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  • 30 Doradus, Hubble Space Telescope @nasahubble

  • Horsehead Nebula, Hubble Space Telescope @nasahubble

  • Gabriel Mistral Nebula, Telescope Live, SHO @astrojackmn

  • Rosette Nebula, Telescope Live, SHO @astrojackmn

  • Heart Nebula, Telescope Live, SHO @ozsaracdrmh

  • Rosette Nebula, GBO, SHO @frozen.spectrum

  • Melotte 15, GBO, SHO @hannahgracerochford

  • Rosette Nebula, GBO, SHO @astro.uk

  • North America & Pelican Nebula, GBO, HOS @stobiewankenobi.space

  • Running Chicken Nebula, GBO, SHO @olliesastro

  • Orion Nebula, Hubble Space Telescope @nasajpl

  • Flame Nebula, Hubble Space Telescope, Gladys Kober @nasajpl

  • Orion Nebula, Spitzer Space Telescope @nasajpl

  • Snowflake Cluster, Spitzer Space Telescope @nasajpl

  • Lagoon Nebula, Hubble Space Telescope @nasahubble

  • Herbig-Haro object 111, Hubble Space Telescope, B. Nisini @nasashubble

  • Running Man Nebula, Hubble Space Telescope, Gladys Kober @nasahubble

  • Supernova Remnant DEM L71, Chandra Xray and Hubble Space Telescopes, Judy Schmidt @nasachandraxray

  • Supernova Remnant Vela, GBO and Telescope Live, HOO @nachthemel.be

  • The Cone and Fox Fur Nebulae, GBO, SHO @bright_ascension

  • NGC 2170, Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter, Adam Block, LRGB @saturnspace.project

  • Heart Nebula, GBO, SHO @astrobackyard

  • Pelican Nebula, GBO, SHO @emabergaphotography

  • Pelican Nebula with HH555, GBO, SHO @emabergaphotography

  • Gabriela Mistral Nebula, Telescope Live, SHO @backyardspacedude

  • Flaming Star Nebula, GBO, SHO and RGB @dainjason

  • Heart and Soul nebula, GBO, SHO @veleba_astrophoto

  • Little Ghost Nebula, Hubble Space Telescope, NHO @starlightinsight

  • Chamaeleon complex, GBO, Mark Hanson @hansonastronomy

  • Wizard Nebula, GBO, SHO @scip.levart

  • Dragon's Head Nebula, Telescope Live, Steven Hickman, HSO @telescope.live

  • Running Chicken Nebula, GBO, SHO @sa_astro

  • BBW56 in Gum12, GBO, SHO @sa_astro

  • NGC 5921, Hubble Space Telescope, J. Walsh⁠ @thespaceport

  • NCG 5728, Hubble Space Telescope, J. Greene⁠ @thespaceport

  • Pillars of Creation inside The Eagle Nebula, GBO, SHO @econgreg

  • North America Nebula, GBO, SHO @phunnieastro

  • Soul Nebula, GBO, SHO @jpriolo

  • Eagle Nebula, GBO, SHO @starboy32285

  • Lion Nebula, GBO, SHO @urban.astronomer

  • Soul Nebula, GBO, HOO @kaiadastra

  • Elephant Trunk Nebula, GBO, SHO @starboy32285

  • SH2-135 in Cepheus, GBO, HaRGB @aapod.2

  • Jellyfish Nebula, GBO, SHO @epsilon_astrum

  • Orion Nebula, GBO, DSLR @michael_astrophoto

  • Seagull Nebula (top left) and the Thor’s Helmet Nebula to the bottom right, GBO, SHO @dainjason

  • Rosette Nebula, GBO SHO @patriot_astro

  • Cave Nebula, Ikarus Observatory, SHO @_fugel_

  • Cave Nebula, GBO, SHO @chucksastrophotography

  • Dusty Mountain, GBO, HOO @sa_astro

  • Running Chicken nebula, Telescope Live network, SHO @astroexploring

  • Swan Nebula, GBO, SHO @astrobackyardutah

  • Heart and Soul Nebula, GBO, SHO @astrobackyardutah

  • Trifid Nebula, GBO,HOO @astrobackyardutah

  • Popped Balloon Nebula (supernova remnant), GBO, HOO @carlosuriarte_

  • North America Nebula, GBO, SHO @abastrophotouk

  • Horsehead Nebula, GBO, HSS @yourlocalastrophotographer

  • The Bubble Nebula, Hubble Space Telescope, Mehmet Hakan Özsaraç @outerspacemag

  • NGC 7172 a Seyfert galaxy, Hubble Space Telescope, Leo Shatz @friendsofnasa

  • Cat's Paw Nebula & Lobster Nebula, GBO, DSLR @mehmet.erguen

  • Vela Supernova Remnant, Telescope Live network, HSO @galaxycalls

  • The Pleiades or Seven Sisters, GBO, OSC @stars_over_bucks

  • Swan Nebula, Telescope Live network/Mik Szymanek, SHO @telescope.live

  • Crescent Nebula, GBO, HOO @riccardopacini_photography

  • NGC 346 in the Small Magellanic Cloud, The Hubble Space Telescope, Judy Schmidt @apod.id

  • Carina Nebula, GBO, SHO @denby_scott

  • California Nebula, GBO, SHO @ronanhunt88

  • Flaming Star Nebula, GBO, SHO @astro_pickles

  • SH2-54, GBO, SHO @blastrophoto

  • Antennae Galaxies in collision, Hubble Space Telescope @starsvoyage

  • Carina Nebula, GBO, SHO @goodastronomy

  • Orion Nebula, GBO, OSC @deepskywatching

  • Tadpole Nebula, GBO, SHO @clearskyphotography

  • Dumbbell Nebula, GBO, HOO @blastrophoto

  • Thor’s Helmet, Telescope Live network, HOO @astroaboud

  • Flaming Star Nebula, GBO, SHO @astrocharlesdpt

  • Pillars of Creation of the Eagle Nebula, Hubble Space Telescope, the Hubble Heritage Team @astrofalls

  • Crescent⁣ Nebula, GBO, SHO @astroyyc

  • Carina Nebula pillar, Hubble Space Telescope, the Hubble SM4 ERO Team @deepspacegallery

  • Butterfly Nebula, Hubble Space Telescope, the Hubble SM4 ERO Team @deepspacegallery

  • Cosmic Reef, Hubble Space Telescope @astronomy_it

  • Ghost Nebula, Kitt Peak National Observatory, NOIRLab @skydustfalls

  • NGC 602 and N90, Hubble Space Telescope, the Hubble Heritage Team @art.of.the_universe

  • Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud, La Silla and Paranal Observatories, ESO @diariodelluniverso

  • R136 cluster in the Tarantula Nebula, Hubble Space Telescope, Paul Crowther @askmeanything28

  • Carina Nebula, Hubble Space Telescope, the Hubble Heritage Team @newsfromspacee

  • Statue of Liberty Nebula, GBO, SHO @jaganath_sr

  • California Nebula, GBO, HSO @jaganath_sr

  • Sh2-115 nebula, GBO, SHO @jaganath_sr

  • Elephant’s Trunk, GBO, OSC @christophe_heulin

  • Soul Nebula, Spitzer Space Telescope, L. Allen & X. Koenig @spaceexplr

  • Heart Nebula, GBO, SHO @deppyale

  • Boogie Man Nebula, GBO, L=Ha,R=Ha/VisibleGB @avzaid

  • Lobster Nebula, Chandra X-ray Observatory, Spitzer Space Telescope, and the Mauna Kea Observatory @doston_nemat_dunyosi

  • Swan Nebula, Telescope Live network (El Sauce Observatory), John Ebersole @telescope.live

  • Fox Fur Nebula, Chiliscope network (El Sauce Observatory), Utkarsh Mishra @spaceimages1

  • Horsehead Nebula, GBO, SHO @riccardopacini_photography

  • Ghost of Jupiter, El Sauce Observatory/Mike Selby, HOO @throughlightandtime

  • M78, El Sauce Observatory/Mark Hanson and Mike Selby, VisibleLRGB/Ha @throughlightandtime

  • William M. Hart, Landscape @albanyinstitute

  • William M. Hart, Landscape with Waterfall @albanyinstitute

  • Alfred Thompson Bricher, Lake George @albanyinstitute

  • Alfred Thompson Bricher, Golden October @an_outside_view

  • William Louis Sonntag, Sunset @art.infinitus

  • William Keith, An Autumnal Sunset on the Russian River Evening Glow @artesealem

  • John Frederick Kensett, Twilight on the Sound @astrid_erken

  • Thomas Moran, The Chasm of the Colorado @azraftadventures

  • Frederic Edwin Church, Yuva @balibeste

  • Albert Bierstadt, In the Sierras, Lake Tahoe @black.plane.t

  • Frederic Edwin Church, Rainy Season in the Tropics @black.plane.t

  • William Keith, Yosemite Sentinel Rock @black.plane.t

  • Thomas Cole, The Course Empire: The Savage State @bogdanewretro

  • Thomas Cole, Prometheus Bound @cameliamilitaru

  • Alfred Thompson Bricher, Cloudy Day @elle_cj

  • Thomas Moran, Devil’s Tower @doseofdailyart

  • Asher B. Durand, The Catskill Valley @djbc1956

  • Jasper Francis Cropsey, An Indian Summer Morning in the White Mountains @curriermuseum

  • Thomas Moran, Mist in Kanab Canyon @craftbyelessar

  • William Keith, Sunset on Mount Diablo @classica_mente

  • Thomas Cole, Genesee Scenery @frankiee.mtz

  • Thomas Cole, North Mountain and Catskill Creek @friendsofamericanartsatyale

  • John Frederick Kensett, Camel’s Hump from the Western Shore of Lake Champlain @gillandlagodich

  • Alfred Thompson Bricher, Marine @hagginmuseum

  • Thomas Cole, New England Scenery @frankiee.mtz

  • George Henry Durrie @florencegriswoldmuseum

  • Frederic Edwin Church @giveup.thefunk

  • Thomas Cole, Sunset In The Arno @frankiee.mtz

  • William Keith, Mount Hood from Sandy River @holtonstudiogallery

  • William Louis Sonntag, Fishermen in the Adirondacks @i_abiskaroon

  • Jasper Francis Cropsey, The Spirit of War @imperatormuseums

  • Asher B. Durand, View toward The Hudson Valley @horaceballard

  • Morning Mist* by John Frederick Kensett @hagginmuseum

  • Thomas Cole, View On The Schoharie @frankiee.mtz

  • John Frederick Kensett, Sunset On The Sea @hyperthymesia123

  • Albert Bierstadt, Mount Rainier @impression_mood_arte

  • Thomas Cole, View on Lake George @itstheartwolf

  • Mt. Ktaadn** by Frederic Edwin Church @friendsofamericanartsatyale

  • Thomas Cole, Moonlight @frankiee.mtz

  • Albert Bierstadt, Yellowstone Falls @jackmillercenter

  • John Frederick Kensett, Sunrise Among the Rocks of Paradise, Newport @kathryn_st.clair_artist

  • William Keith, Kings River Canyon @m_rhodes

  • Jasper Francis Cropsey, Autumn at Mount Chocorua @margaritakarasoulas

  • William Keith, California Autumn Landscape @jessiecheetah

  • William Morris Hunt, Niagara @martinatanga

  • Alfred Thompson Bricher, Niagara Falls @mattatuck_museum

  • Asher B. Durand, Catskill Clove @meisterdrucke

  • William Louis Sonntag, @metfragments

  • James Everett Stuart, Mt. Hood From The Columbia River @michaelparsons_fineart

  • John Frederick Kensett, At Newport @minnesotamarineartmuseum

  • John Frederick Kensett, Lake George @lesung_vor_acht

  • Albert Bierstadt, Among the Sierra Nevada Mountains California @mrwnsr_

  • Thomas Cole, The Voyage of Life: Old age @mrwnsr_

  • Frederic Edwin Church, Cotopaxi @natelikesart

  • Asher Brown Durand, Sunday Morning @nbmaa56

  • William Keith, Sentinel Rock, Yosemite @northpointgallery

  • Albert Bierstadt, Sunrise on the Matterhorn @oilpaint_artworks

  • Thomas Moran, The Juniata, Evening @ngadc

  • Frederic Edwin Church, El Rio de Luz @ngadc

  • Thomas Cole, The Voyage of Life: Childhood @mrwnsr_

  • Thomas Moran, The Rock of Acoma, New Mexico @paintingsofthesouthwest

  • Thomas Cole @rachael.oshaughnessy

  • Thomas Cole @rachael.oshaughnessy

  • Scene from Thanatopsis** by Asher B. Durand @reveries_en_art

  • Albert Bierstadt, Among the Sierra Nevada, California @rob.well.done

  • Alfred Thompson Bricher @rolandblanc

  • Thomas Cole, Dream of Arcadia @robaejr78

  • William Louis Sonntag @r_bellenger

  • The Oxbow* by Thomas Cole @pete_k_muller

  • Thomas Cole, Snow Squall @rwnortonartgallery

  • Frederic Edwin Church, The Andes of Ecuador @shawna_rising

  • Albert Bierstadt, Sunset Over the Plains @rolvatore

  • Frederic Edwin Church, Twilight in the Wilderness @riantaelor

  • Albert Bierstadt, Valley of the Yosemite @soloartists

  • William M. Hart, Summer Landscape with Two Figures on River Bank @suartmuseum

  • Thomas Moran, Grand Canyon with Rainbow @susanastump.artlover

  • Asher B. Durand, The Solitary Oak @thehudsonriverschool

  • Jasper Francis Cropsey, Lake George @thehudsonriverschool

  • Alexander Helwig Wyant, Landscape with Mountains and Stream @snitemuseum

  • Alexander Helwig Wyant @steven_k.417

  • Asher B. Durand, The Catskills @thehudsonriverschool

  • Alexander Helwig Wyant, Three Bears @vviki_art

  • John Frederick Kensett, Lake George @waylonwraith

  • Jasper Francis Cropsey @thomaslapointe87

  • Asher B. Durand @thehudsonriverschool

  • Jasper Francis Cropsey @whimsical_dreamscapes

  • Frederic Edwin Church, Niagara Falls From The American Side @un_pot_pourri_

  • John Frederick Kensett, Storm, Western Colorado @timmartinal

  • Asher B. Durand, The Beeches @thehudsonriverschool

  • Alexander Helwig Wyant, Storm over Lake George @wildmothgallery

  • Thomas Cole @william_h_staples

  • Sunset in the Berkshire Hills* by Frederic Edwin Church @woodmereart

  • Frederic Edwin Church, The Passing Storm @woolfknits

  • William Keith, Yosemite Valley @galerieilianrebei

  • Thomas Cole, Genesee Scenery @frankiee.mtz

  • Frederic Edwin Church, The Heart of the Andes @american_essence

 

Above are paired scrolls for swiping through two kinds of romanticized frontiers.

These images consist of certain media translated into fictional light and depth (paint and pixels). As renderings of overwhelming space, these sublime images co-opt a sense of horror, from the indifference that lie beyond our bounds, to simulate profoundness. This sensibility has historically served as a false testament to Manifest Destiny, which has been instrumental in the Western world’s self-righteous exploitation of environments and people.

 

* Morning Mist Romance

* Sunset in the Berkshire Hills Romance

* The Oxbow Romance

 

** Ktaadn and the Maine Woods by Henry David Thoreau

** Thanatopsis by William Cullen Bryant

 
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