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SorellaLaBefana

(370 posts) Sat Apr 19, 2025, 07:32 AM Apr 19

Post-Impressionistic "Oil" of Jupiter: But is it Art? [View all]

...In digital brush strokes, Jupiter's signature atmospheric bands and vortices were used to form this interplanetary post-impressionist work of art. The creative image...uses data from the Juno spacecraft's JunoCam. To paint on the digital canvas, a JunoCam image with contrasting light and dark tones was chosen for processing and an oil-painting software filter applied...

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250419.html

Being an early bird, most mornings have breakfast by myself. In the past would prop up a book. Now look over a series of usual websites. When the above image popped up I was disoriented for a moment thinking that somehow had switched the tab order and had skipped over APOD for an Art site 😊

When realized that, no, this *was* the APOD I then got distracted by that perennial question: “But is it Art?” This is a question to which many of us have conflicting views and at conflicting times.

This morning, based on my response to the image before I knew how it had been created, there is No Question that this creation is “Art”. Others mileage may vary.

Later came to the daily art site, where found that a quiz on the Impressionist Monet was the featured article for this Saturday morn—or, as we say in Texas, Sábado por la mañana

https://www.dailyartmagazine.com

The Daily Art Magazine site is a wonderful source of inspiration and of history. They have a nice article on the Post-Impressionism which APOD was exploring—exploring along with exploring our universe.

Here's a link to read a bit more about Juno's Exploration of Jupiter

NB: decided to XP this in GD as well. Hope that's OK. We need all the HOPE we can get these days.

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Post-Impressionistic "Oil" of Jupiter: But is it Art? [View all] SorellaLaBefana Apr 19 OP

What makes it art (and all art, art) is the effect it has without out knowing how it was created ... marble falls Apr 19 #1

Nature here on Earth and in the universe beyond is very evocative. Jupiter is beautiful. highplainsdem Apr 19 #3

To me this is the art that shows a Creator's hand. marble falls Apr 20 #5

It's an image altered automatically by a filter. You can call it art if you like, but it isn't deliberate art highplainsdem Apr 19 #2

Btw, I should add that in my understanding, creating art requires intention and work. That's why, for highplainsdem Apr 19 #4

its shrinking!!!!! its shrinking.! wow AllaN01Bear Apr 20 #6

To me drmeow Apr 20 #7