This week’s topic is space and art, and it is the last topic
for the class which combines everything we have learned in the previous weeks. I
am really fascinated by the universe, and it is so massive. We just live in a
very tiny part of the universe. People have studied the cosmic ocean for
thousands of years. In the lecture, professor shows the history of astronomy
under the Copernicus’s theory of 
People never stop studying and exploring the space. The
space technology has been improved a lot, and the advanced space technology
represents the power of a country. The Cold War’s race to space between United
States and Soviet Union is a perfect example. In 1957, Spuntnik was sent to space
by Soviet Union, and it is the first satellite in the world, and it starts the
space rate. Besides, people utilize their imagination to combine the elements
of visual arts and space exploration together. Movies like E.T, The Jetsons, and
Star Wars are perfect examples.
In the course website, the Leonardo Space Art Project really
attracts my eyes. It is created to "establish contact between artists,
scientists and engineers interested in working on space art projects" and
to "further the exploration and development of space by raising awareness
of the benefits and necessity of efforts in scientific and artistic endeavor".
Last but not least, since I am a stock trader, this week’s
topic makes me think about William Delbert Gann. Gann is a technical analyst,
and he is also a successful future trader. Gann’s Theory is known by every trader
in the industry. Gann’s Theory uses a lot of knowledge of astronomy, and Gann tries
to use the location relationship of eight planets to predict the trend of
equity market. Gann thinks the attraction of planets will change when they have
different location with each other, and human’s psychology will change due to
the changing of attraction.
The universe is filled with unknown, and there are much more
to be discovered. Space has become part of our pop culture, and it is really
fantastic. I hope I can see a lot more development in this area. Since we just
know a tiny part of the universe and space, it leads to one of the basic element
of art—imagination.
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Hi Junyi, I enjoyed reading your post! I really like how you brought up about Gann's Theory. Although, we have mainly focused on arts and sciences, it is interesting to learn about how science plays a role in other fields of humanities, like economics. What is great about space is that, although we have learned so much through the "Space race" and growing technology, the we still have such little knowledge about the endless space. This allows imagination to continue to play a huge role in our portrayal of space and in science fiction!
ReplyDeleteGreat post!