Black and white intaglio print of an astronaut's upper body and helmet seen from the front, with dozens of small bees swarming inside the round glass visor, rendered in fine etched line work on a gray-toned ground.

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Astro Bee

A proof of the plate Astro Bee

Finished 5 April 2022

Intaglio Drypoint Print

The intersection of space exploration and the natural world. An astronaut's helmet becomes a hive, bees navigating the cosmos within the human desire to explore beyond our atmosphere.

Inscribed

AP 4/5/2022 Astro Bee

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Exhibitions

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Literature

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Materials

Intaglio, Drypoint, Printmaking

Index

space exploration, space helmet, bee, sky, animist solarpunk, line work, black and white, absurdism, interdependence