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Science meets art with: 'A Glorious Dawn' featuring Carl Sagan and cameo from Stephen Hawkins using autotune.

This is epic - Art in motion.

It's what autotune should be used for - turning non-songs into songs, instead of no talent wannabes into the pop top 40.

"The Sky calls to us, if we do not destroy ourselves, we will one day venture to the stars."

Click through to watch and listen to the artistic science goodness

Moon, written and directed by Duncan Jones. An artistic Sci-Fi odyssey

...Some might say Moon is a bit slow in places, but instead I would say thoughtful.

If you are expecting another so called sci-fi "block buster" full of explosions, cheesy dialogue and mind numbing CG (computer graphic) special effects, then you will be disappointed. Even the exterior lunar scenes in Moon are shot predominantly with models and miniatures giving a distinct artistic retro feel. Indeed the budget for Moon was only 5 million.

While the movie didn't keep me on the edge of my seat with action, it did keep me guessing - by not walking down the typical somewhat clichéd well worn paths of the sci-fi genre.

Click through to see why Moon is a welcome return to the art of old-school Sci-Fi

Earth is constantly leaking our 'electromagnetic radiation' signals into space - Which Aliens are listening? What are they watching?

The opening scene of the Sci-Fi movie "Contact" written by Carl Sagan, staring Jodie Foster illustrates how the radio signals and noise from our planet leak into space.  The further out you travel, the older the signal is, the further you go back in time.

So if our Alien neighbours have a SETI (Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence) program, and are looking in our direction, watching our TV shows, what are they watching? What is their opinion of us?

Click through to find out!

The movie trailer for MOON looks like your classic good quality science fiction artistic movie. Quality acting, ideas music and visuals.

The tagline:

MOON 950,000 miles from home the hardest thing to face... is yourself.

MOON is an independent sci-fi movie directed by Duncan Jones (AKA David Bowie’s son – Zowie Bowie) staring Sam Rockwell, and has a bit of a 2001 feel, not afraid to have periods of silence from time to time.  As you would if you were stuck on the moon by yourself for 3 years.

Click through to watch the Sci-Fi movie trailer for MOON

NASA is looking to name Node 3 of the International Space Station, and is looking for you to help.

With less than a month to go, it looks like Joss Whedon's Sci-Fi TV series Firefly is a sure bet, with the sexy sculptured ship from the show "Serenity" a sure thing with 86% of the vote.

For your reference, here are the two craft for comparison:

 

If you would like to stake your claim in prosperity, click through to the voting link and have your say!

A new form of carbon ribbon is paving the way to bring the artists science fiction idea of a space elevator from the realms of sci-fi to sci-fact.

Arthur C. Clarke, in his 1978 novel, Fountains of Paradise, depicted engineers constructing a space elevator on top of a mountain peak in the mythical island of Taprobane. (closely based on Sri Lanka, the country where Clarke resided). The builders used advanced materials such as the carbon nanofibers now in laboratory study.

NASA holds competitions similar to the x-prize to inspire people to come up with materials that can make a space elevator possible. The team behind the new ribbon material developed it for one of NASA's competitions.

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Heading off to Mars has always been the next human endeavour into space

When the novelty of throwing robots at mars wears out, we will have to start throwing live people at it. Thanks to some British scientists, the humans we send might have a better chance of arriving - and alive too! The idea is to use a portable "mini-magnetosphere" which should protect a spacecraft from harmful solar storms and cosmic rays in much the same way the Earth's magnetosphere naturally protects the planet.

A lot of Sci-Fi drawings, with a few artworks that are not science fiction inspired...

Welcome to my gallery with some of my 2 dimensional sculptures. I like a bit of a scribble now and then!

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'Warning Signs'

Someone trying to tell me something?    Perhaps this is not the right way to go... Alien skulls show damage that hints at a sudden end. Drawn while on holiday in America, with the Grand Canyon in the background.

July, 2003 Felt marker on paper

'Alone', 'Glass Bottom Boat' and 'Underwater'

  Drawn while exploring parts of America mid 2003. They are some ideas I threw down for illustrations in a children's book.

'Between Flights'

  I drew this while waiting for a connecting flight in San Francisco. Don't you hate it when someone wakes up half way through a drawing, gives you a dirty look, moves around and then goes back to sleep in a different position?

June - July, 2003 Pencil on paper

'Holiday'

  Even aliens have holiday snaps...   Drawn while on holiday in Great Keppel Island, Australia.

May, 2002 Felt marker on paper

'Forgotten'

  A forgotten robot mech damaged from a long past war. Science fiction (and science fact) is leading us toward the melding of man and machine. Drawn partly while on holiday in Great Keppel Island, Australia, and started while on my previous holiday to New Zealand.

May, 2002 Felt marker on paper

'Landed'

  Drawn while on holiday in central Australia.  Uluru (Ayers Rock) features in the background with a alien spaceship landed in the sun.

July, 2001 Felt marker on paper

'The Crossing'

  Little blue and yellow alien creatures. Drawn while on holiday in central Australia. Inspired by the deserts and trying not to stand on the little ants and other wildlife as I walked around Uluru (Ayers Rock).

July, 2001 Felt marker and pencil on paper

'Sky Tower'

  Drawn while on holiday in New Zealand. The alien floating rock city features the Sky Tower, the tallest building in the southern hemisphere. Also inspired by the 'Rock-n-Ropes' assault corse I completed 30 meters above the ground. Stand on a narrow wooden pole and then jump off to catch a trapeze nearly out of reach - that will inspire anyone!

January, 2001 Felt marker on paper

'Space'

  Drawn while on holiday in Bali. Alien space ship in orbit above a planet. Inspiration for the space ships wings came from the many traditional Balinese wood carvings. The whole drawing consists of little dots.  Yes I went slightly mad while drawing this....  dot. dot. dot. dot...

December, 1996 Felt marker on paper

'Scream'

  Stuck in a 2 bedroom holiday house with 7 friends in Philip Island... It is pouring rain outside, and everything is turning to hell... Also inspired by Edvard Munch 'The Scream'

July, 1994 Pencil on the back of a pizza box

'Andy' and 'Tech'

  A damaged android / robot / cyborg ('Andy') and a maga style portrait ('Tech'). Now I am finally getting the hang of the digital painting and drawing programs, and a new model Amiga...

1993, Amiga 4000 and Deluxe Paint - Digital pictures

'Beginnings'

  My first ever digital art and drawings on a computer. Back in 1987 it was the glory days of the Commodore Amiga. Now that was a quality computer, with real pre-emptive multitasking. Microsoft and Apple are just getting it right 10 years later...

1987, Amiga 1000 and Deluxe Paint - Digital pictures

 

Why Science Fiction Art and Sculpture?

You know I never thought of Sci-Fi as some weird thing for geeks.  I have heard people say that they “Hate Sci-Fi because it’s all make believe rubbish”. Interesting thought... and a very limiting belief. I see Science Fiction as Science Possibility. I hope that shows through in my Art, Drawings and Sculpture.  Especially the stories behind the works. Every artwork that I create, has been carefully thought out with the frame-work of  "If this was real, what would it be like, how would it function, and what would it have to have..." Science Fiction Art has always fascinated me. To me it really shows the future...  Keep in mind the fact that around 200 years ago we were all still dicking around in sailing ships.  Now we have been to the moon, are planning manned trips to Mars...

With time travel, change is everywhere... Anywhen is possible.

I travel to other times and places Stars are born, planets form, grow, and in what seems like the blink of an eye, life may take pride of place clinging to their surface.  Some life learns to spread its wings and even reach out for the stars. Even these civilisations come and go.  Every civilisation has its time to shine. Its Art and culture. Its moment of glory. These moments are never lost however, and exist in time. Time is a complex tapestry, of every choice that could, would, and will be, every possibility exists. Remember that choice you made this morning just after you woke up?  Yes, that one. What if you chose the other option?  What would be different now?