Paintings of the Universe
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These paintings are from the Macrocosm series. They are based on data from various satellites, and are painted on oval or circular canvases that map the data onto a celestial sphere or hemisphere. It seemed wonderful and terrifying to be making paintings of the entire universe - the panoptical dream of seeing everything all at once. In all of these paintings, I have replaced the original data with a different color mapping that emphasizes something else visually. In the case of Universe Baby Picture and Early Universe North(/South) Galactic Hemisphere, the colors I used reference the colors of infancy: the gender-coded pink and blue of hospital swaddling blankets, and the pastel colors of plastic playthings. Island Universe uses a mapping that suggests terrain elevation. The analogy is here is the Milky Way as a tropical lagoon island. Universe (DIRBE 100 micron data) and Cosmic Microwave Background use other mappings that create other visual impressions (Fabergé egg?), emphasizing the unusual format of the paintings. |
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.tn.jpg) Universe Baby Picture, acrylic on canvas over oval panel, 36" x 72", 2002 |
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 Early Universe North Galactic Hemisphere, acrylic on canvas over panel, 48" x 48", 2002 |
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 Early Universe South Galactic Hemisphere, acrylic on canvas over panel, 48" x 48", 2002 |
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 Island Universe (DIRBE 100 micron data), acrylic on canvas over panel, 48" x 96", 2002 |
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 Universe (DIRBE 100 micron data), acrylic on canvas over panel, 24" x 48", 2001 |
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 Cosmic Microwave Background, acrylic on canvas over panel, 24" x 48", 2001 |
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