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Space Drawing 2nd Flight
Space Drawing 2nd Flight
Space Drawing 2nd Flight

Space Drawing 2nd Flight

Artist (India, born 1957)
Date1983
MediumAquatint and etching, with inscriptions and stamping on paper
DimensionsIMAGE: 30 3/8 x 21 3/4 in. (771.5 x 552.4 mm)
SHEET: 30 3/8 x 21 3/4 in. (771.5 x 552.4 mm)
Object TypePrints
Credit LineKSU, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art
Edition9/15
Object number1985.58
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Description

Palaniappan’s Space Drawings series is inspired by scientific documents and flight plans, which are full of code-like text and notations. The artist views them as documents speaking a language of their own.  He states: “I want to fly, to create a three-dimensional picture in actual universe space, but I can’t, so I create all of this conceptual art.” 

Exhibitions
Bibliography
Space Drawing U. M. Flight
R. M. Palaniappan
1983
1985.59
Alien Planet - A
R. M. Palaniappan
1985
2008.45
Alien Planet - B
R. M. Palaniappan
1988
2008.46
Alien Planet - C
R. M. Palaniappan
1988
2008.47
Alien Planet - D
R. M. Palaniappan
1988
2008.48
Alien Planet - E
R. M. Palaniappan
1988
2008.49
Alien Planet - F
R. M. Palaniappan
1988
2008.50
Alien Planet - G
R. M. Palaniappan
1988
2008.51
Alien Planet - H
R. M. Palaniappan
1988
2008.52
Alien Planet - I
R. M. Palaniappan
1989
2008.53
Alien Planet - J
R. M. Palaniappan
1989
2008.54
Alien Planet - K
R. M. Palaniappan
1989
2008.55