As the probe whizzes past, paint is already being dabbed, splattered and scumbled. The Pluto flyby is astounding everyone including artists.
[post header image at right by Stella Maria Baer]
Painting influenced by scientific discoveries has a long history we should explore some more one day here on Symbiartic. For now, here are a few works of #sciart that really stood out to me on Twitter, marking this historic event and the images from the NASA team and the New Horizons probe.
"Harbingers": a jaunty, Dickinson-style poem and pencil drawing for @NASANewHorizons Pluto #FlybyPoems. (T-1 day!) pic.twitter.com/2g5CZSTsSK
— Christine Rueter (@TychoGirl) July 12, 2015
Visit Christine Rueter's blog Tychogirl and follow her on Twitter @Tychogirl.
working on paintings of Pluto and its moon Charon. four days until the @NASA #PlutoFlyby pic.twitter.com/6M82cCBM7T
— Stella Maria Baer (@StellaMariaBaer) July 10, 2015
this afternoon in the studio pic.twitter.com/QFSjqqlivI
— Stella Maria Baer (@StellaMariaBaer) July 13, 2015
Pluto Fly By watercolor on canvas 20" diameter #plutoflyby #paintpluto pic.twitter.com/v8LOGTcGFm
— Stella Maria Baer (@StellaMariaBaer) July 14, 2015
Visit Stella Maria Baer's portfolio site, Instagram, Facebook, print shop, and follow her on Twitter @StellaMariaBaer.
Get a print of my #NewHorizons #pluto flyby painting, signed for just 20 bucks! https://t.co/39XtYMt8Kp #sciart pic.twitter.com/ESLmKMiPkb
— Surliosa (@SurlyAmy) July 10, 2015
Visit Surly Amy's online shop, support her Patreon, find her at Mad Art Lab and follow her on Twitter @SurlyAmy.
Thank you to everyone at NASA and to science-Twitter for making this event so incredible.
A parting sentiment from Christine Rueter:
I will cry as Pluto flies by will you? #PlutoFlyBy #NewHorizons pic.twitter.com/nQsa7hnJka
— Christine Rueter (@TychoGirl) June 13, 2015
Have you seen stunning examples of Pluto-New Horizons-inspired art? Let us know on Twitter @Symbiartic or below in the comments.
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