Practice-based Artistic Research

Encounters with the Cosmos

My current body of work entitled Encounters with the Cosmos investigates Interconnectedness and Entanglement through practice-based artistic research. The work spans painting, sculpture, drawing, writing and immersive video, inviting participants to have an encounter with the cosmos.

Through the work, I am combining aspects of Astrophysics, Geometry, Natural History, Philosophy, and Cosmology, using an embodied practice of making-with stardust elements from the Scientific Periodic Table of Elements.

Not only am I making artworks about the story of stardust, but I am also making-with Elemental Materials (Stardust) to investigate whether it is possible to replicate a state of connectedness when making with, or making about stardust.

Have an Encounter with the Cosmos:

This video serves as an immersive visualisation experience, offering the audience an encounter with the cosmos. By experiencing this journey, audiences will be better equipped to access and understand the underlying concepts of my practice-based artistic research and artwork.

The Artworks

Quantum Entanglement

Drawing with Stardust

A modern art print featuring a large gold circle and five white horizontal lines, set against a white background and framed in a white frame.

I & II (Set)

Drawing with Stardust

Artwork featuring a large gold circle with horizontal stripes in a white frame against a plain background.

Mars Landscape II

Sculpture

A grid of sixteen framed artwork pieces, featuring abstract designs in earthy tones of brown and white.

Deep Time

Mixed Media (Gold)

A textured pattern featuring irregular, organic shapes in a gold color on a white background.

Deep Space

Mixed Media (Copper)

A close-up of a textured surface featuring a pattern resembling animal spots, with irregular shapes in shades of brown on a light background.

Deep Ecology

Mixed Media (Aluminium)

A textured background with a pattern of irregular black and white shapes, resembling organic forms or pebbles, with faint inscriptions visible in the black areas.

Cyborg 4

Speculative Sculpture

During her practice based artistic research, Fine Artist Debbie New consulted the work of Donna Haraway, Timothy Morton, Karen Barad, Maria Puig de la Bellacasa amongst others in order to investigate interconnectedness and entanglement.

Cross-section of Universe

Speculative Sculpture

Practice-based artistic researcher Debbie New used stardust elements (those elements on the Scientific Periodic Table of Elements which are formed in space, birthed in the hearts of dying stars). These elements swirl in space before being taken up to become other cosmic bodies such as planets, moons, stars etc. This is how elements like gold have come to be on earth. They are timeless elements from the cosmos.

Cyborg 3

Clay & Gold Sculpture

During her practice based artistic research, Fine Artist Debbie New consulted the work of Donna Haraway, Timothy Morton, Karen Barad, Maria Puig de la Bellacasa amongst others in order to investigate interconnectedness and entanglement.

Circle I

Mixed Media Drawing

Mixed Media Drawing by Fine Artist Debbie New from the series of artworks entitled 'The Circle' . This drawing artwork forms part of her Master of Arts Degree Artworks entitled Encounters with the Cosmos.

Circle II

Drawing with Stardust

Mixed Media Drawing by Fine Artist Debbie New from the series of artworks entitled 'The Circle' . This drawing artwork forms part of her Master of Arts Degree Artworks entitled Encounters with the Cosmos.

Celestial Tides

Drawing with Stardust

Practice-based artistic researcher Debbie New used stardust elements (those elements on the Scientific Periodic Table of Elements which are formed in space, birthed in the hearts of dying stars). These elements swirl in space before being taken up to become other cosmic bodies such as planets, moons, stars etc. This is how elements like gold have come to be on earth. They are timeless elements from the cosmos.

Serenity

Oil Painting

Artwork Series by Fine Artist Debbie New: Oil Paintings in a set of three with a series Title: We are all Stardust. The 3 individual paintings in this artwork series are: Serenity | Balance | Peace

Balance

Oil Painting

Artwork Series by Fine Artist Debbie New: Oil Paintings in a set of three with a series Title: We are all Stardust. The 3 individual paintings in this artwork series are: Serenity | Balance | Peace

Peace

Oil Painting

Artwork Series by Fine Artist Debbie New: Oil Paintings in a set of three with a series Title: We are all Stardust. The 3 individual paintings in this artwork series are: Serenity | Balance | Peace

Consciousness

Oil Painting

A colorful geometric cube sculpture reflecting light, surrounded by a gradient background of soft pastel colors.

Equilibrium

Oil Painting

Abstract painting featuring intertwined shapes in soft pastel colors against a gradient background.

Harmony

Oil Painting

A geometric cube with colorful, translucent faces, set against a soft gradient background of pastel colors.

Mars Exploration II

Oil Painting

A surreal landscape featuring abstract trees and mountains under a large purple sun, with soft pink and blue tones in the sky.

Mars Exploration III

Oil Painting

A serene abstract landscape featuring pastel-colored hills, a flowing river, and two large celestial bodies in the sky, with sparse trees silhouetted in the foreground.

Held In Suspension

Oil Painting

Oil Painting by Fine Artist Debbie New Title: Held in Suspension. This painting artwork forms part of her Master of Arts Degree Artworks entitled Encounters with the Cosmos.

Deep Ecology

Oil Painting

During her practice based artistic research, Fine Artist Debbie New consulted the work of Donna Haraway, Timothy Morton, Karen Barad, Maria Puig de la Bellacasa amongst others in order to investigate interconnectedness and entanglement.

Deep Space

Oil Painting

During her practice based artistic research, Fine Artist Debbie New consulted the work of Donna Haraway, Timothy Morton, Karen Barad, Maria Puig de la Bellacasa amongst others in order to investigate interconnectedness and entanglement.

Deep Time

Oil Painting

During her practice based artistic research, Fine Artist Debbie New consulted the work of Donna Haraway, Timothy Morton, Karen Barad, Maria Puig de la Bellacasa amongst others in order to investigate interconnectedness and entanglement.

Elemental Materials

Elemental Materials is a term I have coined during my MA degree to denote art materials that contain stardust elements from the Periodic Table, such as gold, copper, cadmium, aluminium, carbon. I created a menu of Elemental Art Materials with which to conduct my practice-based artistic investigations.

Manifesto

The Stardust Manifesto is speculative in nature and aims to synthesise universal wisdom and truths received during the research process, as well as thoughts, ideas, conclusions and experiences, packaged in a way that present them as Environmental Philosophy and Applied Science.

Download the Manifesto