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Disappearing Astronaut by Julian Voss-Andreae
@JulianVossAndreae www.JulianVossAndreae.com A German-American sculptor famous for his disappearing sculptures made his creations stand out in a unique blend of art, science and technology. Before he ventured into the science and physics of sculpting, Julian Voss-Andreae explored his passion for arts as a teenager. However, that teenage phase didn’t last. ‘I would copy the 2D appearance of the 3D world onto my paper at the same scale it appeared to my eye. Then I took some drawing classes and received the message that my approach was all wrong,’ he said. The process of learning how to draw confused him and paused him from pursuing a career in art altogether until he ventured into physics. His interest in physics started with a book he read, called The Emperor’s New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds and The Laws of Physics by Roger Penrose, which sparked his curiosity about quantum physics. That led him to study physics. He also went on to explore more about the correlation between art and science after his poet friend insisted on their happy coexistence. During his graduate study at the University of Berlin in 1999, Julian attended a workshop in Italy designed for natural scientists to go beyond the usual confines of scientific work like art, psychology and other systems of traditional spirituality. That’s when he made his first ever sculpture, a totem-like self-portrait carved out of wood.
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