Friday, November 16, 2012

Mars Series 2002 - 2008 / paintings and drawings




From 2002 - 2008, I made a large number of landscape paintings and drawings related to Mars. I based my images on NASA photographs taken in situ by robotic rovers. I was interested in how technology enabled and framed our new perception of this remote landscape.

Mars Hillside #2, 2004, acrylic on canvas, 72 x 86 inches

Hill and Rover, 2005, acrylic on canvas, 54 x 54 inches
 A Martian Landscape, 2003, acrylic on canvas, 24 x 18 inches

'Plymouth' Rock, Columbia Hills, Mars, 2004, acrylic on canvas, 72 x 60 inches

Ares Vallis, Mars, 2003, acrylic on canvas, 61 x 145 inches

Dunes, Mars, 2005, ink and pencil on paper, 15 x 22 1/2 inches
Shadow, Mars, 2005, ink and pencil on paper, 15 x 22 1/2 inches

Tracks, Mars, 2005, ink and pencil on paper, 15 x 22 1/2 inches
Mars Rock #1, 2005, ink and pencil on paper, 22 x 30 inches

Near Columbia Hills, Mars, 2005, ink and pencil on paper, 15 x 30 inches



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