![]() ![]() The publications resulting from the meetings ( listed here) give an idea of the range of topics presented. INSAP has allowed people from all these lines of study to get together and share common interests, where before they were often the only ones in their immediate fields with this sometimes-odd interest in the astronomical aspects of their work. The attendees have come from a broad range of studies and activities: astronomy, art and art history, social and political history, literature, music, mythology and religion, to name the main ones. This common interest was the bridge that led to many contacts, both formal and informal, during the meeting, and gave a common ground for discussion bounded by the reality of astronomy.Īlthough each presentation at the meetings usually lies within one discipline, the overall range of disciplines represented has made the meetings truly interdisciplinary in nature. The common bond between attendees - coming from the full range of the humanities and the social and physical sciences - was that each had a strong interest in one aspect of the broad study, and each had something different to say about mankind’s long and deep fascination with the lights in the sky. Later meetings have had a correspondingly broader range of topics. Often the best ideas for presentations have taken the organizers by surprise. We have been most fortunate to have at the INSAP meetings an increasingly diverse group of attendees who brought with them a broader range of ideas, all still involving the basic theme of the meetings. However, the definition and success of a meeting are determined as much by those who actually participate in the meeting as by the a priori plans. The first INSAP meeting was based on four themes: the influence of astronomical phenomena on art, literature, myth and religion, and history. But since we often take the sky and its effects for granted, bringing these effects out explicitly has been particularly productive. To measure the power that our ever-changing sky has on us, try to imagine the poverty of our lives were we to live on a perpetually cloudy planet. Part II.The INSAP Conferences are a series of international meetings, held every three years or so, that explore the effect on humanity and human culture of the glorious spectacles we see in the sky by night and by day. The Dancer, the Sculptor, and the Astronomer: Science and Aesthetics at the Fin de Siécle Sun Circle: An Archeoastronomical Monument Inspirational Realism: Chesley Bonestell and Astronomical ArtĪstronomical and Cosmological Symbolism in Art Dedicated to Newton and Einstein What Are Red Sprites? An Art and Science CollaborationĬosmic Art: Artistic Expressions of the Universe in Science Seven Enigmas: The Universe Within and WithoutĪesthetic Response and Cosmic Aesthetic Distance Our Complex Universe: A Human Understanding through Art (To purchase an e-article from this volume, select the article below, then add to cart.) These studies provide compelling insights into the diverse intersections of science and art through our historical and continued engagements with the heavens.Įlectronic access to books and articles is now available to purchase. Topics include astronomical symbolism in the works of Carl Sandburg, Albert Camus, and British travel writers changing depictions of Saturn from Augustus to Galileo and astronomically-inspired contemporary art and sculpture. These papers cluster around two themes: astronomical inspiration in the visual arts (including sculpture, digital media, and dance) and in the storytelling arts (including literature, poetry, and planetarium production). The papers in this volume arise from presentations given at INSAP V, hosted in 2005 by the Adler Planetarium
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