The pioneering of space in the 1960s sparked a wide range of art to be created. These ranged from cinema and entertainment to art exhibits. A series of television shows and movies were created after the expansion of space exploration. Some of these creations became extremely popular, such as The Jetsons and Star Trek. One of the television shows, titled Lost in Space, was created in 1965, years before Armstrong walked on the moon. This series was an imaginative depiction of what the universe may hold and the adventures of a family exploring the unknown.
Following humans having the technology to more widely explore space, the element of zero gravity inspired many works of art. Kathleen Forde wrote about the variety of exhibits that are organized through this main idea. There is everything from performers portraying weightlessness in video or through public water tanks. The exhibit's main focus centered on the idea of transcendence as well as gravity and zero gravity. The ways that zero gravity is displayed through art is very interesting and ways we would not typically consider being related to weightlessness or zero gravity. It is amazing that space was used to inspire such pieces of art.
The ways that space and the exploration of it has influenced art is truly interesting. Applications of the elements of space to art proves just how versatile art can be.
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| Dancing on the Ceiling piece |
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| Jill Greenberg Glass Ceiling |
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| Lost in Space cast |
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