Week 9 Space and Art

Space and art, perhaps, is a combination of just about all the of the previous topics that we have covered in this class. It brings together technology, math, and other sciences that we have covered over the past ten weeks. Space has an infinite amount of range which makes it similar to nanoscience in the sense that we are on a very small scale compared to the rest of the universe. When talking about technology, we have made numerous technological advances that have allowed us as humans to get to some parts of space that we were not able to get to before.

One of the interesting videos I saw this week was the power of 10 video. This video showed the viewers just how big the universe really is. Every 10 seconds we are 10 times farther than where we originally started in the video. This video is really interesting because it gives the audience a perspective on how big our universe is and how small we are as humans in relation to the universe. There is so much space in space that our mind is not able to comprehend what is out there so we rely on our technology to inform us of what is in space. NASA gives us the opportunity to see what is in space and they are given a lot of money to do so. Having said that, they know that what they do for Earth is very important and they do their job well.

Space is our biggest piece of art. The vast range and beautiful sights that space give us make the canvas of the picture infinite. Many artists relate their work to space and create pieces of art that have the same features that space and the sky give us. From shooting stars, to constellations like the Big Dipper there are so many different art forms that space gives us that make it a beautiful piece of art.

Vincent van Gogh's painting with Big Dipper in sky

Resources:

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