ASTRA and + by doarte

Poser • SteamPunk • posted on Sep 27, 2010

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ASTRA AND + Meet ASTRA and ASTRA + ! No, they’re not astronauts prepping for adventures on Aquarius nor android visitors to Earth from Aries Prime. They’re manikins in doarte’s MADHOUSE MIDWAY Historical Society’s Department of Human Flight … a saga that started way back in Greek mythology when that geek Icarus decided to test his wax-wing invention in a leap off Mount Olympus. A flight, as you all know, that ended abruptly when sunshine melted his crazy creation, ASTRA and + also represent something else … a contemporary art style popular with digital creators that combines past symbols with present forms better known as “STEAM PUNK “ ; ergo the old zeppelin revealed in the opened drapes … a replica of the Hindenburg dirigible that ended like Icarus when its hydrogen-filled tanks blew up when it attempted to land in New Jersey back in 1937. So where are we? Well, just as we promised to include you in upcoming water-world explorations, we’ll use the doarte imagination to take you on our human quests to navigate the stars. A SPECIAL NOTE FOR SYFY BUFFS… the nasal cone on +’s nose is another doarte technical triumph. It combines a special dust filter, radiation detector and radarscope to discover alien life forms on interplanetary expedition. doarte Thank you for your responses … trying to catch up on your wonderful imagery … been away with family problems.

Comments (108)

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Madbat

2:35PM | Thu, 30 September 2010

Not only a cool picture, but an object lesson in materials science!

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RodS

8:12PM | Thu, 30 September 2010

Very excellent artwork, here! Love the concept and steampunk gear! Thankfully we've advanced just a tad from wax and feather wings and gasbags filled with hydrogen! LOL!

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