{"title":"The evolution of space art: Dream, Monolith and Revelation","authors":"Fiona You Wang , Chengxing Zhai","doi":"10.1016/j.actaastro.2025.09.049","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper traces the history of Space Art, exploring its connection with human space activities and technology while highlighting its role as an independent discipline reflecting diverse cultural expressions. It identifies key periods in Space Art's evolution, from ancient depictions of the cosmos to modern influences shaped by scientific, technological, and cultural developments. Through academic research and artwork analysis, the paper offers a comprehensive view of Space Art's interdisciplinary nature and its intersection with art, technology, and society. It also considers the future of Space Art, emphasizing its importance in human engagement with the cosmos and its potential to challenge ideologies and envision new worlds.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":44971,"journal":{"name":"Acta Astronautica","volume":"238 ","pages":"Pages 904-911"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4000,"publicationDate":"2025-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Acta Astronautica","FirstCategoryId":"5","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0094576525006277","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"ENGINEERING, AEROSPACE","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
This paper traces the history of Space Art, exploring its connection with human space activities and technology while highlighting its role as an independent discipline reflecting diverse cultural expressions. It identifies key periods in Space Art's evolution, from ancient depictions of the cosmos to modern influences shaped by scientific, technological, and cultural developments. Through academic research and artwork analysis, the paper offers a comprehensive view of Space Art's interdisciplinary nature and its intersection with art, technology, and society. It also considers the future of Space Art, emphasizing its importance in human engagement with the cosmos and its potential to challenge ideologies and envision new worlds.
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Acta Astronautica is sponsored by the International Academy of Astronautics. Content is based on original contributions in all fields of basic, engineering, life and social space sciences and of space technology related to:
The peaceful scientific exploration of space,
Its exploitation for human welfare and progress,
Conception, design, development and operation of space-borne and Earth-based systems,
In addition to regular issues, the journal publishes selected proceedings of the annual International Astronautical Congress (IAC), transactions of the IAA and special issues on topics of current interest, such as microgravity, space station technology, geostationary orbits, and space economics. Other subject areas include satellite technology, space transportation and communications, space energy, power and propulsion, astrodynamics, extraterrestrial intelligence and Earth observations.