Dr. Edward Belbruno, clinical professor of mathematics, gave an incisive interview to Antiques and The Arts Weekly, featured in their November 8, 2019, issue.
Q:You were working at NASA鈥檚 JPL in Pasadena by day and making space-inspired paintings by night. What question were you trying to answer in your art?
A: A way to get to the moon with less fuel.
Read the full interview as well as these other articles about the famed professor: Painting His Way to the Moon and winning the Humboldt Prize, given to internationally renowned scientists and scholars.
鈥淩oute to the Moon,鈥� 1991, oil on canvas, 56 by 70 inches. This image is the route to the moon used by Japan.