influence on science fiction art and illustration, and he helped inspire the American space program. Artist and architect whose imaginative and technically authentic depictions of spacecraft and other worlds had a powerful effect on people in the decade before the start of the Space
Age. His career spanned nearly a century, from his early architectural work on the Golden Gate Bridge and the Chrysler Building to his seminal contributions to the beginnings of the American space program. Bonestell inspired an entire generation of astronomers, artists, writers, engineers and visionaries with his remarkable paintings. Chesley Bonestell illustrated many pictorial b
Fortress on a Skyhook 2006-10-15 15:30:00 Fortress
on a Skyhook (Mechanix Illustrated. Apr, 1949): The U.S. is working on plans for a satellite base...Scans: Fortress on a Skyhook
All Aboard for Outer Space! 2006-10-14 06:10:00 ALL ABOARD FOR OUTER SPACE! (Mechanix Illustrated. Jan, 1956): Is this the ship that will take us to earth’s first manned satellite?Scans: ALL ABOARD FOR OUTER SPACE! Read more:Space
NASA's New Spaceships 2006-10-07 03:02:00 NASA awarded a $7.5 billion dollar contract to build a manned spaceship to Lockheed Martin Corp. The Orion crew exploration vehicle is supposed to replace the Space Shuttle fleet. New Spaceship will be primarily used for the missions to the ISS. It is also supposed to take astronauts to the Moon and perhaps on to Mars. NASA has selected Lockheed Martin Corp. as the prime contractor to design, develop, and build Orion, America's spacecraft for a new generation of explorers. The Orion crew capsule will carry astronauts back to the Moon and later to Mars. The first flight with astronauts aboard is planned for no later than 2014. Orion's first flight to the moon is planned for no later than 2020. Orion improves on the best features of Project Apollo and the Space Shuttle Program, increasing the likelihood of success. Versatility will be Orion's trademark. It is being designed to fly to the moon, but could also be used to service the International Space Station in low-Earth orbit.Source: Read more:NASA
Apollo 9 Art by Russell Arasmith 2006-09-16 04:57:00 Beautiful drawings by artist Russell
Arasmith. These were used by NASA to illustrate the Apollo
9 Mission.Source: APOLLO Mission Control Photo PlusGallery: Apollo 9 Art by Russell Arasmith
Ed Hengeveld Space Art 2006-09-16 04:10:00 Ed Hengeveld is a space flight historian who lives with his wife and son in the Netherlands, where he works for Dutch television news. He has written numerous articles for magazines such as Space
flight and Quest, as well as for various Dutch magazines. His interest in space flight began with the Apollo-8 mission around the moon in 1968 and has grown ever since. In 1981 he was at the Kennedy Space Centre to witness the launch of STS-1 and he was also present at the Dryden Flight Research Centre when Columbia landed there two days later. While at Dryden, he also met various people involved in the X-15 and lifting body programs, resulting in a special interest in this area of flight research. Ed is a member of the British Interplanetary Society. In his spare time he enjoys painting, especially scenes from the Apollo program. His paintings have been published in various magazines around the world and his portrait of the twelve moon-walking astronauts ("Moonwalkers") earned him praise from
Space Colonies & Starships 2006-09-15 07:30:00 Technology and engineering discussion of possible space colonies designs. Space
colonies, spaceships, design and technology for living in space, etc.NASA and SSI of O'Neill Bernal Sphere designNASA Stanford Torus designNASA and SSI of Island Three paired cylinder designA few illustrations - not the NASA ones Source: Starships and Space ColoniesAnd here:Click images view full size:Stanford TorusThe Stanford Torus was the principal design considered by the 1975 NASA Summer Study, which was conducted in conjunction with Stanford University (and published as Space Settlements: A Design Study, NASA Publication SP-413). It consists of a torus or donut-shaped ring that is one mile in diameter, rotates once per minute to provide Earth-normal gravity on the inside of the outer ring, and which can house 10,000 people.Stanford Torus external view. The overhead mirror brings sunlight into the colony through a series of louvred mirrors on the inner ring. Painting by Don Davis courtesy of NASA.Stan
The Space Settlement Art Gallery 2006-09-15 05:15:00 SpaceSettlement
is the concept for colonization beyond the Earth. While most thinking regarding the expansion of the human race outward into space has focused on the colonization of the surfaces of other planets, the space settlement concept suggests that planetary surfaces may not be the best location for extraterrestrial colonies. Artificial, closed-ecology habitats in free orbit would seem to have many advantages over any planetary home.The Space Colony Art Gallery
Source: Mike Combs' Space Settlement page
NASA Space Colony Art from the 1970s 2006-09-15 04:10:00 In the 1970's Princeton physicist Gerard O'Neill with the help of NASA
Ames Research Center and Stanford University showed that we can build giant orbiting spaceships and live in them. A couple of space colony summer studies were conducted at NASA Ames in the 1970s. Colonies housing about 10,000 people were designed. A number of artistic renderings of the concepts were made. These have been converted to jpegs and are available as thumbnails, quarter page, full screen and publication quality images.Great cylindrical utopias. At some times these might have seemed remotely feasible...Link: SpaceColony
Art from the 1970sGerard K. O'Neill: Space Colonies: The High Frontier
Terry L. Sunday Digital Space Art 2006-09-14 04:41:00 Artist says:"Space
art," sometimes called "Astronomical Art," has a long and respectable history. Artists have been creating imaginative works showing conceptual and fanciful spacecraft, strange new worlds and awesome galactic vistas since long before the first primitive artificial satellites were boosted into earth orbit. Until the advent of the computer, space artists relied on traditional media, such as oil paints on canvas or acrylics on illustration board, to show us their visions. Today’s powerful desktop computers provide an optional medium. The images on this Digital
Space Art website show some of the capabilities of affordable three-dimensional (3D) modeling and rendering software as used to create photo-realistic images of space subjects. The hardware models in these images--spacecraft, booster rockets, interplanetary probes, and so on--are realistic extrapolations of designs not so very different from vehicles that actually flew. You won’t find any physically unlikely " Read more:Terry
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How Man Will Explore the Moon 2006-09-13 16:50:00 HOW WE WILL EXPLORE THE MOON (Mechanix Illustrated. Jun, 1959): EARTHMEN who land on the moon will need a special lunar vehicle for exploration. The vehicle must be self-sustaining and capable of traversing both the smooth, dust-paved crater beds and climbing the steep rocky passes of their mountainous rims...Scans: HOW WE WILL EXPLORE THE MOON
Moon Farms 2006-09-13 16:18:00 Moon Farms
to Banish Starvation (Mechanix Illustrated. May, 1954): FIFTY years from now much of the world's food may be grown high in the sky! Tomorrow’s farmers may raise their crops on artificial "moons" that have been launched into space and move in orbits around the earth. And the successful agriculturalist will probably be a combination chemist, biologist and engineer...Scans: Moon Farms to Banish Starvation
Space Ark 2006-09-13 04:48:00 Click images view full size:Here is the megaproject a Space
Ark in style Noah-technology.Noah is back! He knows how to keep us, and will tell us what to do... Give your money.Presentation of Space Ark
Dave Archer Space Art on glass 2006-09-12 04:50:00 Dave ArcherSpace
Paintings on glass.In reverse glass painting, Dave Archer applies paint to the back side of the glass, which in essence makes the glass his canvas. This is a difficult process that yields effects unparalleled by other painting techniques: vibrant colors, depth of view, even a sense of movement or three dimensions. He mixes media, using a variety of paints and unconventional materials such as metallic powders, crystals, and other substances. Then he hits the mixture with his signature process, using high voltage of electricity to add nebulosity and other fantastic details to his paintings. Amazing technique!Artist's GalleryDave Archer Electric MachinesSource: Dave Archer's personal website
Mark A. Garlick Space Art 2006-09-09 04:31:00 Artist says:I am a professional illustrator and author, working freelance and specialising in science fiction, technology and space. I came into the profession with a scientific background, establishing my business in late 1996. Since then I have written and illustrated four of my own books, and my images have appeared in their hundreds in other books, publications and in advertising. I use mainly Photoshop, either importing elements from photos or hand-drawing from scratch with a graphics pad. I use 3D also (e.g. 3DS Max, Terragen) but sparingly. And sometimes I work in acrylic or pastels. I am a member of the Society of Authors, and an elected Fellow of the International Association of Astronomical Artists.Source: The Art of Mark A. Garlick Read more:Space
Space Art Wallpapers 2007-09-24 03:30:00 Collection of Space
Art Wallpapers
1600x1200. I hope you like it. By the way, check out Space Art Gallery by Jesse Roberge at pbase.com, there you will find some other space wallpapers.Click images view full size:
John Harris Sci-Fi Art 2007-09-22 03:10:00 John Harris
is a British painter and illustrator, well known for his science fiction art and other work, such as landscapes and marine paintings. This is a classic style of sci-fi art like John Berkey.Artist bio from Tokarta.com: John Harris was born in London in 1948, studied painting at Exeter College of Art and graduated from there in 1970. He has participated in numerous exhibitions both here and abroad, occassionallly showing with such groups as the Brotherhood of Ruralists. His first one-man show was at Double Vision Gallery in 1984. A preoccupation with scale and atmosphere is the hallmark of his work and which has led clients such as Shell, Phillips Electronics, George Lucas and many others to commission pieces from him. Sir Clive Sinclair has in his collection, many large-scale pieces of his work. In 1984 NASA invited him to witness a launch of the Space Shuttle and record the event in a painting, the first British Artist to be thus honoured. That work now hangs in the Kennedy
Andrew C. Stewart New Space Art 2007-09-16 20:00:00 Andrew C. Stewart
is a British freelance artist and illustrator that specializes in the space art, astronomy, science fiction and fantasy art. A small collection of his work have been posted here. Now I am glad to present to you the new website of the artist. There you will find his new space art and other beautiful works. Below are a few examples of his paintings.Link: Andrew C. Stewart New Website and Gallery Read more:Space
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Shigemi Numazawa Sci-Fi & Space Art 2007-09-13 22:58:00 Shigemi Numazawa is a Japanese photographer and astronomical illustrator, perhaps Japan's leading space artist. Many of his works are very impressive, but all these images are small size. Here are some his work includes a selection of artworks from space art and sci-fi based on scientific data. More artworks can be found on the Shigemi Numazawa & Japan Planetarium Laboratory (in Japanese). Link: Shigemi Numazawa & Japan Planetarium Laboratory (in Japanese).See also: Shigemi Numazawa at Astrofoto.de (in German). Great magazines covers.Photo: Shigemi Numazawa Photography Page. Read more:Space
Fred Gambino Sci-Fi Artworks 2007-09-08 12:18:00 Fred Gambino is a British painter and illustrator, best known for his sci-fi book covers. He has created cover images for works by many famous authors in science fiction for 30 years. He is now acclaimed for his mastery of digital imagery, creating diverse concept images in sci-fi. Artist says: "I began my work as a sci-fi illustrator using traditional airbrush techniques. With the advent of graphic based computer technology, my work developed on the digital side as well. So, today it seems, I have my feet planted in two different worlds - the traditional and the contemporary. As far as illustration is concerned, there will always be a need for sound creative ideas and strong traditional drawing skills."Here are some his work includes a breathtaking selection of artworks from spaceships, stars and galaxies, heroes and heroines of futuristic worlds. More artworks can be found on the web, but many these pictures small or medium size. For more information check out the Fred Gambino Illust
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