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ok • here you are • behind the scenes • inside an art card catalog • i’m not quite sure what to make of it • and I’m the author • it is made up of titles of paintings and various other art of my making • a long list over time • a chronology • a timeline.

the art appears throughout the network somewhere on the menu • such things are useful to archivists • if artists are one thing • it is archivists • archividians squared by a maximum of circles • with dates.

let’s call it a work in progress.

here is the latest and greatest endeavor at this time • the video speaks for itself

Mark Paternostro • career notes and artifacts


multimedia artist • creative director @ future feedback Network

prompt poet developer • cosmo•graphix a.eye art

original paintings • drawings • photographix • performance • music • art book short stories.

Mark Paternostro, is a renowned astronomical artist whose innate talent and diverse background combined with a keen interest in science make him unique among today’s creative professionals. He is ranked among the world’s leading space science artists in addition to producing an extensive body of personal work.

He studied fine art at the university of wisconsin, madison, and later taught art and illustration at the milwaukee institute of art and design. In 1976, Paternostro joined astronomy magazine as resident staff artist. His flair for accurate and accessible portrayals of complex astronomical subjects made him a sought-after artist whose work has graced the covers and pages of magazines worldwide. his work has also appeared in numerous books, including Isaac Asimov’s Library of the Universe series, and has been featured on network television programs, including Nightline and the PBS Nova series.

Paternostro’s career arc flourished upon joining the Adler planetarium staff in 1985. serving during that time as artist, art director, show director and producer. his leadership consistently provided a distinctive vision, dynamic art direction and innovative creative skills to the numerous full-dome sky shows and exhibits featured at the planetarium over three decades of service.

“Relying on traditional artistic skills combined with current media tools allows me to create a vision of the Universe that is both compelling and realistic” he observes.”

education : dropped out twice
Fine Art • University of Wisconsin-Madison 1970•73
Fine Art • University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 1974•75

Independent Course Work :
Dark Matter • short course • Kavli Institute • U of Chicago 2012

The Dark Universe • Cosmology short course • Kavli Institute 2010

positions and places along the way
Staff artist • Astronomy magazine • 1976•78 • a fundamental turning point in my career • thank you steven walther
Art and Illustration instructor • Milwaukee School of Art and Design 1980•82 • I was the best air brusher in town

Freelance artist scrapper • odyssey magazine • planetary report • encyclopedia brittanica • science photo library • miller beer • microsoft ms-dos • anything that would pay the rent • i got ripped off plenty too • which doesn’t happen unless your good

Azimov’s library of the universe • airbrush magazine • adler planetarium new universe exhibition et al. 1978•85

• Adler planetarium • astronomy museum era • 1985 • 2013 • the long march • I was a pioneer • still am • now I haunt the place
• Sky show production artist • anything else creative in the museum • 1985•90
• Art and design director • sky show production supervisor • exhibition design • 1990•2002

• Director art and animation • sky show writer director producer • 2003•2013

Portfolios
• Space Art V1 • media • airbrush acrylic on board
• Cyclon DaVinda
• Time and Again
• Once Upon A Time • Ferris Dante


Space Art V2 • media • airbrush acrylic on board * formZ **

• In the Beginning **
• Between the Stars *
• Fii Fy Fo Fum 2.0 *
• Suns • Moons and Others *
• The Visitor *
• Maw Blimp Feed *


• Space Art V3 • media airbrush acrylic on board * formZ **

• Cassini @ Saturn
• Titan ImproV **
• Look Back @ Saturn **
• Another Pale Blue Dot **
• Downtown Bound *
• Quantum Envoy *
• The Terrestrials *
• Venus of the Yucatan *
• Wild Maya Cosmos *
• Quetzalcoatl Afternoon *


Space Art V4
• digital ** • airbrush acrylic on exiter paper ***

• Black Hole Neighborhood ***
• Supernova Remnant ***
• AGN Somewhere ***
• SciViz Anthem **
• Searcher **
• Ziess Mark Six **
• Entity Vision • V1.0 **
• Entity Vision • V2.0 **
• Entity Vision • V3.0 **

• Sky Show Banner Collection • adler planetarium 1986 - 1994

• Original design art • Paternostro • stitched nylon sail fabric • 9ft x 13ft
• You in the Universe
• Seven Wonders of the Universe

• Intruders from Outer Space

• A Star Is Born
• First Light
• Monsters in the Sky
• Milky Way • Island of Mystery

• Secrets of the Hidden Universe

• Secrets of the Ancient Sky Watchers

• Focus At Infinity
• Searching for Planet X
• Update on the Universe

• Ticket to the Stars
• New View of the Solar System

• Fast Forward to the Future

• Chicago’s Own
• Discovering New Worlds

• African Skies
• Update on the Universe • 3D

• Planetary Puzzles

Exhibitions :

• Original Future Feedback Network Performance Art Exhibition • 1977 • Cedarburg Art Center • milwaukee, wisconsin

•Astronomy Magazine Space Art exhibition • marine bank gallery • 1978 artists mark paternostro, adolf schaller, john clark, james hervat
• Faculty exhibition • milwaukee institute of art and design • 1982
• UV and Thee • solo exhibition • Lannon Gallery • Chicago • 1988

• American Flag Show • group exhibition • Lannon Gallery Chicago • 1988
• Imagine the Universe • group exhibition • Adler planetarium curator

• artists • chesley bonestell, mark paternostro, joe tucciorone

https://chicagoreader.com/arts-culture/on-exhibit-rocket-man/

Performance

• DSOMe•OK • multimedia performance • Ignite chicago • 2014

• DSOMe•OK • multimedia performance • Pecha kucha 20x20 • 2015

• DSOMe•OK • Catalyst Ranch Ignite chicago • 2016
• Blue Light Special x1 • multimedia performance • Resistor • 2017

• GraP Nix Have Landed • multimedia performance • Pecha Kucha • 2018

• Blue Light Special x2 • multimedia music performance • Kane space • 2019
• Houston Astronomical Society • art of the cosmos • 2018

https://www.astronomyhouston.org/painting-sky-art-cosmos

• Highland Park Astronomical Society • astronomical art • painting the sky • 2018

• Chicago Astronomical Society • Imagine the Universe • 2019

Planetarium Universe

• The Searcher • Sky Show • Director • Producer • Writer • 2010-12
• IBEX• Search for the Edge of the Solar System • Sky Show • Director • 2007-09

• One World One Sky • Big Bird’s Adventure • Sky Show

https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.ips-planetarium.org/resource/resmgr/planetarian/201406.pdf

• Art Director • Sesame Street Workshop • Beijing Planetarium • Adler Planetarium 2007-09
• TimeSpace the Infinite Adventure • producer • writer • Director • 2005-06

Museum Exhibit Design

• Imagine the Universe • space art exhibition
• Planetary Machines • astronomy instrument exhibition
• Cyberspace electronic gallery • multimedia installation
• Dawn of the Space Age • NASA photo exhibition
• Mars Exploration Station • gallery installation
• Gateway to the Universe • gallery installation
• Episodes from the Story of Time • astronomy instrument exhibition

• Cosmology gallery • exhibit animation
• Solar System gallery • exhibit animation
• Io moon Transporter • animation
• Galileo • through the looking glass • installation
• Pale Blue Dot • exhibition print

Other Memes

• photo axis

• Symmetry Machine Protocols x1

• Aqua Tong

• Cyclops
• Billy the Heat

• Code Core

• Coil Watcher

• Crustaceous

• Baby Ominous

• Drome

• Gas Boss
• Gathering Riddle
• Mantis Tropolis
• Crow Mother
• Symmetry Machine Protocol x2
• Mother’s Little Helper
• Quadro Speaks
• Quadro Sleeps
• Mother’s Little Helpers Helper
• Spanner
• Splick
• Texas Daisy
• Transmator
• Three of Diamonds
• Vort
• Big Mama Iron Cult
• Xis

•Bright Pop • airbrush acrylic on canvas

• Eye of the Beholder

• Perturbation

• Takes Two to Tango

• Chased by Quasars

• Jill and Jack

• Look Out Below


Ms Singularity • theory set of original painting • airbrush acrylic on canvas • 4ft x 4ft •

digital treatment series * Ms Singularity

• M1 singularity • Sunset
• M2 Singularity • UV
• M3 Singularity • Into the Sun
• M4 Singularity • Irradiates
• M5 Singularity • Irradiates Again
• M6 Singularity • Walks a Line
• M7 Singularity • Stripped Bare By Her Astronomers
• M8 Singularity • After Dark

Crow Dust Gathering Riddle aka Corvus Confidential • hybrid graphic novel

IntroVerted Gravity Beings • book of drawings • ebony pencil on paper

Crow Dust Gathering Riddle • ink drawings on paper • graphic novel

Eclipse • Transit Dialogue • portfolio 16 drawings • pastel pencil • acrylic • gesso on recycled paper

Funny Bones • photographix • treatment

• Hothead
• Big Mouth
• Love @ First Sight

• Pretty Baby

• Magically Hip

• Pretty Baby

• The Beak

• Two Heads Are Better
• Nibble
• Psiquico Calle
• photography • treatments • on broadway los angeles

• Maximo de Cinco

• la Parca la Muerte
• Reyes de los Clubes
• San Miquel • Triple Suerte
• la Danza de los Cinco Dedos
• Santa Muerte y la Parca la Muerte
• El Diario Muerto
• photography • treatments • albuquerque new mexico

• Gomez Vallarta
• Lupe Vallarta
• Marquerita Vallarta
• Prima Donna Vallarta
• Esqueleto Alere
• Frida
• Fantasmo Pistolero
• Santa Loca
• Immacula Perplejidad
• Roya Toro
• Tres Habaneros
• Lupe and Gomez Vallarta

HaiEye Q Cards • ink on 3x5 card stock • edition of 104 • 2020

Particle Angels • miniature book of drawings with curvature treatments • 2021

Gravitational Points of Order • book of pointillist drawings • 2021

Dark Pop Theater • acrylic on canvas

• Ja Deg

• La Did

• The Grin

• Splat

• Jet Eye

• Trimurti

• Redeemer

• Last Kiss

• Greenie Loves Beth

• a little help from my friends

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