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July 14, 2015

Pluto Flyby Already Inspiring Artists

As the probe whizzes past, paint is already being dabbed, splattered and scumbled. The Pluto flyby is astounding everyone including artists. 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.

[post header image by Stella Maria Baer]

 

By Glendon Mellow

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American

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.

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Visit Christine Rueter's blog Tychogirl and follow her on Twitter @Tychogirl. 

 

Visit Stella Maria Baer's portfolio site, Instagram, Facebook, print shop, and follow her on Twitter @StellaMariaBaer. 

 

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:

 

Have you seen stunning examples of Pluto-New Horizons-inspired art? Let us know on Twitter @Symbiartic or below in the comments.