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A large blue and red robot stands prominently in the foreground next to a classic car, which has been tipped onto its side. In the background, a grand mosque with multiple domes and tall minarets establishes a tranquil setting, contrasting with the presence of small figures that resemble stormtroopers from a popular sci-fi franchise, seemingly investigating the area. Birds fly in the clear sky, adding a sense of life to this unique mix of elements.

I paint astronauts and, sometimes, dinosaurs. Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey was released in 1968, which was about 8 years before I was born, so I have no firsthand knowledge of how it was received. I do not know if people genuinely believed we'd be living in space in 2001. If we'd have robot butlers and flying cars, geodesic lunar homes with sustainable gardens, and genetically reconstituted dinosaurs helping or eating the human population. But from Lost in Space to the Jetsons to Jurassic Park, it seems that popular culture craved and fomented this space-age perception of the future. Generations raised on these programs, movies, comic books, and novels are now grown and living in a future filled with mini vans, Starbucks,...