Gallery Type: Artwork from Psyche Inspired

A tan 36'' x 36'' painting with a sheet of brass and aluminum. In the left hand top corner, details of the Psyche asteroid are written underneath the brass sheet. On the top right corner is a sheet of aluminum, and beneath it is a slab of dark grey sand. These elements represent the possible make-up of the Psyche asteroid. In the left hand bottom corner is a diagram of the trajectory of the Psyche mission launch . On the bottom of the image is a 16 Psyche symbol, which consists of a half circle dome with a star on top.

April 5, 2021

Movement at Psyche

Zarina Karapetyan April 5, 2021 Major: Art History Genre/Medium: texture, sand, metals About the work:  This piece was inspired by the idea of research and note taking: the beginning stages...
An abstract, split image painting is of the Psyche spacecraft’s multispectral imager and X-band high gain antenna in space collecting data from the Psyche asteroid.

April 2, 2021

Some Science of the Psyche Mission

Aurelia L. Waller April 2, 2021 Major: Astronomical and Planetary Sciences Genre/Medium: acrylic Paint, Black Canvas (Stop Motion Video, BandLab, GarageBand, iPhone)- for the Aston Motion Video...
A paper lightbox of the Psyche logo that is divided into multiple layers, which indivudually appear to be abstract shapes. When viewed from the front, the layers line up to depict the Psyche logo. The lighting causes the box to go from a lighter shade in the top left to a darker shade in the bottom right.

March 31, 2021

Psyche Logo Lightbox

Daniel Zepeda-Cuba March 31, 2021 Major: New Media Design Genre/Medium: Laser Cut Paper About the work: For my project, I decided to create a laser-cut paper lightbox of the Psyche logo. My intention...
An animation is of the Psyche spacecraft in orbit. A wheel spins to create an illusion of motion.

March 26, 2021

In Motion

Siena Smania March 26, 2021 Major: Astrobiology Genre/Medium: animation via zoetrope About the work: When I was a child, my family used to travel a lot. Whenever we went to a new place, we were...
One makeup look with pink, purple, and tints of yellow and orange (goddess look), and another with a base of grey and gold leaf with sculpted craters (asteroid).

March 24, 2021

Space Girl / Looks of Psyche

Alyssa Thornhill March 24, 2021 Major: Graphic Information Technology Genre/Medium: face paint, gold lead, scar wax, eyeshadow About the work: Makeup has always been a creative outlet that I...
Crackled, textured white chocolate shards with shades of grey and silver stand at various angles in the center of a chocolate cake-filled chocolate hemisphere. The hemisphere is held by a red sugar sail sitting concave up on an upside down ceramic bowl with a silver background.

March 22, 2021

Toward Collision

Cameryn Laborte March 22, 2021 Major: Mechanical Engineering Genre/Medium: isomalt, cake About the work: I was inspired by the hypothesis that Psyche may be the product of powerful collisions...
"Logo Loop" consits is a fun animation of the word "Psyche" transforming into the Psyche mission logo. "Neon Psy-gn" is an animated neon Psyche asteroid.

March 18, 2021

Logo Loop & Neon Psy-gn

Sarai Rankin March 18, 2021 Major: Physics Genre/Medium: digital, FireAlpaca About the work: “Logo Loop” and “Neon Psy-gn” (pronounced “sign”) are both animated gifs celebrating...
A pathway leads to the Psyche asteroid in a collision with another asteroid body. The collision is bright, illuminating other asteroids around Psyche. Gaseous clouds surround the collision. Two scientists in lab coats stand at the beginning of the pathway, gazing towards this spectacle of a collision.

March 12, 2021

Collision

Anne Elliott March 12, 2021 Major: New Media Design Genre/Medium: digital art crated in Procreate About the work: The Psyche asteroid is hypothesized to be the remains of an early planetary...
Surface of asteroid 16 Psyche with craters and rocky terrain under a starry black sky

March 9, 2021

The Surface

Mikayla Hymanson March 9, 2021 Major: Graphic Design Genre/Medium: graphite, charcoal, ink About the work: “The Surface” is an interpretation of what Psyche’s surface could...
Song written by Psyche Inspired Intern.

March 5, 2021

Walking Among the Stars

Xiwen (Julie) Hu March 5, 2021 Major: Environmental Studies & Visual Arts Coordinate Major, Chemistry minor Genre/Medium: song About the work: A song written from the perspective of the Psyche...
A brightly colored illustration, with shades of purple, pink, yellow, orange, and blue, depicts flowing organic forms overlapping each other in a psychedelic pattern. Three sets of hands break through the pattern, reaching up toward the Psyche asteroid, which is minimally drawn in shades of yellow. A starburst emanates from behind the asteroid. Overlaid above is blue and white text, which reads: Mission to Psyche 16, Mid 2022.

March 3, 2021

Psyche On Tour

Sam Hollasch March 3, 2021 Major: Industrial Design Genre/Medium: digital illustration About the work: For this piece, I was inspired by music tour posters – the kind that would be used to...
This piece is a multimedia painting of the Psyche spacecraft as it approaches the Psyche asteroid. The background is made up of many different colors of acrylic paint splattered on to a wooden canvas. The spacecraft is made up of styrofoam and metal wire, and it is decorated with different metallic paints.

March 1, 2021

Satellite Approaching Psyche

Mitchel Medvec March 1, 2021 Major: Astrophysics and Mechanical Engineering Genre/Medium: acrylic paint, tile, styrofoam, metal wire, electrical tape, silicone, duct tape, wooden canvas About...