{"id":28229,"date":"2026-04-13T17:34:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T21:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?page_id=28229"},"modified":"2026-04-15T16:51:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T20:51:59","slug":"space-art","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?page_id=28229","title":{"rendered":"Space Art"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Space art ranges from hard-edged graphic arts realism to fine art abstraction. Regardless of the style, good space art illuminates the special excitement, mystery and attraction of the cosmos.<\/p>\n

Space art comes second only to science fiction in the power to inspire the public’s interest and support for space exploration.<\/p>\n

The history of space art goes back to at least the late 1800’s with the illustrations for the books of Jules Verne and for
\nthe first popular books on astronomy.<\/p>\n

From science fiction book covers to the illustrations in non-fiction space books, artists took us into space with their visual imaginations long before our spacecraft arrived there.<\/p>\n

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Some space art notables<\/span><\/h3>\n

** Chesley Bonestell<\/a> (1888-1986)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n