the BEAUTY OF SPACE ART : an illustrated journey through the cosmos.

Long before humans wrote, we painted. From mud and ash to acrylic and computers, artists across the centuries have found countless inventive ways to explore and express some of lifes biggest mysteries. Enter space art, a genre of artistic expression that strives to capture the wonders of our universe. This lavishly illustrated book chronicles the remarkable development of space art from a fledgling theme to a modern movement. In Part I, we traverse the history of art and astronomy from ancient times, through the Industrial Revolution, and into the 20th-century Space Age. Part II delves into the diverse techniques and subgenres of space art, where you will learn about things like rocks and balls, hardware art, and cosmic expressionism. Along the way, well stop at places where neither humans nor spacecraft can easily go, from the scorching surface of Venus and the radiation-soaked volcanoes of Io to the alien terrain of exoplanets and the depths of distant galaxies. Featuring hundreds of original color images from space artists and astronomers alike, this book is a vivid visual story about the power of art, astronomy, and human curiosity. A heavily revised edition of the original Beauty of Space, it will entertain, educate, and inspire anybody who yearns to make sense of the strange and surreal sights in our universe. Foreword Preface Contents About the Authors Part I: The History of Space Art 1: Introduction to the Beauty of Space Art 2: Astronomical Art: From Ancient Times to the Industrial Revolution 3: Pioneers of the Final Frontier: Space Art from Victorian Times to World War II 4: The Spreading of Astronomical Art: World War II to the Moon Landings 5: Space Art as a Modern Movement: From the Moon to Today 6: The Founding of a Guild 7: Patrons of the (Space) Arts 8: How Artists Changed Our Perceptions Part II: Styles and Techniques of Space Art 9: Rocks & Balls: Classical/Naturalistic Paintings 10: Hardware Art: Space Art Meets Rocket Science 11: “Swirly Art”: Techniques and Masterpieces of the Experimental and Abstract 12: Going Digital 13: More than Paint or Pixels: Three-Dimensional Space Art 14: Balancing Science, Size, and Subjectivity 15: Planetary Analogues: Other Planets Here on Earth 16: Afterword: The Future of the Genre Appendix A: Further Reading & Resources Books Art Groups & Organizations Copyright and Legal Resources for Artists Space Groups Libraries of Space Images Glossary Index