Elizabeth Barden two figurative realism paintings chosen for Astrobotic lunar landing
Painting by Elizabeth Barden exhibited at Flinders Lane Gallery in Australia, February 2020.
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About 5,000 digitized works are being sent in various payloads to the moon.
Barden is among a handful of Australian artists selected for the Peregrine Collection.
The project is funded by Canada-based physicist and philanthropist Dr Samuel Peralta.
Many of the artworks were contributed from PoetsArtists’ publications courtesy of Didi Menendez.
Far North Queensland artist Elizabeth Barden has exhibited all over the world. Now her work is heading to the Moon.
Ms Barden is one of a handful of Australian women chosen for the Artists On The Moon Project.
About 1200 artists from across the globe have been selected to contribute to two collections — the Peregrine Collection and the Nova Collection — that will make their debuts on the Moon this year.
"I just woke up to a crazy email one day that I was to be included in this collection of artists who, in effect, are representing planet Earth," Barden said.
"That is something quite unique and a bit whimsical to me … literally out of this world."
Barden's works were selected as part of the Peregrine Collection of contemporary works of figurative realism.