Gemini Space Nouveau 13x19 Fine Art Print

About this Series It seems natural that space (and mankind’s effort to understand and explore it) was always going to take root in Dane. Maybe it started with a Florida child’s distant view of the Shuttle’s vapor trail. Maybe it started even earlier with the Greek and Roman myths that various space programs borrowed names from. However it happened, Dane grew up believing that, like those ancient stories of striving heroes and lessons learned, our space program represented some of the best of what humanity could do and be.  For this series, Dane took inspiration from an older style than the atomic era MCM he often uses for his space related art. This series is about celebration, wonder, and achievement. With Art Nouveau’s innate love of symbolism and heavy use of mythology, the style was a natural choice.  Celebrating the Mercury Program The first US human spaceflight program, Project Mercury was named for the Roman god of messages and travelers. With the goal to send a human into the v