Catalogue of Art Projects in Outer Space. Planetary Nebulae

Rostan Tavasiev

2021
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About the work

The book was a result of the artist’s idea to create sculptures from stars that have shed their outer layers and to give planetary nebulae a form reminiscent of a hare’s silhouette (a nice‑looking animal that is recognisable even from afar). This enterprise does not contradict the laws of physics, but it cannot be achieved at the current stage of technological development.

The book is based on a series of drawings and paintings by Rostan Tavasiev made in 2020 and 2021. They are reproduced in  the Catalogue of Art Projects using digital printing and are adjacent to scientific descriptions of nebulae could be created based on existing binary star systems.

The book was created as part of the Garage Library project Single Copy.

About the artist

  • Rostan Tavasiev

    Year of birth: 1976
    • VIAF 317199893
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    Rostan Tavasiev was born in Moscow. He graduated as a jeweler from Karl Fabergé Professional College of Decorative and Applied Arts No. 332 (Moscow, 1998) and from the Graphic Design Department of Stroganov Moscow State Academy of Arts and Industry (2007). In 2002, he completed the course New Artistic Strategies at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (Moscow). He has participated in numerous group exhibitions, including the 4th Krasnoyarsk Biennale (2011), Generation XXI. The Gift of Vladimir Smirnov and Konstantin Sorokin (State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, 2020), and others.

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