First art visible from space done in Nevada

phil · Post by **phil** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 5:29 pm

Well, you can call it art. :->

http://michaelcastellon.blogspot.com/20 ... space.html

Someone was trying for this at the 2006 Burn, as I recall, so he or she has been firsted.

sputnik · Post by **sputnik** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 5:44 pm

That would be me.

And you could call it art, but I don't.

Lots of art is visible from space, you just have to look for it. I did end up making something on the playa this year. Whether it was art is up to the viewer to decide. I certainly had a lot less money behind my effort. If I had nearly unlimited funds I certainly would have done it their way.

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&z=18&ll ... 8&t=h&om=1

phil · Post by **phil** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 7:03 pm

Hi, Sputnik!

Glad to see you got something visible down on the playa. Before the corporate logo, too! :->

Mister Jellyfish Mister · Post by **Mister Jellyfish Mister** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 7:53 am

The Colonel's hair looks gay... but in a good way. Not as greasy as the old chicken.

Isotopia · Post by **Isotopia** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 9:31 am

Seems like there's confusion between art and commerce/advertising. I don't want to get into that little cat fight or the issue of what defines art.

In any case, I'd argue that the piece does NOT represent the first art piece viewable from space to wit I direct you of Robert Smithson's 1970 piece Spiral Jetty which is quite viewable from space.

If the original post is about the largest art piece in Nevada that's visible from space I'd argue that Michael Heizer's City not only pre-dates the Colonel but dwarfs him by at least one order of magnitude. Behold...

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 9:56 am

Who is KFC advertising to??? The crew of the ISS??? I don't think so, they're having their fried chicken out of a tube.

Perhaps they're ready to take some to-go orders from a fucking long ass way away.

phil · Post by **phil** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 10:26 am

Ugly Dougly wrote:Who is KFC advertising to??? The crew of the ISS??? I don't think so, they're having their fried chicken out of a tube.

Perhaps they're ready to take some to-go orders from a fucking long ass way away.

:-> They're getting _lots_ of advertising dollars for free from the news and us Websters.

I'd quite forgotten Robert Smithson, and I hope wherever he is, he's getting a kick out of satellite images of his work, which is almost lost to us mere earthbound mortals.

And for the sarcasm impaired, "well, you can call it art" is a hint that the subject line might not be meant literally. Maybe. Or maybe not. Who can tell?

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 11:11 am

I'm sure that other things have been visible before Spiral Jetty.
Nazca lines, perhaps? Maybe there's some qualifying archtectural pieces?
Of course, it might also depend on what resolution we're talking about. So potentially as our capacity for seeing increases, older and older art will qualify.

Badger · Post by **Badger** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 11:57 am

I'm sure that other things have been visible before Spiral Jetty.
Nazca lines, perhaps? Maybe there's some qualifying archtectural pieces?

Oh sure there's LOTS of stuff visible from space built over the ages. The Great Wall of China, the Pyramids, Aztec mountainside rock stackings etc. I'd argue that they actually don't represent art but instead have other probably religious significance. My posts were to draw attention to large pieces visible from space that are by definition art and art only.

BTW, Smithson died in a plane accident back 1973 while scoping out another area to install a piece.

Post by **AntiM** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 12:02 pm

His wife, Ann Holt, built the Sun Tunnels installation. Not visible from space though.

I have got to rescan this in! Just noticed it is a bit warped, sorry!

sputnik · Post by **sputnik** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 1:02 pm

Don't bet that it isn't visible from space AntiM. Might just be, but the effect will be totally different.

Bob · Post by **Bob** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 2:26 pm

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap980406.html

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 3:24 pm

phil wrote:
Ugly Dougly wrote:Who is KFC advertising to??? The crew of the ISS??? I don't think so, they're having their fried chicken out of a tube.

Perhaps they're ready to take some to-go orders from a fucking long ass way away.
:-> They're getting _lots_ of advertising dollars for free from the news and us Websters.

Mmm.. wouldn't a mouthful of fried chicken taste good right now?

Send it out to Eridani-7 - extra crispy, please!

madmatt · Post by **madmatt** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 3:24 pm

Ugly Dougly wrote:Who is KFC advertising to??? The crew of the ISS??? I don't think so, they're having their fried chicken out of a tube.

Perhaps they're ready to take some to-go orders from a fucking long ass way away.

So you can see it when viewing Google Earth, and maps etc. People are also starting to paint advertising on rooftops for same purpose. Gag.