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artwork by Lucy West depicting elements from submicroscopic to astronomical in nature
Origins, by Lucy West
06/13/2012

Since humanity first stepped out of the African Savannas, thousands of generations of philosophical and scientific explorations have carried us further and further across a cosmic bridge spanning a familiar home planet to deeper understandings and cosmological discoveries. By reaching out to comprehend the stars, we come full circle and learn that everything in the known universe, including us curious humans, is made of recycled star stuff. Our technological breakthroughs reveal the elegant building blocks of a fractal universe and shed light-years of understanding of how most things great and small employ similar structural shapes, elements and compositions. As technology evolves in sophistication, humankind will continue to use an inherent drive to explore deeper into the cosmos, enabling more answers to come into focus and possibly bring us closer to unearthing our own remarkable origins.

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More work by West can be found at: http://www.lucyweststudios.com

Credit: Lucy West, space and science illustrator specializing in fine art space art; member of the International Association of Astronomical Artist.

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