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The Space Tourists

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  Description Space tourism. It wasn't always like this.  Once, Space tourism. It wasn't always like this.  Once, it was the realm of governments and corporations, colossal rockets and carefully orchestrated missions. Now, it was almost...casual. Like renting a campervan and hitting the outback, but instead of red dirt and spinifex, there were asteroid fields and shimmering space stations. Artist Statement This image explores the evolving idea of space tourism, emphasising the contrast between traditional views of space travel as a grand, state-sponsored endeavour and a future where it is more accessible and commonplace. The worn, rusty appearance of the spacecraft challenges the sleek, futuristic designs typically associated with space travel, suggesting a future where the cosmos is within reach for everyday travellers. The vignette illustrates the concept of space tourism by likening it to a road trip, where destinations like Kepler-186f replace familiar landmarks on Ea...

Ambitious Artist RAW

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Ambitious Artist Raw no reason no logic just physical and emotional just barely holding on my paintings were determined to have something to say Portrait of an ambitious artist

Self-portrait

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Over time I have changed Through multiple starting points and many opportunities, I evolved How did authority get inside of my head? A mind forged by manacles

Leper Line 25th Parallel

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It was so primitive From the 1860s to 1950s They were seemingly untreatable They were feared  There was panic Colonies within a colony A prison for the sick Of appalling living conditions Enforcing social isolation GRIM and SHAME

1981 An Ambitious Artist

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1981 An Ambitious Artist Back in ‘81  When  Times were fun  As a fine artist  With ambition in mind  I thought of life