Gallery E
A MANIFEST FOR THE MOON
The Lunar Codex uses digital and analog technology to preserve art, books, music, and more, enclosed in time capsules and launched to the Moon. It is a message-in-a-bottle to the future.
Curatorial Notes
Gallery E showcases a selection of works from "The Nova Collection" and "The Polaris Collection", representing only a small fraction of the total works archived by the Lunar Codex.
The artists in the Codex range far and wide across the globe, from India to the U.S., from Australia to South Africa, from Australia to the Philippines.
All bring to their work a sense of immediacy and emotion in the figurative language of the world around us, whether through an expressionist lens or distilled through the idiom of realism.
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Works are located as to their respective lunar time capsules as follows:
IM1 - Intuitive Machines Nova-C Mission 1 to Vallis Schrasöteri (The Nova Collection)
PM1 - Astrobotic Peregrine Mission 1 to Lacus Mortis (The Peregrine Collection)
GM1 - Astrobotic Griffin Mission 1 to the Lunar South Pole (The Polaris Collection)
WHOLEHEARTED
Hari Lualhati (2015) - IM1
- Oil on canvas
- 24” x 24”
- Private collection
WHALES
Mia Tavonatti (2005) - IM1
- Glass mosaic
- 48" x 35"
- Private collection
CHARLOTTE, NIGHT LIGHT
Lisa Maria Reese (2021) - IM1
- Chromogenic print
- Part of the Charlotte series
- Private collection
REMINISCENCE
Oceana Rain Stuart (2016) - IM1
- Bronze sculpture on granite base
- 9" x 6" x 6"
- Part of the Fragments Collection
- Private collection
ROSARY
Maryam Gohar (2019) - IM1
- Acrylic and watercolor on paper
- 10.6" x 7.6"
- The Windrift Collection
TRISTAN AND ISOLDE
Gromyko Semper (2016) - IM1, PM1
- Ink, distemper, and acrylic on canvas
- 60” x 36”
- The Argo Collection
LOVE ENCOMPASSES
Ramon Orlina (2014) - IM1
- Carved lavender crystal
- 8.5” x 9” x 3.5”
- The Argo Collection
MADONNA AND CHILD
Benjamin Cabrera (2015) - IM1
- Acrylic on paper
- 9" x 12"
- The Argo Collection
CONCATENATIONS
Rosario Bitanga (1985) - IM1
- Oil on canvas
- 26" x 32”
- The Windrift Collection
FLYING DAKINI
Agnes Arellano (2014) - IM1
- Life-sized sculptural installation in plaster and crushed marble
- Private collection
MENACING LOVE
Marcel Antonio (2015) - IM1
- Acrylic on canvas
- 60" x 60"
THE STARS AWAKEN A CERTAIN REVERENCE
Riel Jaramillo Hilario (2015) - IM1
- Carved and engraved polychrome
- 36" x 63.4" x 3.5"
LIFE FORMS WITH GLORIOUS FEELINGS
Hazel Bartram-Birchenough (2021) - IM1
- Digital painting
- Print or tapestry up to 25' x 34’
- Selected for exhibition at the My Virtual Blaffer exhibition, an exhibit held online due to the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021, hosted by the Blaffer Art Museum, University of Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
TO EVERYTHING THERE IS A SEASON
Sheryl Luxenberg (25 April 2019 - 25 October 2020) - IM1
- Acrylic and charcoal on linen canvas
- Three panels, each 72"x 36"
- Inspired by the IBEX Collection
- From Pain to Paint. Canadian hyperreal painter Sheryl Luxenburg paints the project of her lifetime to raise awareness against sexual abuse
GRAVITY
Rebecca Léveillé (2021) - IM1
- Oil on canvas
- 36" x 48"
MANIFEST
WHOLEHEARTED
Hari Lualhati (2015) - IM1, GM1
- Oil on canvas
- 24” x 24”
- Private collection
WHALES
Mia Tavonatti (2005) - IM1, GM1
- Glass mosaic
- 48" x 35"
- The second in a series of three mosaics depicting Hawaiian flora and fauna, the image of a mother and baby humpback whale was taken from a painting done previously by the artist for the book How to Paint Sea Life in Oils. The mosaic is installed at the main exterior entrance of a private residence on the island of Maui, Hawaii, U.S.A.
CHARLOTTE, NIGHT LIGHT
Lisa Maria Reese (2021) - IM1, GM1
- Chromogenic print
- Part of the Charlotte series
- Private collection
REMINISCENCE
Oceana Rain Stuart (2016) - IM1, GM1
- Bronze sculpture on granite base
- 9" x 6" x 6"
- Part of the Fragments Collection
- Reminiscence has been exhibited at the Louvre in Paris, France with the Fragments collection and the Eternity series, and has been on exhibit at the Pasadena Museum of Art, California, U.S.A., in association with the California Art Club.
ROSARY
Maryam Gohar (2019) - IM1, GM1
- Acrylic and watercolor on paper
- 10.6" x 7.6"
- The Windrift Collection
TRISTAN AND ISOLDE
Gromyko Semper (2016) - IM1, PM1, GM1
- Ink, distemper, and acrylic on canvas
- 60” x 36”
- The Argo Collection
LOVE ENCOMPASSES
Ramon Orlina (2014) - IM1, GM1
- Carved lavender crystal
- 8.5” x 9” x 3.5”
- The Argo Collection
MADONNA AND CHILD
Benjamin Cabrera (2015) - IM1, GM1
- Acrylic on paper
- 9" x 12"
- The Argo Collection
CONCATENATIONS
Rosario Bitanga (1985) - IM1, GM1
- Oil on canvas
- 26" x 32”
- The Windrift Collection
FLYING DAKINI
Agnes Arellano (2014) - IM1, GM1
- Life-sized sculptural installation in plaster and crushed marble
- Private collection
MENACING LOVE
Marcel Antonio (2015) - IM1, GM1
- Acrylic on canvas
- 60" x 60"
THE STARS AWAKEN A CERTAIN REVERENCE
Riel Jaramillo Hilario (2015) - IM1, GM1
- Carved and engraved polychrome
- 36" x 63.4" x 3.5"
LIFE FORMS WITH GLORIOUS FEELINGS
Hazel Bartram-Birchenough (2021) - IM1, GM1
- Digital painting
- Print or tapestry up to 25' x 34’
- Selected for exhibition at the My Virtual Blaffer exhibition, an exhibit held online due to the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021, hosted by the Blaffer Art Museum, University of Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
TO EVERYTHING THERE IS A SEASON
Sheryl Luxenberg (25 April 2019 - 25 October 2020)
- IM1, GM1
- Acrylic and charcoal on linen canvas
- Three panels, each 72"x 36"
- Inspired by the IBEX Collection
- From Pain to Paint. Canadian hyperreal painter Sheryl Luxenburg paints the project of her lifetime to raise awareness against sexual abuse
GRAVITY
Rebecca Léveillé (2021) - IM1, GM1
- Oil on canvas
- 36" x 48"
FANTASY I
Chloe Mosbacher (2020) - IM1, GM1
- Acrylic and oil on canvas
- 48" x 48"
EVERYDAY I
Chloe Mosbacher (2020) - IM1, GM1
- Acrylic on masonite
- 24" x 28"
TERRA NULLIUS, or EMPTY LAND,
QUESTIONING THE DOCTRINE OF DISCOVERY
Lauren Satok (2020) - IM1, GM1
- Ink and watercolour crayon on mylar
- 22” x 17”
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ASTROLABE AND CONSCIOUSNESS RAISING (IMAGINING ERASURE BEFORE IT BEGINS),
or WOLF AND ANISHNAABEK RESIST FROM THE WINGS
Lauren Satok (2020) - IM1, GM1
- Ink and watercolour crayon on mylar
- 26” x 24”
AUTUMN GHOST
Graeme Stevenson OAM (2018) - IM1, GM1
- Oil on canvas
- 48" x 30"
ALL I CAN TELL YOU IS WHAT I KNOW
Annie Louise Goldman (2021) - IM1, GM1
- Oil on linen
- 72" x 58"
- Private collection
MIGRAZIONE
Mia Tavonatti (2007) - IM1, GM1
- Oil on canvas
- 71" x 45"
SASHA
Heather Horton (2011) - IM1
- Oil on canvas
- 16” x 12”
- The Windrift Collection
SLEEPING WITH NOSTALGIA
Tran Nguyen (2013) - IM1, GM1
- Acrylic and colored pencil on watercolor paper
- 20" x 26"
THE DELUSION AND PERSISTENCE OF PEACE
Anna Jurinich (2021) - GM1
- Acrylic on paper
- 26" x 34"
CUE 22
Ofer MizraChi (2022) - GM1
- Original chromogenic print
- MizraChi creates abstract photographic images from nature, without the need for computer processing
ANIELLE IN THE POPPIES
Shannon Phaneuf (2022) - GM1
- Digital photograph
- From portfolio Summoning Spring
ASTERIA
Kimberly Dow (2021) - GM1
- Oil on birch panel
- 15" x 28"
- Kimberly Dow created this piece, depicting the Goddess of Stars, inspired by the Lunar Codex
ZELFPORTRET
Isan Corinde (2017) - GM1
- Mixed media
- 15-1/4" x 12-1/4"