Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey
Hanna Moradi
TCS 004
Professor Ravetto-Biagioli
February 17, 2011
TITLE GOES HERE SHAPE \* MERGEFORMAT Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey is one of the most significant films in the science-fiction film community. Made in 1968, the film revolves around the ideas of the evolution of humans, the advancement of technology, space travel, and extraterrestrial lifeforms. Stanley Kubrick presents the film in a completely groundbreaking and futuristic light with innovative special effects, multi-perspective symbolism, and impressive progression of time. 2001: A Space Odyssey showcases the symbiotic relationship between art and science through Kubrick’s artistic film style and represents the aesthetics of the future of space technology …show more content…
She examines how revolutionary the idea of the fourth dimension was to modern artists of that time because of how the existence of a fourth dimension allowed those artists to free their imaginations from the traditional constraints of illustrating only the perceivable world. Avant-Garde artist groups began to emerge, such as Cubists and suprematists, who attempted to represent this fourth dimension through their art. Although 2001: A Space Odyssey does not exactly pertain to the notion of the fourth dimension, it does mirror Henderson’s idea of science sparking a fundamental shift in artistic representation of the imagination. While early twentieth century artists were influenced by late nineteenth century theories of relativity and the fourth dimension, Kubrick’s film was influenced by the politics of the space race, occurring at the time, as well as the idea of advanced space technology of the future. 2001: A Space Odyssey is Kubrick’s way, as an artist, to try and convey something, such as space travel and computer technology, that had not exactly been seen before. This is similar to the modern artists that Henderson brings up in her essay, such as Picasso, Malevich, and Duchamp, who attempt to illustrate the notion of the fourth
TCS 004
Professor Ravetto-Biagioli
February 17, 2011
TITLE GOES HERE SHAPE \* MERGEFORMAT Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey is one of the most significant films in the science-fiction film community. Made in 1968, the film revolves around the ideas of the evolution of humans, the advancement of technology, space travel, and extraterrestrial lifeforms. Stanley Kubrick presents the film in a completely groundbreaking and futuristic light with innovative special effects, multi-perspective symbolism, and impressive progression of time. 2001: A Space Odyssey showcases the symbiotic relationship between art and science through Kubrick’s artistic film style and represents the aesthetics of the future of space technology …show more content…
She examines how revolutionary the idea of the fourth dimension was to modern artists of that time because of how the existence of a fourth dimension allowed those artists to free their imaginations from the traditional constraints of illustrating only the perceivable world. Avant-Garde artist groups began to emerge, such as Cubists and suprematists, who attempted to represent this fourth dimension through their art. Although 2001: A Space Odyssey does not exactly pertain to the notion of the fourth dimension, it does mirror Henderson’s idea of science sparking a fundamental shift in artistic representation of the imagination. While early twentieth century artists were influenced by late nineteenth century theories of relativity and the fourth dimension, Kubrick’s film was influenced by the politics of the space race, occurring at the time, as well as the idea of advanced space technology of the future. 2001: A Space Odyssey is Kubrick’s way, as an artist, to try and convey something, such as space travel and computer technology, that had not exactly been seen before. This is similar to the modern artists that Henderson brings up in her essay, such as Picasso, Malevich, and Duchamp, who attempt to illustrate the notion of the fourth