Raygun Gothic Rocketship
photo by Styrous®
In February of 2011, I was on the Embarcadero in San Francisco and spotted a beautiful, almost comic-book rocket ship that looked like it had landed straight out of a 1950's pulp sci-fi magazine. Yep, I was not hallucinating; there it was in all it's glory.
The Raygun Gothic Rocketship is the dream child of a team of Burning Man men, Sean Orlando, Nathaniel Taylor and David Shulman with lots and lots of help from "crew members".
Night before last I photographed the last night of its two-year visit on the Embarcadero and it brought back memories I have of Burning Man. (Another time for that.)
I'll let the photos I got that last night speak for themselves and the artists who did it, say it themselves. There are links to a lot of info following the pix.
The Raygun Gothic Rocketship is the dream child of a team of Burning Man men, Sean Orlando, Nathaniel Taylor and David Shulman with lots and lots of help from "crew members".
Night before last I photographed the last night of its two-year visit on the Embarcadero and it brought back memories I have of Burning Man. (Another time for that.)
(click on any image to see slideshow)
photo by Styrous®
I'll let the photos I got that last night speak for themselves and the artists who did it, say it themselves. There are links to a lot of info following the pix.
photos by Styrous®
"crew" members, Martin Sweet,
Leslie Frierman Grunditz with an admirer
and Ake Grunditz
Leslie Frierman Grunditz with an admirer
and Ake Grunditz
photo by Styrous®
photos by Styrous®
photos by Styrous®
photos by Styrous®
photos by Styrous®
photo by Styrous®
photo by Styrous®
photos by Styrous®
A view of the "Bay Lights" art installation project by Leo Villareal can be seen from the Raygun Gothic Rocketship.
photo by Styrous®
SF Chronicle article by John King
SF Gate article by Louise Rafkin "Their chemistry? Art's creativity"
Raygun Gothic Rocketship video clip on YouTube
Raygun Gothic Rocketship opening ceremony on YouTube
What A Blast!!!
(pun intended)
Styrous® - March 17, 2013
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