[meteorite-list] Meteorite Sculpture Will Be International Space Station First Artwork

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Hi All,

I'm an artist myself, but I'm wondering what exactly is the point of
melting down part of a meteorite and then recasting it as an exact copy
of itself, indistinguishable from the original. The original meteorite
is already a cosmic work of art, a rock transformed when it journeyed
through space and then sculpted by the Earth's atmosphere and
terrestrial impact. Part of the real meteorite would make a fine art
installation on the ISS. It might be more original and interesting to
transform a piece of a meteorite into another art form/shape rather than
a just duplicate. 

Best regards,
Daniel

Daniel Noyes
Genuine Moon & Mars Meteorite Rocks
info at moonmarsrocks.com
www.moonmarsrocks.com

 
 
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Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 16:06:24 -0700
From: lebofsky at lpl.arizona.edu
To: "Art Jones" <art.jones at iscs.com>
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Hi Art:

But not the first meteorite to be brought back to space from the Earth.
If
I remember correctly, about 20 years ago (do not remember which mission)
Tom Jones brought a meteorite (do not remember what it was) up in the
Shuttle. It may have been the same flight that he brought a Zuni Fetish
up
(and back).

Larry

> Interesting idea and article:
> http://news.artnet.com/art-world/meteorite-sculpture-will-be-international-space-stations-first-artwork-67923
>
> -Art
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