Study for Sweeps
W: 24.5" D: 1.25" H: 24.5"
Pigment Marker on Photo Paper
2018
Inspired by telescope images of deep space, contemporary computer compression algorithms and early non-representational art Jan Pieter Fokkens creates paintings of unimaginable sights by using the tangible qualities of pattern, form and color. Entitled “Study for SWEEPS,” this painting offers a representation of the Sagittarius Window Eclipsing Extrasolar Planet Search, Hubble’s survey of 180,000 stars for seven days in order to detect extrasolar planets. Using data from the Hubble Space Telescope, Fokkens extracts and averages colors from various coordinates, and uses archival markers to draw on paper. The result is a reductionist account of an unimaginable sight.
W: 24.5" D: 1.25" H: 24.5"
Pigment Marker on Photo Paper
2018
Inspired by telescope images of deep space, contemporary computer compression algorithms and early non-representational art Jan Pieter Fokkens creates paintings of unimaginable sights by using the tangible qualities of pattern, form and color. Entitled “Study for SWEEPS,” this painting offers a representation of the Sagittarius Window Eclipsing Extrasolar Planet Search, Hubble’s survey of 180,000 stars for seven days in order to detect extrasolar planets. Using data from the Hubble Space Telescope, Fokkens extracts and averages colors from various coordinates, and uses archival markers to draw on paper. The result is a reductionist account of an unimaginable sight.
W: 24.5" D: 1.25" H: 24.5"
Pigment Marker on Photo Paper
2018
Inspired by telescope images of deep space, contemporary computer compression algorithms and early non-representational art Jan Pieter Fokkens creates paintings of unimaginable sights by using the tangible qualities of pattern, form and color. Entitled “Study for SWEEPS,” this painting offers a representation of the Sagittarius Window Eclipsing Extrasolar Planet Search, Hubble’s survey of 180,000 stars for seven days in order to detect extrasolar planets. Using data from the Hubble Space Telescope, Fokkens extracts and averages colors from various coordinates, and uses archival markers to draw on paper. The result is a reductionist account of an unimaginable sight.