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Princeton Artist & Rocket Scientist Opens Studio for Public Art Show

Local artist Ed Belbruno Opens Studio to Princeton Public

Sat & Sun April 27, 28 noon - 5 pm

Belbruno had to get fired from his job as a rocket scientist from Jet Propulsion Lab in order to find his true calling as a painter.  Best known for using the process of painting to uncover a lunar trajectory that saved an off-course spacecraft, Princeton-based Belbruno is the subject of a soon-to-be-released documentary chronicling his discovery of this hidden cosmic pathway.  He is opening his studio to the greater Princeton Community over the Communiversity weekend. All are invited to drop by.

 “I had been asked to find a low-energy route to the moon to save an off-course Japanese spacecraft. I started to paint a scene involving planets and this trajectory emerged. When I plugged the coordinates into the computer, the route on the painting revealed the precise path that the spaceship could take,” explains Belbruno, who is technically a celestial mechanist, a mathematician who specializes in the movement of objects in space.

The paintings on display range from depictions of microwave energy produced by the Big Bang and abstract other-worldly dimensions, to eerie landscapes Belbruno says are what he sees when he looks at the world.

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 As an affiliated researcher at Princeton University’s Astrophysics Department, Belbruno’s research includes mathematical theories involving the Big Bang, and possible origins of life on earth.  Belbruno is the subject of a full-length feature film currently in post-production by New York-based film maker, Jacob Ocada. A short version of the film, which will preview in Princeton later this year, has already been shown at film festival around the country. 

“Princeton is a thoughtful, creative community. I love living here and the open studio is my way of meeting more people and seeing who’s out there. Science fans, art collectors, and the curious alike are all welcome to stop by,” offers Belbruno. “I want to encourage everyone to pick up a paintbrush.”

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