* Astronomy

Artists in Space

Speaker: David A. Hardy

Date: 1 September 2011
Start Time: 7 pm
End Time: 8:30 pm

Venue: BIS, 27/29 South Lambeth Road, Vauxhall, London, SW8 1SZ

This talk covers the development of astronomical art from its earliest beginnings, and charts its progress through the French artist Lucien Rudaux, Chesley Bonestell and R.A. Smith, and Hardy's own work from the early 1950s to the present day. It includes a short video of his method of working. Space art is very important as it enables people to see, much more clearly than words, exactly what lies 'out there' and how we may reach these objectives. This applies whether it shows a satellite in orbit around Earth or the planet of a distant star.
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