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Yutta is making a big debut at the Untitled Art show, with her painting of my Apollo IMU ball.

Pilat, with microphone, painted an adult-sized version, below. I am excited to be a new buyer of her art, and Yutta’s first sale!

Here is a fun video of Yutta and my IMU ball from the Apollo Command Module (only 2-axis gyros, the root of gimbal lock versus the 6-axis sensors in all of our phones, built on Silicon with MEMS). And here here is a video of Pilat at work on the same still life subject.

Note huge fireplace hearth behind her. Did not expect to see that in the Palace of Fine Arts. Pilat is at www.agnieszkapilat.com

2 responses to “Yutta and Pilat — Space Artifact Painters”

  1. jurvetson Avatar
    jurvetson

    Here is Pilat’s version:I also have this one hanging at home now too It is based on my Apollo Command Module CO2 scrubber, the source of much drama on the Apollo 13 mission. Here is the detailed flickr post I made on that one.

    Plat: "I like to arrange my machines in a formal composition, creating heroic portraits of the aristocracy of the past. These aren’t quick snapshots from a cellphone or Polaroid camera, but instead staged photographs… like old family albums or royal portraits. They are posing for their rightful place in the museum halls of royal posterity. They are both witnesses and agents of change. These paintings strive to do the impossible for their subjects… help them to transcend time."

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  2. jurvetson Avatar
    jurvetson

    I just found another "hero machine portrait" written by Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins. From LIFE Magazine, Aug 22, 1969:

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