#artisticnudity

#artisticnudity

NASA Plans to Transmit Images of Nude Humans into Space in the Hope of Attracting AliensHow to you establish a relationship in modern times? First, send unsolicited nudes. That is, apparently, what the Gen Zers at NASA these days think. The Sun reports that their latest project to communicate with and apparently hook up with aliens involves transmitting binary code images of a pair of nude humans and a double helix out into the furthest reaches of the galaxy.The image is probably not unfamiliar to the older readers among us, as the Pioneer space probes of the 1970s featured plaques with a similar design. So I guess we were scandalous back then, too. But at least we sent hard copies, which was probably classier.Overall, sending space nudes is probably a bad idea. It gives the wrong impression. And on one special episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Commander Riker had to deal with the consequences of it during a first contact mission.-via David Burge#nudity #artisticnudity #spaceexploration #SETI

Christopher David White's Enchanting Ceramic Wood FiguresMy Modern Met introduces us to Christopher David White, a sculptor from Virginia who specializes in clay. He calls his work “hyperreal”, which perhaps refers to the hyperrealistic artistic movement. But I think that it would be better to call White’s work “hypersurrealistic.” People are not actually made of wood, but his sculptures create the impression that his models are carved from it.His dryadic figures, such as the above “If Only I Could Stand on My Two Feet” express White’s belief that humanity is closely intertwined with nature as bark is part of a tree. His creatures are not separated from nature as distinct beings, but one with a larger universe.#ChristopherDavidWhite #Sculptures #FigureStudies #ArtisticNudity