Space Art Week
To map a course for the revival of space art, it's worthwhile to see how it has developed over the years on DeviantArt. Follow the interstellar journey as I attempt to plot the temporal terrain of space art on DA! In the following account, I will highlight the artists I consider key players in each generation after a little blurb about the generation itself. This history is based upon my impression of the space art scene here at DA, as a second generation artist.*
*Sorry if you weren't featured, you may well have been an equally good choice.
First Generation (2002-3)This is the kick-off generation forming the original impetu
Space Art and Sci-Fi DDs for January 2017 by cosmicbound, journal
Space Art and Sci-Fi DDs for January 2017
`cosmicbound (https://www.deviantart.com/cosmicbound) Features by cosmicbound (https://www.deviantart.com/cosmicbound)
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Space Art and Sci-Fi DDs for December 2016 by cosmicbound, journal
Space Art and Sci-Fi DDs for December 2016
`cosmicbound (https://www.deviantart.com/cosmicbound) Features by cosmicbound (https://www.deviantart.com/cosmicbound)
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Space Art and Sci-Fi DDs for October 2016 by cosmicbound, journal
Space Art and Sci-Fi DDs for October 2016
Congratulations to the team in featuring 37 sci-fi and space art DDs for this month!
`cosmicbound (https://www.deviantart.com/cosmicbound) Features by cosmicbound (https://www.deviantart.com/cosmicbound)
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Unique Planets Contest Winners by cosmicbound, journal
Unique Planets Contest Winners
After some discussion over the interesting submissions to the Unique Planets contest – judged according to both quality and uniqueness – ErikShoemaker (https://www.deviantart.com/erikshoemaker) and I are proud to announce the winners!
UNIQUE PLANETS: PLANETS CATEGORY WINNERS
1st PlaceTetraworld by BLPH (https://www.deviantart.com/blph) Prize: 6 months Core membership (or 2400 points) from communityrelations (https://www.deviantart.com/communityrelations) + extra feature ;)
2nd PlacePlasma by BoOdA6tem (https://www.deviantart.com/booda6tem)
Prize: 3 months Core membership (or 1200 points) from communityrelations (https://www.deviantart.com/communityrelations)
3rd Place
Crystal Legacy by cosmicspark (https://www.deviantart.com/cosmicspark)
Space Art and Sci-Fi DDs for August 2016 by cosmicbound, journal
Space Art and Sci-Fi DDs for August 2016
`cosmicbound (https://www.deviantart.com/cosmicbound) Features by cosmicbound (https://www.deviantart.com/cosmicbound)
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Thanks go to psoty (https://www.deviantart.com/psoty), Andorada (https://www.deviantart.com/andorada), LukasFractalizator (https://www.deviantart.com/lukasfractalizator), DragonflyAndromeda (https://www.deviantart.com/dragonflyandromeda) and GeorgeXVII (https://www.deviantart.com/georgexvii) for sending me suggestions.
:iconcinyu: :iconchaosfissure: Features by cinyu (https://www.deviantart.com/cinyu) and ChaosFissure (https://www.deviantart.com/chaosfissure)
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:iconlovelessdevotions: Features by lovelessdevotions (https://www.deviantart.com/lovelessdevotions)
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Space Art week
One of the most common complaints about space art is that it lacks originality. In this article I want to explore the limitations of this complaint. First we will give it its due, then we will show how that complaint simply reflects a lack of vision. Along the way, we will see how innovation has actually occurred among space artists here on DeviantArt.
Classic Space Art and Originality
When thinking of space art and its lack of originality, a few scenes come to mind. These scenes are often imitated and repeated in a fashion that gives rise to the sense of unoriginality. This suggests that these scenes have been established for
2016 Community Project: If I could DD (CONCLUSION) by cosmicbound, journal
2016 Community Project: If I could DD (CONCLUSION)
CONCLUDING UPDATE: Thanks go to JustACapharnaum (https://www.deviantart.com/justacapharnaum) for contributing the following feature journal!
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Here are the contributions to this year's "If I could DD" project for space art and sci-fi:
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2016 Community Project: If I could DD
Didn't you wish you could DD some works sometimes because you found them amazing and thought that they deserved more exposure? Well, this is your chance!
This December we are encouraging you to feature